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> Los Angeles : [Updated Time( 2013-07-04)]

BRT Basics:

Segregated busways or bus-only roadways:

Pre-board fare collection and fare verification:

[pay and display; no pre-board verification]

Level boarding and alighting:

Signal priority or grade separation at intersections:

Year system commenced:

2005 [6km extension to Chatsworth opened in 2012]

Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction):

1,000 [27-Jun-13, east of Van Nuys Stn, PM peak, east-west]

City centre peak hour speed:

32 km/hr [27-Jun-13, PM peak, E-W]

Peak city centre buses/hr/direction:

16 [27-Jun-13, Van Nuys Stn, PM peak, east-west]

Total length of dedicated busway:

28.4 km

Length including mixed traffic portions:

30.8 km

Location of busway lanes:

Dedicated roadway

Number of BRT terminals:

3 [North Hollywood, Warner Center Transit Hub, Chatsworth]

System name:

Orange Line

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:

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:

[Yes, but only for one short section]

More than one BRT bus operator:

No operational subsidy from government:

[subsidy needed]

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

31 km

Number of corridors:

1 [LA Silver Line does not qualify as BRT]

Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads:

3 [routes serving Warner Center (just outside corridor)]

Routes operating only in busway corridors:

System passenger-trips per day:

21,902 [data from July 2010]

Median cash fare:

n/a [single-ride fares must be loaded on a TAP card]

Median smart card fare:

1.5yuan [$1.50 regular, $0.55 senior/disabled/medicare]

BRT bus operator(s):

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Operational mode:

trunk-only

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:

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

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

Number of BRT stations:

Average distance between stations:

1,610m

Location of bus doorways:

Right side [traffic is on the right]

Longest BRT station (non terminal):

50m

Shortest BRT station:

50m

Most station substops:

1 [two stopping spaces]

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:

Stations with functioning passing lanes:

89% [only two stations without passing lanes]

Number of BRT depots:

1 [West Valley]

Communications:

Distinctive BRT buses:

Real-time next bus information displays:

[Only at the terminal]

Distinctive marketing identity for system:

[Orange Line]

High-quality passenger information at stations:

High-quality passenger information on buses:

Audio announcements on BRT buses:

Distinctive BRT stations:

Access and Integration:

Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations:

BRT Vehicle:

High capacity BRT buses:

Fleet of special BRT buses:

27 [14m CNG buses]

BRT vehicle length:

18m, 20m

No. of seats in 18m BRT buses:

57 [66 in the 20m buses]

BRT vehicle fuel:

CNG

BRT bus manufacturer:

North American Bus Industries

Project website:

Orange Line

Fleet of 18m or larger BRT buses:

Others:

Buses paid for by operators rather than government:

Infrastructure cost per km:

US$14.3 million [2005 value. $35.8m for Chatsworth extension in 2012]

BRT Standard score (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE):

BRONZE

Yes

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