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> Beijing : [Updated Time( 2015-06-16)]

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:

Year system commenced:

2004 [corridors 2 & 3 opened in August 2008; corridor 4 opened in 2012]

Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction):

2,298 [17-May-2019, South of Tiantan, AM peak, south-north]

1,030（2018年3月29日，天坛以南，晚高峰，北-南，29-Mar-2018, South of Tiantan, PM peak, north-south）

City centre peak hour speed:

17.8 km/h [16-May-2019, AM peak, south-north]

18km/h，16-20 km/h（2013年1月1日，30-Mar-2018, PM peak, north-south）

Peak city centre buses/hr/direction:

18 [9-Mar-2018, South of Tiantan, PM peak, north-south]

Total length of dedicated busway:

59 km [14/9.5/11/24.5km corridor 1/2/3/4]

Length including mixed traffic portions:

79 km [16km/15km/23km/25km corridor 1/2/3/4]

Location of busway lanes:

Centre of roadway [Left of service lane in corridors 2, 3, 4]

Number of BRT terminals:

System name:

Beijing BRT

Operation and Service:

Network of routes and corridors:

[3 lines, but no interconnections]

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

[Not in corridors 2 and 3]

Most bus passengers in BRT corridors carried by BRT buses:

Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor:

[Unlikely in corridor 1; not in corridors 2 or 3]

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:

Buses operating both in & out of BRT corridors:

[Only 1 route in 4 corridors]

Competitively bid operating contracts:

More than one BRT bus operator:

No operational subsidy from government:

[subsidy needed]

System control centre:

BRT authority plans and controls the system:

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

79 km

Number of corridors:

Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads:

1 [B3s]

Routes operating only in busway corridors:

5 [2/1/1/1 in corridors 1/2/3/4]

Median cash fare:

2 yuan [2 RMB for 1st 10km and 1RMB for each additional 5km, 50% off for smart card]

Median smart card fare:

1 yuan [50% off for smart card]

BRT management agency:

Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. (BPT)

Operational mode:

trunk-only

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

Fare type (flat fare or distance-based):

distance-based [2 RMB for 1st 10km and 1RMB for each additional 5km, 50% off for smart card, started 26-Dec-2014]

Fleet of regular buses using BRT stations:

Stations:

Sliding doors in BRT stations:

[Newer stations have sliding doors]

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:

Real-time CCTV surveillance at all stations:

Number of BRT stations:

78 [17/20/22/19 corridors 1/2/3/4]

Average distance between stations:

940m [940m/790m/1000m corridor 1/2/3]

Location of bus doorways:

Right side [left side in corridor 1]

Station platform height:

35cm

Longest BRT station (non terminal):

75m

Shortest BRT station:

40m

Most station substops:

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:

Number of BRT depots:

Fare system vendor:

Jiangsu Huimin

Sliding door system vendor:

Jiangsu Huimin

Surveillance system vendor:

Qingdao Hisense

Communications:

Distinctive BRT buses:

[Difficult to distinguish from many non-BRT articulated buses]

Real-time next bus information displays:

Distinctive marketing identity for system:

[Beijing BRT]

High-quality passenger information at stations:

High-quality passenger information on buses:

Distinctive BRT stations:

Access and Integration:

Bicycle parking at BRT stations:

[Some in corridor 4]

Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s):

Wheelchair accessible stations:

Improvements to nearby public space:

[Partial in corridor 1, but not in later corridors]

Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations:

Fleet of integrated BRT feeder buses:

BRT Vehicle:

High capacity BRT buses:

Fleet of special BRT buses:

319 [87 18m corr 1; 100 18m and 8 18m trolleybus corr 3; 100 corr 4]

Number of doors in BRT buses:

4 [3 in corridor 1]

BRT vehicle length:

18.5m

BRT vehicle fuel:

diesel, LNG, electric [CNG in first corridor 1 buses, discontinued]

BRT bus manufacturer:

Jinhua Neoplan, Beijing Futian, Beijing Trolleybus Factory [trolleybuses were JV with Jinhua Neoplan]

Lead international design / planning work:

Energy Foundation

18m BRT bus cost:

1.6millon yuan [Initial Iveco CNG buses cost $350,000; later Neoplan diesel buses $250,000]

Fleet of 18m or larger BRT buses:

319

Others:

Buses paid for by operators rather than government:

Preliminary planning and design costs:

6 million yuan [1st corridor only]

Infrastructure cost per km:

40m yuan [1st corridor only. US$4.8m at Jul-04 rate]

BRT Standard score (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE):

Basic BRT [Corridor 1 is Bronze, others Basic BRT or non-BRT]

Yes

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