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> Xiamen : [Updated Time( 2018-02-26)]

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:

2008 [Opened 1 September 2008, Corridor 2 (Binhai XC to Tong'an) opened 2 July 2010]

Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction):

9,587 [20-Dec-2017, East of Wolong Xiaocheng, AM peak, east-west]

City centre peak hour speed:

31.6 km/hr [18-Dec-2017,AM peak]

Peak city centre buses/hr/direction:

93 [20-Dec-2017, East of Wolong Xiaocheng, AM peak, east-west]

Total length of dedicated busway:

52.04 km

Length including mixed traffic portions:

53.18 km

Location of busway lanes:

Elevated busway [bus-only elevated road; some at-grade median aligned]

Number of BRT terminals:

4 [Diyi Matou, Qianpu Shuniuzhan, Xiamen Beizhan, Tong'an Shuniuzhan]

System name:

Xiamen BRT

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):

Payment per bus-kilometre rather than per passenger:

Buses operating both in & out of BRT corridors:

Competitively bid operating contracts:

More than one BRT bus operator:

No operational subsidy from government:

[subsidy needed]

System control centre:

Number of corridors:

Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads:

Routes operating only in busway corridors:

6 [K1,K2, K3, K5, K6, K7]

Median cash fare:

1 - 4 yuan [0.15 yuan/km, min. 1 yuan, max. 4 yuan]

Median smart card fare:

0 - 3.6 yuan [card 10% discount; student card 50% discount; model worker, Martyr's dependents, soldier, older free; children under 1.2 m free]

BRT management agency:

Xiamen BRT Operation Company and Xiamen BRT Plaza-station Company

Operational mode:

trunk-only [has feeder routes, but not strongly integrated]

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

103

Fare type (flat fare or distance-based):

distance-based [0.1 yuan/km, min 0.5 yuan, max 5 yuan]

Type of fare collection / verification technology:

Card, token

Operating hours:

5:45am-10:50pm

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:

Number of BRT stations:

42 [3 more will be used in 2018]

Average distance between stations:

1,300m [915m in e-w section]

Location of bus doorways:

Right side [traffic is on the right]

Station platform height:

35cm

Longest BRT station (non terminal):

68m

Shortest BRT station:

40m

Most station substops:

Number of turnstiles/gates per entry (median):

Infrastructure:

Enhanced station (more than just a bus shelter):

Overtaking lanes at more than 75% of stations:

Includes BRT-only tunnels or bridges:

[Including a tunnel and very long bridge]

Automated fare collection and fare veriﬁcation:

Stations away from intersections:

Stations with functioning passing lanes:

5% [2 stations]

Number of BRT depots:

4 [One at the end of each corridor]

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:

[Xiamen BRT]

High-quality passenger information at stations:

High-quality passenger information on buses:

Audio announcements on BRT buses:

Distinctive BRT stations:

Access and Integration:

Bicycle parking at BRT stations:

[Despite huge bicycle volumes]

Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s):

[Bikes are banned along Xiahe Rd corridor]

Wheelchair accessible stations:

Improvements to nearby public space:

[Riverside improvements on Xike corridor]

Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations:

BRT Vehicle:

High capacity BRT buses:

[18m buses introduced from 24 April 2010]

Fleet of special BRT buses:

307 [Includes 82 18m buses as of June 2013]

Number of doors in BRT buses:

2 [3 in the 18m buses]

BRT vehicle length:

10m, 12m, 18m [12m trunk, 10m feeder. 6 18m BRT buses introduced 24 April 2010. 6 more on 1 May]

No. of seats in 12m BRT buses:

BRT vehicle fuel:

diesel

BRT bus manufacturer:

Kinglong [Kinglong is based in Xiamen]

Fleet of 18m or larger BRT buses:

82 [as of June 2013]

Others:

Buses paid for by operators rather than government:

Infrastructure cost per km:

10 billion yuan for 48.9km [2008 value. Baidu Baike. ~35km elevated]

BRT Standard score (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE):

SILVER

Yes

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