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Performance
Peak throughput (passengers / hr / direction)
Peak buses / hr / direction
Full corridor AM peak speed
Full corridor PM peak speed
BRT system coverage (2-way roads) (1 fare)
Operational mode
Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads
Routes operating only in busway corridors
System passenger-trips per day
Average bus occupancy (peak direction & point)
Highest peak hour boardings at a single station
Highest full-day boardings at a single station
Major prizes
Network of routes and corridors
High peak period operational speed (>20km/hr)
Faster than a trotting donkey (>15km/hr)
Buses operating both in & out of BRT corridors
Most bus passengers in BRT corridors carried by BRT buses
Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor
Throughput >20,000 passengers/hr (one direction)
Throughput >10,000 passengers/hr (one direction)
Carries more than a mixed traffic lane (2500 pphpd)
Infrastructure
Number of BRT stations
Stations with functioning passing lanes
Most station substops
Location of busway lanes
Longest BRT station (non terminal)
Shortest BRT station
Total length of dedicated busway
Length including mixed traffic portions
Station platform width (including walls & doors)
Station platform height
Average distance between stations
Number of corridors
Number of BRT terminals
Number of BRT depots
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
High-quality passenger information at stations
Bicycle parking at BRT stations
Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s)
Improvements to nearby public space
Physical BRT laneway dividers
Vehicles & ITS
Fleet of special BRT buses
Fleet of regular buses using BRT stations
Fleet of 18m or larger BRT buses
Fleet of integrated BRT feeder buses
Type of fare collection / verification technology
Location of bus doorways
Number of doors in BRT buses
BRT vehicle length
No. of seats in 12m BRT buses
No. of seats in 18m BRT buses
BRT vehicle fuel
BRT bus manufacturer
Fare system vendor
Sliding door system vendor
Surveillance system vendor
Real-time next bus information displays
Distinctive BRT buses
Sliding doors in BRT stations
Low-emission vehicle technology (≥Euro III)
Automated fare collection and fare verification
System control centre
High-quality passenger information on buses
Audio announcements on BRT buses
Real-time CCTV surveillance at all stations
Other
REGULATION AND COSTS
Fare type (flat fare or distance-based)
Median cash fare
Median smart card fare
Infrastructure cost per km
BRT bus operator(s)
12m BRT bus cost
18m BRT bus cost
BRT management agency
Operating hours
Infrastructure financing 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
Buses paid for by operators rather than government
Oversight from an independent entity/agency
BRT authority plans and controls the system
MISCELLANEOUS
BRT Standard score (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE)
Year system commenced
System name
Lead local design / planning work
Project website
Distinctive marketing identity for system
Yinchuan BRT
updated: 22 February 2021
Full page map
Yinchuan BRT photos
Yinchuan
Peak throughput (passengers / hr / direction)
:
2,950
East of Fuzhoujie stn, PM peak, E-W, 2019.9.4
BRT Standard score
:
SILVER
70.1. 6 point deductions, scored: 24-Feb-2022
Year system commenced
:
2012
Opened 10 September
System name
:
Yinchuan BRT
Number of BRT stations
:
33
11 kerbisde stations, 22 medium stations
Segregated busways or bus-only roadways
:
Pre-board fare collection and fare verification
:
Performance
Peak throughput (passengers / hr / direction)
:
2,950
East of Fuzhoujie stn, PM peak, E-W, 2019.9.4
Peak buses / hr / direction
:
53
East of Fuzhoujie stn, PM peak, E-W, 2019.9.4
AM peak speed (full corridor, peak direction)
:
17.0km/hr
21 Jul, 27,30,31 Aug, 1,2,3 Sep 2021
PM peak speed (full corridor, peak direction)
:
13.7km/hr
21 Jul, 27,30,31 Aug, 1,2 Sep 2021
Operational mode
:
direct-service
Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads
:
20
Routes operating only in busway corridors
:
1
B1
Average bus occupancy (peak direction & point)
:
55
Highest peak hour boardings at a single station
:
1,000
Shangcheng BRT station, Nanxundongjie, PM peak, 26-Sep-2012
Network of routes and corridors
Routes yes, corridor no
High peak period operational speed (>20km/hr)
Buses operating both in & out of BRT corridors
Most bus passengers in BRT corridors carried by BRT buses
Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor
Likely, in some parts of the corridor
Vehicles & ITS
Fleet of special BRT buses
:
80
20 12m, 60 18m buses
Fleet of 18m or larger BRT buses
:
50
Type of fare collection / verification technology
:
Card, cash,QR code
source
Location of bus doorways
:
Right side
traffic is on the right
Number of doors in BRT buses
:
2-3
2 in the 12m buses, 3 in the 18m buses
BRT vehicle length
:
12m, 18m
No. of seats in 12m BRT buses
:
29
No. of seats in 18m BRT buses
:
46
BRT vehicle fuel
:
CNG
BRT bus manufacturer
:
Youngman, Huanghai, Foton
Fare system vendor
:
Jiangsu Huimin
Sliding door system vendor
:
Jiangsu Huimin
Surveillance system vendor
:
Minking
Real-time next bus information displays
Distinctive BRT buses
Sliding doors in BRT stations
Low-emission vehicle technology (≥Euro III)
CNG, Euro IV
Automated fare collection and fare verification
System control centre
High-quality passenger information on buses
Audio announcements on BRT buses
Real-time CCTV surveillance at all stations
Other
BRT Standard score
:
SILVER
70.1. 6 point deductions, scored: 24-Feb-2022
Year system commenced
:
2012
Opened 10 September
System name
:
Yinchuan BRT
Distinctive marketing identity for system
Electric buses
Speed refers to sections of routes operating inside BRT corridors, with samples from all corridors
Infrastructure
Number of BRT stations
:
33
11 kerbisde stations, 22 medium stations
Stations with functioning passing lanes
:
0
Most station substops
:
1
Location of busway lanes
:
Centre of roadway; kerbside
Longest BRT station (non terminal)
:
80m
Shancheng station
Shortest BRT station
:
~55m
Total length of dedicated busway
:
17.1 km
not including 5.8 km kerbside brt lane
Length including mixed traffic portions
:
22.9 km
Station platform width (including walls & doors)
:
3m
Station platform height
:
35cm
Average distance between stations
:
715m
Number of corridors
:
1
Number of BRT terminals
:
2
Yinchuanxizhan, Qichezhan
Number of BRT depots
:
1
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
Yes (55m and 80m), but not properly functioning
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
Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s)
Yes, except for Nanxun Dong Jie
Improvements to nearby public space
Physical BRT laneway dividers
Regulation & costs
Fare type (flat fare or distance-based)
:
flat fare
Median cash fare
:
1 yuan
Median smart card fare
:
0.9 yuan
0.9 yuan in peak, 0.7 in off peak hours
Infrastructure cost per km
:
420m yuan for 21km
2012 value. Total cost source: Baidu Baike
BRT bus operator(s)
:
Yinchuan Bus Co.
Operating hours
:
6:30am-10:00pm
More than one BRT bus operator
Pre-board fare collection and fare verification
Payment per bus-kilometre rather than per passenger
No operational subsidy from government
subsidy needed
Oversight from an independent entity/agency
BRT authority plans and controls the system
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