Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit (Guangzhou BRT or GBRT) is the bus rapid transit (BRT) system of the city of Guangzhou in the People's Republic of China. Its first line was put into operation on 10 February 2010. It handles approximately 1,000,000[1] passenger trips daily with a peak passenger flow of 26,900 pphpd (second only to the TransMilenio BRT system in Bogotá, Colombia).[2] In fact, this rapid transit system contains the world's longest BRT stations – around 260m including bridges – with bus volumes of 1 bus every 10 seconds or 350 per hour in a single direction. The BRT system has two new lines and two extensions planned.[3]
| Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit (GBRT) | |
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 CRRC TEG6180BEV02 articulated bus on route B1 | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Guangzhou |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 31 |
| Number of stations | 26 |
| Daily ridership | 1,000,000[1] |
| Website | http://www.gz-brt.cn/ |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 10 February 2010 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) |
| Top speed | 21 km/h (13 mph) |
| Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州快速公交 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州快速公交 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 广州 BRT | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州 BRT | ||||||
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Fleet
editThe BRT operates the following models of buses:
The livery of the BRT is orange with BRT written in white on the sides.
Zhongshan Avenue Bus Rapid Transit trial line
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Zhongshan Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Trial Line (Chinese: 中山大道快速公交试验线) is the first and only line in operation of Guangzhou BRT. The line is laid out along Zhongshan Avenue (中山大道), whose innermost lanes form a dedicated BRT corridor. It starts at Tianhe Sports Center in Tianhe District in the west and ends at Xiayuan in Huangpu District in the east with 26 stations. Several stations have connections to Guangzhou Metro. Same-direction transfers between buses within the BRT corridor are free. The project won numerous awards such as the Sustainable Transportation Development Award in 2011, the first Chinese transportation project to win such award.[4]
| Station Name English |
Station Name Chinese |
Transfer | Location | |
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| Tianhe Sports Center | 体育中心 |  1 3 APM
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Tianhe | |
| Shipaiqiao | 石牌桥 | 3
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| Gangding | 岗顶 | 3
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| South China Normal University & Jinan University | 师大暨大 | |||
| Huajing Xincheng | 华景新城 | |||
| Shangshe | 上社 | |||
| Xueyuan | 学院 | |||
| Tangxiacun | 棠下村 | |||
| Tangdong | 棠东 | |||
| Tianlangmingju | 天朗明居 | |||
| Chebei | 车陂 | 4
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| Dongpuzhen | 东圃镇 | |||
| Huangcun | 黄村 |  Dongpu Coach Terminal
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| Zhucun | 珠村 | |||
| Lianxi | 莲溪 | |||
| Maogang | 茅岗 | Huangpu | ||
| Zhujiangcun | 珠江村 | |||
| Xiasha | 下沙 | |||
| Wuchong | 乌冲 | |||
| Huangpu Coach Station (Shuanggang Metro Station) | 黄埔客运站（地铁双岗站） | 13 Huangpu Coach Station
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| Shuanggang | 双岗 | |||
| Shapu | 沙浦 | |||
| Nanhai God Temple | 南海神庙 | 13
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| Miaotou | 庙头 | |||
| Nanwan | 南湾 | |||
| Xiayuan | 夏园 | 5 13
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References
edit- ^ a b "Guangzhou's Remarkable Bus Rapid Transit System". Reuters. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ International Public Transport Conference 2010 Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Case Study of the Guangzhou BRT – Retrieved on 2010-08-05
- ^ "Guangzhou BRT". Guangzhou BRT. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "广州BRT被授予"世界交通可持续发展奖"_新闻中心_金羊网". 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2022.