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  BRT Database > 
 > City centre peak hour speed:
  • Istanbul:
      35 km/hr   6-Jul-2012,Multiple surveys
  • Amsterdam:
      34 km/hr   27-July-2011
  • Los Angeles:
      32 km/hr   27-Jun-13, PM peak, E-W
  • Xiamen:
      31.6 km/hr   18-Dec-2017,AM peak
  • Changde:
      31 km/hr   Mar-2013. Range from 28-35
  • Chengdu:
      30 km/hr   24&25-Nov-2015,Multiple AM & PM surveys
  • Bangkok:
      28 km/hr   13-Oct-17, AM peak, inbound
  • Zaozhuang:
      28 km/hr   4-Mar-2014, Keyunhuancheng Zhongxin to Dongshen Lu, Peak hour; 39km/h in full corridor
  • Nagoya:
      25 km/hr   7-Oct-2013; elevated guideway section only
  • Brisbane:
      25 km/hr   3-Aug-2015,PM peak between city & Greenslopes
  • Zhongshan:
      24 km/hr   16-Jul-2015,Peak hour
  • Bunous Aires:
      13.4-23.6 km/hr  
  • Bogota:
      16-30 km/hr   Speed varies by corridor & express / skipped stations
  • Lanzhou:
      22 km/hr   Feb-2013, 29-May-2015, and 19-Oct-2015
  • Kuala Lumpur:
      21.1km/hr   17-Nov-2015,AM peak surveys
  • Lima:
      20.64 km/hr   4-Jul-2017, Speeds ranged from 15-35km/hr
  • Jakarta:
      15-25 km/hr   May-2011, Wide variety of speeds in different corridors
  • Yichang:
      20 km/hr   3-Aug-2015 to 7-Aug-2015,Multiple surveys, AM and PM peak
  • Nantes:
      19 km/hr   24-Jun-2010,AM peak,south-north; Off-peak speed around 22km/hr
  • Dalian:
      19.3 km/hr   24-Feb-2014,Average of multiple AM & PM peak surveys
  • Zhoushan:
      19 km/hr   5-Mar-2014,Peak hour
  • Guangzhou:
      18 km/hr   Off-peak speeds 23km/hr
  • Lianyungang:
      18 km/hr   22-Jan-2013
  • Jinan:
      17.5 km/hr   3-Mar-2014 & 16-Jul-2014,AM & PM peak surveys
  • Mexico City:
      18 km/hr   Jan-2013 avg of full corridor 3. (Center often < 15, outer areas >25, line 4: 12km/hr)
  • Yancheng:
      18 km/hr   3-July-2015,AM & PM peak surveys, (same in Aug-2011)
  • Beijing:
      17.8 km/h   16-May-2019, AM peak, south-north
  • Yinchuan:
      17.2 km/hr   25&26-Nov-2015, Multiple surveys
  • Changzhou:
      17 km/hr   2-Jul-15. 19.5km/hr in AM & PM samples, 19-20 June-2013
  • Hefei:
      17 km/hr   23&24-Nov-2015. (Same as 2010, 2011, 2013)
  • Zhengzhou:
      17 km/hr   21-Aug-2014,Average of multiple AM & PM peak surveys
  • Leon:
      15-19 km/hr   14&15-Jun-2013, Slower in mixed traffic corridors
  • Seoul:
      12-20 km/hr   19-Jan-20 to 21-Jan-2011,Multiple AM and PM peak surveys
  • Nanning:
      15.37 km/hr   6-Jun-17, PM peak hour , east-west; 15.81km/hr, west-east
  • Shaoxing:
      15 km/hr   28-Oct-2013,average of AM & PM peak
  • Hangzhou:
      12.23   20-Oct-2016 AM peak hour
  • Cali:
      14.5 km/hr   24-Jun-2013,AM peak,Multiple surveys
  • Urumqi:
      13 km/hr   29-Nov-2011,4&5-Jan-2012,24-Sep-2012,27-Nov-2015, AM & PM