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> Amsterdam : [Updated Time( 2011-07-11)]

BRT Basics:

Segregated busways or bus-only roadways:

Pre-board fare collection and fare verification:

Level boarding and alighting:

[level but sometimes large gap]

Signal priority or grade separation at intersections:

[Both signal priority and extensive grade separation]

Year system commenced:

2002 [Opened 13 January]

Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction):

960 [27-July-2011,East of Hoofddorp Station, PM peak, east-west]

City centre peak hour speed:

34 km/hr [27-July-2011]

Peak city centre buses/hr/direction:

18 [27-Jun-2011, routes 300 and 310,PM peak, east-west]

Total length of dedicated busway:

44.5 km

Length including mixed traffic portions:

56.7 km

Location of busway lanes:

Dedicated roadway

System name:

Zuidtangent

Operation and Service:

Network of routes and corridors:

High peak period operational speed (>20km/hr):

Most bus passengers in BRT corridors carried by BRT buses:

[Mostly yes, but in highest demand places no]

Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor:

Throughput >10,000 passengers/hr (one direction):

Throughput >20,000 passengers/hr (one direction):

Carries more than a mixed traffic lane (3000 pphpd):

Buses operating both in & out of BRT corridors:

More than one BRT bus operator:

No operational subsidy from government:

[subsidy needed]

Independently operated fare collection system:

BRT system coverage (2-way roads) (1 fare):

56.7 km

Number of corridors:

Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads:

1 [310]

Routes operating only in busway corridors:

1 [300]

System passenger-trips per day:

125,000 [data from 2005]

Median cash fare:

4 euro [4 euros, Schiphol Airport to Haarlem]

BRT bus operator(s):

Connexxion

Operational mode:

trunk-only [though has a few stops in mixed traffic, outside BRT corridors]

Average bus occupancy (peak hour, direction & point):

Fare type (flat fare or distance-based):

distance-based

Fleet of regular buses using BRT stations:

Stations:

Sliding doors in BRT stations:

Station size based on passenger demand:

Full weather protection on most station platforms:

Full weather protection on all station platforms:

Covered station access:

Escalators/lifts at >20% of stations with bridges/tunnels:

>1 substop at >75% of stations (requires overtaking):

>1 stop position at stopping area at >75% of stations:

[Stations without doors / defined stop areas]

Number of BRT stations:

Average distance between stations:

1,750m

Location of bus doorways:

Right side [traffic is on the right]

Station platform height:

30cm

Longest BRT station (non terminal):

85m

Shortest BRT station:

60m

Most station substops:

Infrastructure:

Enhanced station (more than just a bus shelter):

[Slightly enhanced]

Overtaking lanes at more than 75% of stations:

Includes BRT-only tunnels or bridges:

Low-emission vehicle technology (≥Euro III):

Automated fare collection and fare veriﬁcation:

[Cash payments on bus also possible]

Stations away from intersections:

Physical BRT laneway dividers:

Stations with functioning passing lanes:

Communications:

Distinctive BRT buses:

Real-time next bus information displays:

Distinctive marketing identity for system:

[Zuidtangent]

High-quality passenger information at stations:

Audio announcements at stations:

High-quality passenger information on buses:

Audio announcements on BRT buses:

Distinctive BRT stations:

[Stations renovated in 2011, no longer distinctive]

Access and Integration:

Bicycle parking at BRT stations:

Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s):

Wheelchair accessible stations:

Improvements to nearby public space:

Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations:

Fleet of integrated BRT feeder buses:

BRT Vehicle:

High capacity BRT buses:

Number of doors in BRT buses:

BRT vehicle length:

18m

No. of seats in 18m BRT buses:

46 [plus 2 fold-down seats]

BRT vehicle fuel:

diesel

BRT bus manufacturer:

Mercedes Benz [Citaro]

Project website:

Zuidtangent.nl

Others:

Infrastructure cost per km:

US$11m [Source: bic.asn.au]

Urban area inhabitants:

1.45 million

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