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The term '' bus rapid transit system'' (''BRT system'') has been applied to a wide range of bus,
trolleybus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
, and
electric bus An electric bus is a bus that is propelled using electric motors, as opposed to a conventional internal combustion engine. Electric buses can store the needed electrical energy on board, or be fed mains electricity continuously from an external ...
systems. In 2012, the
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes c ...
(ITDP) published a BRT Standard to make it easier to standardize and compare bus services. The below list only includes BRT systems that are in operation or under construction.


Legend

; Status (background color) * White: Operational * Light blue: Under construction ; City: Primary city served by the buses and trolleybus. ; System name: The English name of the bus rapid transit or overview article for city. ; Description: A short objective description and subjective of routes bus rapid transit ridership and passengers (daily). ; Began: The year that the bus rapid transit began operating for passenger service. ; Stations: Stations connected by transfers are counted as one station, unless otherwise note. ; Length (km): Track length; lines which share track are counted once or Corridor length; lines which sharing the same corridor are counted once. ; Notes: eBRT using trolleybuses and eBRT using electric buses other source. ; BRT certified: ITDP standards-and-guides and bus-rapid-transit-standard year rewards.


Africa


Ethiopia

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Egypt

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Ghana


Ivory Coast

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Kenya


Mayotte

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Morocco


Mozambique

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Nigeria


Rwanda

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Senegal


South Africa

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Tanzania


Tunisia

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Uganda

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Asia


Afghanistan


Azerbaijan


Bangladesh


China

File:GBRT Tianhe Sports Center.JPG, alt=Passengers and a bus at a station, Guangzhou BRT File:Beijing Bus Rapid Transit.jpg, alt=Articulated bus,
Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
BRT Line 1; the doors are on the left side because the line uses center-island platforms on most of its route. File:Xiamen BRT 18m.jpg, alt=Blue articulated bus at a station, Xiamen BRT
More than 30 projects are being implemented or studied in
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
's large cities. In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.
Kunming Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...
developed the country's first BRT system in 1999.


Georgia


India

File:PMPML-Rainbow-Phule-Nagar.jpg, Pune BRTS File:Rajkot BRTS Bus and the Corridor.JPG, Rajkot BRTS File:Ahm BRTS1.jpg, Ahmedabad BRTS Government-designated BRT systems (BRTS) with segregated lanes: India is rapidly building new BRTS systems around the country. Several systems are operational while many are under construction and are also proposed. In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Indonesia

File:Transjakarta MYS 18116 at Gambir.jpg, alt=Blue and White bus,
Transjakarta Transjakarta (stylised in all-lowercase, often erroneously called Busway, sometimes shortened as TJ and branded as TiJe) or Jakarta BRT is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first BRT system in Southeast Asia, it commenc ...
Scania K310IB 6x2 serving Corridor 2 File:Suroboyo_Bus.jpg, Suroboyo Bus Mercedes-Benz O500U 1726 LE serving Corridor R1 File:Metro Jabar Trans at IKEA Kota Baru Parahyangan (cropped).jpg, Metro Jabar Trans Isuzu ELF NQR 71 serving Corridor 2D


Iran


Israel


Japan


Jordan


Kazakhstan

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Lebanon

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Malaysia


Pakistan


Philippines

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Saudi Arabia


South Korea


Taiwan


Thailand


Turkey


United Arab Emirates

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Vietnam


Europe


Austria

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Belgium


Denmark


Finland

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


France

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Germany


Greece

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Iceland

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Italy

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Netherlands


Norway

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Poland

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Portugal

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Spain

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Sweden


Switzerland


Turkey

* (See: Asia/Turkey section)


United Kingdom

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


North America


Canada

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


El Salvador


Guatemala


Honduras


Martinique


Mexico

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Panama


Puerto Rico


Trinidad and Tobago


United States

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Oceania


Australia


New Caledonia


New Zealand

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


South America


Argentina


Bolivia


Brazil

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Chile

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Colombia


Ecuador


French Guiana

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


Peru


Uruguay


Venezuela

In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.


See also

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Articulated bus An articulated bus, also referred to as a slinky bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation. It is usually a ...
* Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit * Bus *
Bus lane A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, generally to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway completely dedicated for use by buses, whilst ...
* Bi-articulated bus * BRT Standard * Bus rapid transit * Bus rapid transit creep * Capacitor electric vehicle *
Double-decker bus A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or decks. Double-deckers are used primarily for commuter transport, but open-top models are used as sightseeing buses for tourists, and there are coaches too for long-distance travel. They app ...
*
Electric bus An electric bus is a bus that is propelled using electric motors, as opposed to a conventional internal combustion engine. Electric buses can store the needed electrical energy on board, or be fed mains electricity continuously from an external ...
*
Fuel cell bus A fuel cell bus is a bus that uses a hydrogen fuel cell as its power source for Electric motor, electrically driven wheels, sometimes augmented in a Hybrid power, hybrid fashion with batteries or a supercapacitor. The only emission from the bus is ...
*
Guided bus Guided buses are buses capable of being steered by external means, usually on a Bus lane, dedicated track or roll way that excludes other traffic, permitting the maintenance of Public transport timetable, schedules even during rush hours. Unl ...
*
List of bus operating companies This is a list of the world's bus operating companies listed by country, with countries placed alphabetically by continent and country. It includes operators of Public transport bus service, municipal buses, and Intercity bus service, interci ...
* List of guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom * List of trolleybus systems *
Public transport bus service Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications o ...
* Quality Bus Corridor * Queue jump * Single-deck bus *
Trolleybus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...


Notes


References


External links


Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide - Institute for Transportation & Development Policy - (''available for download in pdf'')

Bus Rapid Transit Practitioner's Guide - TCRP Report 118
- sponsored by
FHWA The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program a ...
(''available for download in pdf'')
BRT in China and selected worldwide systems
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bus Rapid Transit Systems * Bus-related lists