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> Lanzhou : [Updated Time( 2020-02-20)]

BRT Basics:

Segregated busways or bus-only roadways:

Pre-board fare collection and fare verification:

Level boarding and alighting:

Signal priority or grade separation at intersections:

Year system commenced:

2013 [Opened 28 Dec 2012 (limited routes); Jan 2013 full operation；28th Nov 2019 phase 2 opened.]

Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction):

6,630 [29-May-2015 [19-Oct-15 similar],West of Xingfuxiang, PM peak,east-west]

5665（2019年7月22日，幸福巷站，晚高峰，东-西）； 3935（2019年7月24日，幸福巷站，早高峰，西-东）； 2730（2019年7月22日，兰州四中站，晚高峰，东-西）； 2405（2019年7月22日，兰州四中站，晚高峰，西-东）

City centre peak hour speed:

22 km/hr [Feb-2013, 29-May-2015, and 19-Oct-2015]

19.3km/h（2019年7月25日）

Peak city centre buses/hr/direction:

90 [19-Oct-2015, Xingfuxiang, PM peak, east-west]

Total length of dedicated busway:

12.3 km [9.1 km phase 1, 3.2 km phase 2]

Length including mixed traffic portions:

12.3 km [9.1 km phase 1, 3.2 km phase 2]

Location of busway lanes:

Centre of roadway

Operation and Service:

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

Most bus passengers in BRT corridors carried by BRT buses:

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):

Payment per bus-kilometre rather than per passenger:

Competitively bid operating contracts:

More than one BRT bus operator:

No operational subsidy from government:

[no subsidy]

Independently operated fare collection system:

Oversight from an independent entity/agency:

System control centre:

BRT authority plans and controls the system:

Number of corridors:

Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads:

6 [15, 59, 72, 118, 121, 131]

Routes operating only in busway corridors:

2 [B1, B2]

System passenger-trips per day:

309,000 [Avg daily ridership 11-15 May 2015. Doesn't include transfers]

Median cash fare:

1 yuan

Median smart card fare:

0.85 yuan [Further discounts for elderly & students]

BRT bus operator(s):

Lanzhou No. 3 Bus Company [Lanzhou No. 3 Bus Company is a subsidiary of Lanzhou Transport Group.]

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

Fare type (flat fare or distance-based):

flat fare

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:

[Many but not all station accesses covered]

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:

[Generally yes, but not at all stations]

Real-time CCTV surveillance at all stations:

Number of BRT stations:

19 [15 stations phase 1, 4 stations phase 2]

Average distance between stations:

650m

Location of bus doorways:

Both sides [traffic is on the right]

Station platform height:

35cm

Most station substops:

2 [Xi Zhan & Peili Guangchang designed 3, but operated 2]

Station platform width (including walls & doors):

Infrastructure:

Enhanced station (more than just a bus shelter):

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:

Stations away from intersections:

Physical BRT laneway dividers:

Stations with functioning passing lanes:

100%

Number of BRT depots:

Fare system vendor:

Jiangsu Huimin

Sliding door system vendor:

Jiangsu Huimin

Surveillance system vendor:

Qingdao Hisense

Communications:

Distinctive BRT buses:

Real-time next bus information displays:

Distinctive marketing identity for system:

Audio announcements on BRT buses:

Distinctive BRT stations:

Access and Integration:

Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s):

Wheelchair accessible stations:

Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations:

BRT Vehicle:

High capacity BRT buses:

Fleet of special BRT buses:

70 [50 12m and 20 18m]

Number of doors in BRT buses:

4 [2 in both sides of 12m buses]

BRT vehicle length:

12m, 18m

No. of seats in 12m BRT buses:

No. of seats in 18m BRT buses:

BRT vehicle fuel:

CNG

BRT bus manufacturer:

Youngman

Lead local design / planning work:

Guangzhou Municipal Engineering Design Research Institute

Lead international design / planning work:

ITDP-China

Fleet of 18m or larger BRT buses:

Others:

Buses paid for by operators rather than government:

Infrastructure cost per km:

595m yuan for 12.3km [2012 value]

Major prizes:

2013 STA Award runner-up; UNFCC CDM project Oct. 2012; finalist HKIA Cross-Strait Architectural Design Awards 2015

BRT Standard score (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE):

SILVER

Infrastructure financing source:

ADB 52.84%, city 25.04%, Bank of Lanzhou 22.12%

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