Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit
Bus rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou, China
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Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit (Guangzhou BRT or GBRT) is the bus rapid transit (BRT) system of the city of Guangzhou in the People's Republic of China. Its first line was put into operation on 10 February 2010. It handles approximately 1,000,000[1] passenger trips daily with a peak passenger flow of 26,900 pphpd (second only to the TransMilenio BRT system in Bogotá, Colombia).[2] In fact, this rapid transit system contains the world's longest BRT stations – around 260m including bridges – with bus volumes of 1 bus every 10 seconds or 350 per hour in a single direction. The BRT system has two new lines and two extensions planned.[3]
| Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit (GBRT) | |
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 CRRC TEG6180BEV02 articulated bus on route B1 | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Guangzhou |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
Number of lines | 31 |
Number of stations | 27 |
Daily ridership | 1,000,000[1] |
| Website | http://www.gz-brt.cn/ |
| Operation | |
Began operation | 10 February 2010 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) |
| Top speed | 21 km/h (13 mph) |
| Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州快速公交 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州快速公交 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 广州 BRT | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州 BRT | ||||||
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Fleet
Zhongshan Avenue Bus Rapid Transit trial line
Zhongshan Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Trial Line (Chinese: 中山大道快速公交试验线) is the first and only line in operation of Guangzhou BRT. The line is laid out along Zhongshan Avenue (中山大道), whose innermost lanes form a dedicated BRT corridor. It starts at Tianhe Sports Center in Tianhe District in the west and ends at Lumingshan Bus Terminal in Huangpu District in the east with 27 stations. Several stations have connections to Guangzhou Metro. Same-direction transfers between buses within the BRT corridor are free. The project won numerous awards such as the Sustainable Transportation Development Award in 2011, the first Chinese transportation project to win such award.[4]
| Station Name English |
Station Name Chinese |
Transfer | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tianhe Sports Center | 体育中心 |  1 3 APM | 10 |
Tianhe | |
| Shipaiqiao | 石牌桥 | 3 | ||
| Gangding | 岗顶 | 3 | ||
| South China Normal University & Jinan University | 师大暨大 | |||
| Huajing Xincheng | 华景新城 | 11 | ||
| Shangshe | 上社 | |||
| Xueyuan | 学院 | |||
| Tangxiacun | 棠下村 | 13 | ||
| Tangdong | 棠东 | |||
| Tianlangmingju | 天朗明居 | |||
| Chebei | 车陂 | 4 13 | ||
| Dongpuzhen | 东圃镇 | |||
| Huangcun | 黄村 |  Dongpu Coach Terminal | ||
| Zhucun | 珠村 | 13 | ||
| Lianxi | 莲溪 | |||
| Maogang | 茅岗 | Huangpu | ||
| Zhujiang Village | 珠江村 | |||
| Xiasha | 下沙 | |||
| Wuchong | 乌冲 | |||
| Wenyuan (Shuanggang Metro Station) | 文园（地铁双岗站） | 13 Huangpu Coach Station | ||
| Shuanggang | 双岗 | |||
| Shapu | 沙浦 | |||
| South Sea God Temple | 南海神庙 | 13 | ||
| Miaotou | 庙头 | 5 | ||
| Nanwan | 南湾 | |||
| Xiayuan | 夏园 | 5 13 | ||
| Lumingshan Bus Terminal | 鹿鸣山总站 | |||
Accidents and incidents
On 1 July 2014, at Tianhe Sports Center, a B5 bus travelling eastbound clipped another B5 bus travelling in the same direction, before crossing the centre median and colliding head-on with a westbound B3 bus. In total, 17 passengers were hospitalized, including 3 in a serious condition.[5]
On 1 January 2018, while a passenger was alighting from a B3 bus at Shipaiqiao station, both the bus and platform screen doors closed, resulting in the passenger being dragged along the roadway as the bus moved off. Other passengers immediately signalled the driver to stop. The bus company took full responsibility for the incident and paid for the injured passenger's medical fees.[6]
On 3 March 2021, a sinkhole opened up on Zhongshan Avenue, near Zhucun station, blocking all eastbound lanes including the BRT lane. Eastbound buses were diverted onto local streets, missing 3 BRT stations (Zhucun - Maogang). Services returned to normal the next morning.[7]
On 12 November 2024, a tipper truck collided with the footbridge at Tianlangmingju station. For safety reasons, the footbridge was closed and buses temporarily skipped the station.[8]