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Beijing BRT

updated: 23 February 2021    Full page map    Beijing BRT photos

Beijing
Peak throughput (passengers / hr / direction): 2,850  South of Tiantan, N-S, PM peak, 11-Jun-2015. Corr. 2-4 1,100-1,350 Jan 2013 surveys   
BRT Standard score: Non-BRT  Corridor 1 is Bronze, others non-BRT   
Year system commenced: 2004  corridors 2 & 3 August 2008; corridor 4 2012   
System name: Beijing BRT     
Number of BRT stations: 78  17/20/22/19 corridors 1/2/3/4   
Segregated busways or bus-only roadways:    
Pre-board fare collection and fare verification:    

Performance

Peak throughput (passengers / hr / direction): 2,850  South of Tiantan, N-S, PM peak, 11-Jun-2015. Corr. 2-4 1,100-1,350 Jan 2013 surveys   
Peak buses / hr / direction: 30  Tiantan, N-S, PM peak, 11-Jun-2015   
AM peak speed (full corridor, peak direction): 20.7km/hr  BRT1, 27,30,31 Aug, 1,2,3 Sep 2021   
PM peak speed (full corridor, peak direction): 21.9km/hr  BRT1, 27,30,31 Aug, 1,2 Sep 2021   
BRT system coverage (2-way roads) (1 fare): 79 km     
Operational mode: trunk-only     
Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads: 1  B3区间   
Routes operating only in busway corridors: 5  2/1/1/1 in corridors 1/2/3/4   
Average bus occupancy (peak direction & point): 95     
Network of routes and corridors     3 lines, but no interconnections
High peak period operational speed (>20km/hr)     Not in corridors 2 and 3
Buses operating both in & out of BRT corridors     Only 1 route in 4 corridors
Most bus passengers in BRT corridors carried by BRT buses     
Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor     Unlikely in corridor 1; not in corridors 2 or 3

Vehicles & ITS

Fleet of special BRT buses: 393  data from bus company (2018): 94 diesel buses, 199 pure e-buses, 100 hybrid buses   
Fleet of regular buses using BRT stations: 0     
Fleet of 18m or larger BRT buses: 393     
Fleet of integrated BRT feeder buses: 0     
Type of fare collection / verification technology: paper ticket，Card     source
Location of bus doorways: Right side  left side in corridor 1   
Number of doors in BRT buses: 4  3 in corridor 1   
BRT vehicle length: 18m     
BRT vehicle fuel: diesel, LNG, electric  CNG in first corridor 1 buses, discontinued   
BRT bus manufacturer: Jinhua Neoplan, Beijing Futian, Beijing Trolleybus Factory  trolleybuses were JV with Jinhua Neoplan   
Fare system vendor: Jiangsu Huimin     
Sliding door system vendor: Jiangsu Huimin     
Real-time next bus information displays     
Distinctive BRT buses     Difficult to distinguish from many non-BRT articulated buses
Sliding doors in BRT stations     Newer stations have sliding doors
Low-emission vehicle technology (≥Euro III)     
Automated fare collection and fare verification     
System control centre     
High-quality passenger information on buses     
Real-time CCTV surveillance at all stations     

Other

BRT Standard score: Non-BRT  Corridor 1 is Bronze, others non-BRT   
Year system commenced: 2004  corridors 2 & 3 August 2008; corridor 4 2012   
System name: Beijing BRT     
Distinctive marketing identity for system     Beijing BRT

Electric buses

Fleet of pure e-buses more than 12m: 199  2018, Beiqi, 18m   BRT operation study report (2018)
E-bus percentage of fleet in BRT buses: 50.6%  2018   
Number of seats in e-buses: 36  18m Beiqi   
Number of e-bus charging position: 1000  2021.01, this is the minimum quantity, for all e-buses, not only for BRT buses   source
Number of charging position at largest depots: 30  2020.06, fast charging   source
E-bus battery capacity (kWh): 42.69 kwh (trolley bus)  2021   buspedia.top
E-bus battery material: lithium titanium oxide  2017.10, Beiqi   source
E-bus battery vendor: MGL  2017.10, Citic Guoan MGL   source
BRT e-bus manufacturer: Beiqi  2018, Beiqi   
Main type of charging: opportunity charge end of route  2017.10, 10-20 minutes at end of route   https://evhui.com/59548.html

Speed refers to sections of routes operating inside BRT corridors, with samples from all corridors

Infrastructure

Number of BRT stations: 78  17/20/22/19 corridors 1/2/3/4   
Stations with functioning passing lanes: 0     
Most station substops: 1     
Location of busway lanes: Centre of roadway  Left of service lane in corridors 2, 3, 4   
Longest BRT station (non terminal): 75m     
Shortest BRT station: 40m     
Total length of dedicated busway: 59 km  14/9.5/11/24.5km corridor 1/2/3/4   
Length including mixed traffic portions: 79 km  16km/15km/23km/25km corridor 1/2/3/4   
Station platform height: 35cm     
Average distance between stations: 940m  940m/790m/1000m corridor 1/2/3   
Number of corridors: 4     
Number of BRT terminals: 4     
Number of BRT depots: 2     
Segregated busways or bus-only roadways     
Enhanced station (more than just a bus shelter)     
Overtaking lanes at more than 75% of stations     
Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations     
Wheelchair accessible stations     
Distinctive BRT stations     
>1 substop at >75% of stations (requires overtaking)     
Includes BRT-only tunnels or bridges     
>1 stop position at stopping area at >75% of stations     
Stations away from intersections     
Station size based on passenger demand     
Full weather protection on most station platforms     
Full weather protection on all station platforms     
Covered station access     
Escalators/lifts at >20% of stations with bridges/tunnels     
Signal priority or grade separation at intersections     
Level boarding and alighting     level but sometimes large gap
High-quality passenger information at stations     
Bicycle parking at BRT stations     Some in corridor 4
Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s)     
Improvements to nearby public space     Partial in corridor 1, but not in later corridors
Physical BRT laneway dividers     

Regulation & costs

Fare type (flat fare or distance-based): distance-based  2 RMB for 1st 10km and 1RMB for each additional 5km, 50% off for smart card, started 26-Dec-2014   
Median cash fare: 2 yuan  2 RMB for 1st 10km and 1RMB for each additional 5km, 50% off for smart card   
Median smart card fare: 1 yuan  50% off for smart card   
Fare range (e-payment): 0.5-1yuan     source
Infrastructure cost per km: $1,064,030  Line 1. 2013 value   
18m BRT bus cost: 1.6m yuan  Initial Iveco CNG buses cost $350,000; later Neoplan diesel buses $250,000   
BRT management agency: Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. (BPT)     
Operating hours: 5:00am-11:00pm     source
More than one BRT bus operator     
Pre-board fare collection and fare verification     
Competitively bid operating contracts     
Payment per bus-kilometre rather than per passenger     
No operational subsidy from government     subsidy needed
Buses paid for by operators rather than government     
BRT authority plans and controls the system     

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