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)
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White: Operational
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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
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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 ...
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Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit
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Bus
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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 ...
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Bi-articulated bus
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BRT Standard
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Bus rapid transit
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Bus rapid transit creep
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Capacitor electric vehicle
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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List of bus operating companies
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List of guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom
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List of trolleybus systems
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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 ...
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Quality Bus Corridor
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Queue jump
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Single-deck bus
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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
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Bus-related lists