Lagos: The
Lagos Bus Rapid Transit System was its first in Africa. The Nigerian government is building a BRT system for the Lagos Metropolitan Area, and the project's first phase has been completed.[2] The first phase, from mile 12 through Ikorodu Road and Funsho Williams Avenue to CMS, was commissioned on March 17, 2008. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
The
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) BRT corridor is about 22 kilometres long.[3] Two operators, NURTW Cooperative and the state-owned Lagos BRT, contributed about 180 high-capacity buses to the first phase. It is the world's most economical BRT, costing $1.6 million per km for the 22-km route.[citation needed] The first phase cost N4.5 billion (about US$35 million) and included elevated segregation barriers, road repairs on bus and service lanes, de-silting of blocked drainage channels, and bus stops. Included in this group includes the
Oshodi - Abule-Egba BRT Lane and many others. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Senegal
Dakar:
BRT Dakar, ongoing construction since 2019, delivery planned by the end of 2023. It will work together with the
Train Express Regional Dakar-AIBD to improve the public transportation system around and in Dakar.[4]
South Africa
Cape Town: The city's MyCiTi system began operations in May 2010, just before the
World Cup. Its first service was a shuttle from the airport to the
central business district. The initial Phase 1A trunk and feeder services began operation in May 2011. The remaining Phase 1A construction was completed in 2014, and phase 1B construction was completed in 2015.[5]Bronze BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Johannesburg: The
Rea Vaya ("We're moving") line opened its first phase (phase 1A) to the public on 30 August 2009, and BRT expansion is under construction; stations and roadworks are mainly completed or are in the final stages. The system was partially opened for the 2010 World Cup, with the full system linking most of Johannesburg from
Soweto in the south to beyond
Sandton in the north. Buses include those able to use the BRT stations and general bus stops, to be feeders for the network; others are articulated, and can only use BRT stations.[6][7] Like most transport projects, the system will be implemented in phases. Phase 1 of the estimated two-billion-
rand projects has run articulated right-of-way buses along dedicated median bus lanes in both directions across Johannesburg since 2010, covering almost half the city.[6] The 120-km Phase 1 route includes 150 stations, eight terminals, and six depots. Phase 1A, consisting of a 40-km route with 48 stations, was completed in April 2009 (before the FIFA Confederations Cup); Phase 1B added 86 km and 102 stations to the system before the 2010 World Cup. According to the city's website, the system is fully integrated with other transport networks. Rea Vaya will not compete with other transport systems, such as the South African Rail Commuter Corporation or the Gautrain.[8]
Gqeberha,
Nelson Mandela Bay: A BRT system was implemented by IPTS in the city for the 2010 World Cup.[9] Bus lanes have been built through the city, with buses built by Marcopolo.
Pretoria,
Tshwane: Construction began in July 2012,[10] and the system was to be operational by A Re Yeng BRT bus from five in the morning to midnight.[11]
Rustenburg: The Yarona ("It is ours") BRT system began with Phase 1A trunk and feeder services in 2016.[12]
Durban: GO! BRT bus on Durban is still under construction in 2023.
Polokwane: Leeto La Polokwane BRT system (under construction)
Dar es Salaam began operations for its first BRT corridor on 10 May 2016. Construction of the first phase was completed in December 2015 at a total cost of €134 million funded by the African Development Bank, World Bank and the Government of Tanzania.[13] The first phase of the project has a total length of 21.1 kilometers with dedicated bus lanes on three trunk routes with a total of 29 stations. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Asia
Azerbaijan
BakuBus is a company in the capital of Azerbaijan providing Baku city with an upgraded bus network. BakuBus LLC was founded on April 3, 2014, to provide passenger transport services in Baku city.
More than 30 projects are being implemented or studied in
China's large cities. In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.
Kunming developed the country's first BRT system in 1999.[14]
Government-designated BRT systems (BRTS) with segregated lanes:[35] India is rapidly building new BRTS systems around the country. Several systems are operational while many are under construction and are also proposed.
TransJakarta is the longest BRT network in the world (251.2 km),[36] carries more than 1 million passengers daily[37] with a fleet of over 3,900 buses. Despite being branded as BRT systems, practically all bus networks in Indonesia except for TransJakarta does not have
right of way.[38]
Tokyo:
Tokyo BRT to start pre-service by 24 May 2020, and full operations by 2022. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Jordan
Amman:
Amman Bus Rapid Transit began operation partially in 2021. Phase one has three routes: Route 98, Route 99, and Route 100. Phase two is expected to begin operation in 2022.
Iskandar Puteri:
Iskandar Malaysia BRT will be the second BRT system to be develop in Malaysia with 51 km in length consist of 3 trunk routes for Tebrau, Skudai and Iskandar Puteri corridors.
Daejeon-Osong BRT: Opened July 20, 2016, utilizing Sejong dedicated corridor.
Taiwan
Taipei has a network of 60 kilometers of dedicated bus lanes, constructed starting in 1996, which include many BRT features, such as raised station platforms. They are used by the
Taipei Joint Bus System, including a system of
16 trunk lines that aim to provide "MRT-like" service along arterial roads, with peak headways of four to six minutes.
Taichung has a "Optimized Bus Lane" formerly designated as
Taichung BRT. It is still using most of the facilities built in BRT era, only the priority bus signals were cancelled.[82]
Thailand
Bangkok: The
Bangkok BRT runs 16.5 kilometres from Sathon to Ratchapruek. The route begins at Sathon and runs along Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Road, turns right at Rama III Road, crosses the Chao Phraya River on the Rama III Bridge and follows Ratchadaphisek Road before turning right at Ratchahruek Road. At the Sathon-Narathiwat Ratchanakharin intersection, a walkway connects BRT Sathon and the
BTS Chong Nonsi station. The system began operating on 29 May 2010. Bronze BRT certified in 2014.[1]
Turkey
Istanbul:
Metrobus, between Tuyap and Söğütlüçeşme, is
Turkey's first full-service bus rapid transit system. It has a fully separated right-of-way (except crossing the
Bosphorus Bridge) and off-bus fare collection. Silver BRT certified in 2014.[1]
Malatya: Trambus is a mixed-traffic BRT system with bi-articulated trolleybuses. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Vietnam
Hanoi: The 14.7-km
Hanoi BRT system runs from the downtown Kim Mã terminal to the Yên Nghĩa terminal in Hanoi's southern suburbs. The line opened on 31 December 2016 with a one-month free trial. The system is a component of the Hanoi Urban Transport Development Project, which was approved by the Hanoi People's Committee in Decision 1837/QĐ-UBND on May 10, 2007. The World Bank-funded
ODA project is a step in improving the city's urban transport network and increasing public-transport capacity. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Europe
Austria
Vienna's entire bus system includes many BRT features such as stop distancing, place name signs on all bus stop signs, all door boarding and an entirely proof of payment, off-board fare collection system. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Aalborg has a "Plusbus" which entered service on September 23. 2023, just as planned.[83]
[84] It is a 12km route from the eastern to the western most part of the city - 1 km yet to be finalized. It features bus exclusive lanes, all electric busses, each 25 meters long and with room for 153 passengers, and priority at all intersections on the route.
Finland
Helsinki,
Tampere and
Turku have extensive bus-lane networks in their city centers.[85] None is BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Toulouse: Toulouse BRT. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Tours: Line 2 Tempo. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Paris
Créteil Tvm (
Trans-Val-de-Marne), operated by
RATP, is a BRT system linking the
RER A, B, C, D,
Metro line 8 and tramway line T7 in Paris' southern suburbs. It was the second BRT system implemented in France during the 1980s; in
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, for political reasons, there are no bus lanes through the conservative city. It has been BRT certified with Silver Excellence in 2014.[1]
Créteil 393 (
Ligne de bus RATP 393 [
fr]) also operated by RATP, is an 11-km line which opened in 2011. Like the TVM, the line links the southern Paris suburbs in the département of Val de Marne. Line 393 shares the bus lane and stations with TVM for five kilometres, and serves Metro line 8 and recently developed districts.. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Corbeil-Essonnes TZen 1 (
Ligne 1 du T Zen [
fr]) opened in 2011, connecting two branches of the RER D and providing public transport to Sénart's business and commercial parks.. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Évry has a segregated, elevated system.. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Germany
Essen: Guided buses use a busway in the center of a motorway. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Rogaland:
Bussveien is an under-construction (planned finished phase one: 2026) bus rapid transit system planned to be the longest in Europe (50 km, 80% dedicated right of way). Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Poland
Kraków: There is a bus rapid transit system shared with trams, consisting of two sections, one at Monte Cassino Street and another one at Grzegórzki Street, Warsaw Uprisers' Avenue and in the north part of Old Town ring, as well as bus lanes on the Three Wisemen Avenues. Not BRT certified in 2024.
Portugal
Porto: A Bus Rapid Transit System will be built between Boa Vista and Praça do Império. It will be 8 kilometres long and is scheduled to be completed by the last quarter of 2023.[87] It plans to have a fleet of 8 hydrogen powered articulated buses.[88]
Spain
Barcelona:
RetBus, Three lines were scheduled for 2011.[89] Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Gothenburg:
Stombussar [
sv] Four bus lines (16-19) have frequent service. Routes usually share the right-of-way with trams or have a busway.. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Stockholm:
Blåbussar [
sv] (Blue buses). Five bus lines (1-4, 6) run frequently and have a higher priority than other buses. The buses are blue; other buses are red. Differences between blue and red buses are very slight however.. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Malmö:
Huvudlinjer (main lines) Eight lines (1-8), which run every seven or eight minutes on weekdays.. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Jönköping:
Citybussarna [
sv] Three lines (1-3), which usually run about every 10 minutes.. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Belfast:
Glider is a bus rapid transit system operating on a 15.2 mile (24.5 km) route. Service G1 serves east–west and service G2 serves
Titanic Quarter. It opened in September 2018. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Bristol:
MetroBus is a three-line bus rapid transit network which opened in stages from 2018 to 2019; with a section of guided busway in
Ashton Gate and a bus-only exit and bridge on the
M32 motorway . Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Bradford: 1 mile (2 km) of guided busway and a further 0.6 miles (1 km) of un-guided bus lanes on Manchester Road to the city centre
Hampshire: South East Hampshire Bus Rapit Transit between
Gosport and
Fareham. A 2.8-mile (4.5 km) bus-only road along the former
Fareham–Gosport line has been opened from Titchborne Way in Gosport to Redlands Lane in Fareham as phase one of a larger scheme. Operated by First Hampshire & Dorset as Eclipse. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Leeds: guided busway along York Road (the
A64). Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
London:
East London Transit, a bus rapid transit system consisting of three routes. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Luton: The
Luton to Dunstable Busway, running between Luton Airport and Houghton Regis via Dunstable following the Dunstable branch line, which closed in 1989, running parallel to the A505 (Dunstable Road) and A5065 (Hatters Way). t runs for 6.1 miles, of which 4.8 is guided track with a maximum speed of 50 mph. The £91 million scheme opened on 25 September 2013. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Runcorn: the Runcorn Busway, opened in 1971, was the first BRT system in the world and runs for 22 kilometres (14 mi) in a figure of 8 across the town.[93][94] Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Swansea: Swansea
FTR Metro – partially segregated, specialised BRT vehicles, on-board payment to customer-care attendant, runs every 15 minutes from 7 am to 7 pm (a conventional bus at other times).. Not BRT certified in 2022.[1]
Halifax, Nova Scotia:
Metro Transit's
MetroLink was a BRT system with three routes linking Portland Hills, Woodside and Sackville and downtown Halifax. Fares were higher than the conventional Metro Transit.
Montreal,
Quebec (
STM BRT): The SRB (Service rapide par bus) Pie-IX is currently under construction on Pie-IX Boulevard, with dedicated right of way and station-like stops, including indoor transfer to a metro station also under construction. Other lines have preferential traffic signals and dedicated lanes.[96]
Ottawa:
OC TranspoTransitway is one of North America's largest BRT systems, with over 200,000 passengers daily and peak capacities of 10,000 passengers per hour per direction. Most sections of the Transitway have a speed limit of 70–90 km/h (43–56 mph) between stations and 50 km/h (31 mph) in station areas. Many routes converge at the Transitway, providing frequent service.
Toronto:
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) formerly operated the BRT route, 196 York University Rocket on the
York University Busway. Although it has been successful, the TTC planned to close the BRT route once the extension to
Line 1 of the
Toronto subway was completed.[97] Following completion of the subway extension, the small portion near York University was closed and turned back to the university, whereas the just under 2 km section between Finch West station and Dufferin Street remains in operation. The busway is still used by a handful of routes. Elsewhere, dedicated bus lanes are starting to be installed on city roadways, starting with Eglinton Avenue East, Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue in 2020. Jane Street is being planned through 2021, with three additional corridors (Dufferin, Steeles West and Finch East) to be designed afterwards. A sixth corridor (Lawrence East) is in consideration.[98]
Vancouver:
TransLink's
RapidBus started in 2020 as a successor to its B-Lines, with more passenger features and amenities. The
99 B-Line is the last remaining B-Line route and has been successful, but TransLink estimates that its SkyTrain costs about $0.75 per ride compared to $1.04-$2.22 for its BRT routes. Two B-Line routes have been replaced by rapid-transit lines; the
98 B-Line was replaced with the
Canada Line in 2009 and the
97 B-Line by the
Evergreen Extension in 2016. Another two B-Lines, the 95 and 96, were replaced with RapidBus routes, the
R5 and
R1 respectively. Along with the two upgraded B-Lines, there are also three other RapidBus routes,
R2, the
R3 and
R4.
Winnipeg:
Winnipeg Transit's
Winnipeg RT operates similarly to Ottawa's, with dedicated lanes outside the downtown core and
HOV lanes within it. The first phase connects downtown with Fort Rouge, with current routes servicing the
University of Manitoba along Pembina Highway and a few suburban communities in the south-west. It will be eventually extended to Bison Drive.[101]
York Region, Ontario (suburban Toronto):
York Region Transit's
Viva began service in 2005. In response to escalating congestion on the region's roads, the region's transit plan included a provision for a BRT system along the Yonge Street and Highway 7 arterial corridors.[102] Most of the system does not contain transit-priority measures, other than an
honor system of fare payment. However, construction is underway on dedicated busways, and the first segment opened on March 6, 2011.[103]
Guatemala
Guatemala City's
Transmetro has 7 lines and 107 stations, and 1 line with 14 stations under construction. The first line (Line 12) opened on February 3, 2007, and crosses Aguilar Batres Avenue from Villa Nueva to the city's downtown. The second line (Line 13) began operation on August 12, 2010, and crosses 6th and 7th Avenue in a one-way-per-avenue scheme. Lines 1, 2, 6, 7, and 18 have been added recently, and Line 5 is under construction. The line number represents the main zone each line serves (For example, most of Line 7 runs through Zone 7's neighborhoods, Line 1 runs through Zone 1, and so on).
Mexico
Chihuahua, Chihuahua:
Vivebús, the city's first BRT line, was inaugurated in August 2013. It has 44 stations on a 20.4-kilometre (12.7 mi) route.
Ciudad Juárez' first BRT line was inaugurated in November 2013, and has 34 stations on a 25-kilometre (16 mi) route.
Guadalajara,
Jalisco:
Macrobús, the city's first BRT line, was inaugurated in March 2009 and has 27 stations on a 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) route.[104]
Méridaː
Ie-Tram Yucatán, the city's first BRT network was inaugurated on 16 December 2023.
Monterrey,
Nuevo León:
Ecovía and Transmetro, the city's first BRT line, was inaugurated in January 2014. It has 41 stations on a 30.1-kilometre (18.7 mi) route.
Puebla, Puebla: RUTA (Red Urbana de Transporte Artículado),[108] the city's first BRT line, was inaugurated in January 2013. It has 36 stations on an 18.5-kilometre (11.5 mi) route.
Tijuana,
Baja California: The SITT BRT system operates a route from downtown Tijuana and Garita Puerto Mexico near the
San Ysidro Port of Entry, southeast along the Tijuana River to Terminal Insurgentes in the southeastern part of the city.[109]
Portland:
TrimetDivision Transit Project, a BRT completed between downtown Portland and downtown Gresham mainly following Southeast Division Street, with service begun Sept 18, 2022.
Rio de Janeiro:
Transoeste (the city's first BRT line, which opened in June 2012),
Transcarioca (opened in June 2014),
Transolimpica (opened in July 2016) and Transbrasil (under construction). 2 Silver +2 Gold BRT corridors certified in 2013-2016.[1]
Goiânia: Eixo Anhanguera, a BRT system with segregated bus lanes. Bronze BRT certified in 2014.[1]
Porto Alegre: Portais da Cidade, under construction and scheduled to open in 2014[needs update]. Basic + Bronze BRT corridors certified in 2016.[1]
Belo Horizonte: BRT Move, under construction and scheduled to open in 2012[needs update]. 1 Silver + 1 Gold BRT corridor certified (2014).[1]
Campinas: Under construction from 2017 to 2020, it will have two main parallel lines (Campo Grande and Ouro Verde) and a secondary link (Perimetral) totaling 36.6 km.
Uberlândia: Corredor Estrutural; being expanded, scheduled for completion in 2011-2012[needs update]. Silver BRT certified in 2014.[1]
Belém: Estação São Bráz, Estação Entrocamento/Castanheira and Estação Mangueirão are under construction and scheduled to be finished in July 2013[needs update]
Fortaleza: Expresso Fortaleza (Corredor Antônio Bezerra-Papicu and Corredor Messejana-Centro)
Brasília: Eixo Sul (Santa Maria and Gama), the first BRT line, opened in April 2014. Construction of the Eixo EPTG (Taguatinga) BRT line ended in 2013, but it is not in operation due to the lack of an appropriate bus fleet. Bronze BRT certified (2014).[1]
Bogotá's segregated, four-lane TransMilenio system has a maximum peak-load capacity of 45,000
passengers per hour per direction (pphpd) on its busiest line.[129] The system uses modular median stations that serve both directions and enable prepaid, multiple-door, level boarding.[129] The average stop time is 24 seconds. Trunk-line terminals have integrated bicycle parking; the fare card opens a gate to a secure bicycle parking area. Two lanes in each direction permit "Quickways" (local service on the inside lane combined with express service, skipping four or five stations at a time).[130] TransMilenio was described as a "model BRT system" in the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute's May 2006 report. It serves Bogotá with high-capacity, articulated, three-door buses.
Bi-articulated buses are used on the busiest routes, and a
smart card system is used for fare collection. Despite its large capacity, Transmilenio had problems with overcrowding.[131]
Ecuador
Quito: El Trole is a
trolleybus BRT system operated by Compañía Trolebús Quito. Plans exist to convert the northernmost portion of the system to light rail.
Ecovía and Metrobus diesel BRT lines have several subsystems: Trolebús (Corredor Trole), Ecovía (Corredor Ecovía), Metrobús (Corredor Central Norte), Corredor Sur Oriental and Corredor Sur Occidental. Trolebús electric trolley buses can also operate on gas. Except for local routes, all buses are articulated.
Guayaquil: Several
Metrovia routes have been built, and one is under construction. Except for local routes, all buses are articulated.