Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit (GBRT)
CRRC TEG6180BEV02 articulated bus on route B1
CRRC TEG6180BEV02 articulated bus on route B1
Overview
LocaleGuangzhou
Transit typeBus rapid transit
Number of lines31
Number of stations26
Daily ridership1,000,000[1]
Websitehttp://www.gz-brt.cn/
Operation
Began operation10 February 2010
Technical
System length22.5 km (14.0 mi)
Top speed21 km/h (13 mph)
Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit
Simplified Chinese广州快速公交
Traditional Chinese廣州快速公交
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese广州 BRT
Traditional Chinese廣州 BRT

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]

Fleet

The 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

Tianhe Sports Center Station
GBRT dedicated corridor
LCD Passenger Information Screen at Gangding Station.

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
Tianhe Sports Center 体育中心 Guangzhou Metro  1   3   APM  Tianhe
Shipaiqiao 石牌桥 Guangzhou Metro  3 
Gangding 岗顶 Guangzhou Metro  3 
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 Guangzhou Metro  4 
Dongpuzhen 东圃镇
Huangcun 黄村 Bus interchange Dongpu Coach Terminal
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） Guangzhou Metro  13 Bus interchange Huangpu Coach Station
Shuanggang 双岗
Shapu 沙浦
Nanhai God Temple 南海神庙 Guangzhou Metro  13 
Miaotou 庙头
Nanwan 南湾
Xiayuan 夏园 Guangzhou Metro  5   13 

References

  1. 1 2 "Guangzhou's Remarkable Bus Rapid Transit System". Reuters. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. ↑ International Public Transport Conference 2010 Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Case Study of the Guangzhou BRT – Retrieved on 2010-08-05
  3. ↑ "Guangzhou BRT". Guangzhou BRT. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "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.
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