Global BRTData

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The BRTData gathers information on bus priority systems in cities around the world. The platform is source of research for academics, journalists, students and municipal technicians, as well as provides technical background for decision making regarding public transport.

The data presented contemplate BRT systems (Bus Rapid Transit - median-aligned and segregated bus lanes, pre-board fare collection, and platform-level boarding) and bus priority systems: cities with dedicated bus lanes, but without some of the elements of a BRT. The website allows the user to know the systems and corridors of each city, compare indicators and generate graphs.

The BRTData was developed by BRT+ CoE, a Center of Excellence in BRT, and by WRI, with collaboration of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). The platform is monthly updated with reliable data and verified by WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.

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Peak load (passengers per hour per direction)

Maximum number of passengers aboard buses per hour per direction along the most heavily loaded segment. Note it is different from the maximum quantity of passengers boarding per direction during the peak hour.

Region Country City Value Year Source
Latin America Argentina Buenos Aires 3,500 2016 www.buenosaires.gob.ar
Latin America Argentina Buenos Aires - Metropolitan Area
Latin America Argentina Córdoba
Latin America Argentina Neuquén
Latin America Argentina Santa Fe
Latin America Brazil Belém
Latin America Brazil Belo Horizonte 35,000 2012 BHTrans
Latin America Brazil Brasília
Latin America Brazil Campinas
Latin America Brazil Criciúma
Latin America Brazil Curitiba 20,500 2016 www.urbs.curitiba.pr.gov.br
Latin America Brazil Feira de Santana
Latin America Brazil Fortaleza
Latin America Brazil Goiânia 20,000 RMTC
Latin America Brazil Guarulhos
Latin America Brazil Juiz de Fora
Latin America Brazil Londrina
Latin America Brazil Maringá
Latin America Brazil Natal
Latin America Brazil Niterói
Latin America Brazil Porto Alegre 16,800 2012 EPTC
Latin America Brazil Recife
Latin America Brazil Rio de Janeiro 65,400 2012, corridor BRS Presidente Vargas NTU
Latin America Brazil Salvador
Latin America Brazil São José dos Campos
Latin America Brazil São Paulo 6,725 2018 SPTrans
Latin America Brazil São Paulo - Metropolitan area
Latin America Brazil Sorocaba
Latin America Brazil Sumaré
Latin America Brazil Teresina
Latin America Brazil Uberaba 1,630 2018 SEPLAN
Latin America Brazil Uberlândia 3,583 2013 www.uberlandia.mg.gov.br
Latin America Chile Concepción
Latin America Chile Santiago 13,500 2013 SUBUS
Latin America Colombia Barranquilla
Latin America Colombia Bogotá 49,000 2018, aproximate demand www.transmilenio.gov.co
Latin America Colombia Bucaramanga 4,525 2011 Metrolínea
Latin America Colombia Cali 13,000 2013 Metro Cali S.A.
Latin America Colombia Cartagena
Latin America Colombia Medellín 2,450 2013 Metroplús
Latin America Colombia Pereira 6,900 2009 pdf.wri.org
Latin America Ecuador Guayaquil 15,000 2013 www.eluniverso.com
Latin America Ecuador Quito 11,700 2011 Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Transporte de Pasajeros de Quito (EPMTPQ)
Latin America El Salvador Gran San Salvador 3,000 2015 www.vmt.gob.sv
Latin America Guatemala Guatemala 12,500 www.un.org
Latin America Mexico Acapulco
Latin America Mexico Chihuahua
Latin America Mexico Guadalajara 9,000 2010 Macrobus
Latin America Mexico Guadalupe
Latin America Mexico Juárez
Latin America Mexico León de los Aldama 7,000 Dirección General de Movilidad
Latin America Mexico Mexico City 12,000 2014 METROBÚS
Latin America Mexico Mexico City - Metropolitan Area 9,000 2012 www.transmasivo.com.mx
Latin America Mexico Monterrey
Latin America Mexico Pachuca
Latin America Mexico Puebla
Latin America Mexico Tijuana
Latin America Panama Panama 9,500 i-rooms.net
Latin America Peru Lima 22,800 Instituto Metropolitano PROTRANSPORTE de Lima
Latin America Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain - Arima
Latin America Uruguay Montevideo
Latin America Venezuela Barquisimeto
Latin America Venezuela Caracas
Latin America Venezuela Merida 9,000 María Alejandra Guilarte Castro, Former president of Trolmerida
Oceania Australia Adelaide 6,700 2012 Currie G and Delbosc. A - Assessing bus rapid transit system performance in Australasia
Oceania Australia Brisbane 19,900 2012 Currie G and Delbosc. A - Assessing bus rapid transit system performance in Australasia
Oceania Australia Sydney - Metropolitan Area 3,069 2011 STA - Business Information System Report. Average daily figures.
Oceania New Caledonia Nouméa
Oceania New Zealand Auckland 2,200 2012 Currie G and Delbosc. A - Assessing bus rapid transit system performance in Australasia
Europe Belgium Liège
Europe Finland Helsinki
Europe France Bayonne - Biarritz
Europe France Bayonne - Tarnos
Europe France Belfort
Europe France Caen
Europe France Cannes
Europe France Chalon-sur-Saône
Europe France Douai
Europe France Evry
Europe France La Rochelle
Europe France Le Mans
Europe France Lille
Europe France Lorient
Europe France Lyon
Europe France Maubeuge
Europe France Metz
Europe France Nancy
Europe France Nantes 2,000 2011 COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Europe France Nîmes
Europe France Paris 3,000 2011
Europe France Rouen
Europe France Saint-Nazaire
Europe France Strasbourg
Europe France Toulouse
Europe Germany Essen
Europe Germany Oberhausen
Europe Ireland Belfast
Europe Netherlands Almere
Europe Netherlands Amsterdam 960 2011 ITDP
Europe Netherlands Eindhoven
Europe Netherlands Enschede
Europe Netherlands Utrecht
Europe Spain Castellón
Europe Spain Granada
Europe Sweden Gothenburg
Europe Sweden Jonkoping
Europe Sweden Stockholm
Europe Switzerland Zurich 1,300 2011 COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Europe Turkey Istanbul 30,000 2013 Levinson H. et. al - A Bus Rapid Transit Line Case Study: Istanbul's Metrobus System
Europe United Kingdom Cambridge
Europe United Kingdom Fareham - Gosport
Europe United Kingdom Greater Manchester
Europe United Kingdom Kent
Europe United Kingdom Luton
Europe United Kingdom Runcorn
Europe United Kingdom Swansea
Northern America Canada Calgary
Northern America Canada Gatineau 3,500 2013 www.sto.ca
Northern America Canada Mississauga
Northern America Canada Ottawa 10,500 2013 www.octranspo1.com
Northern America Canada Quebec
Northern America Canada Winnipeg
Northern America Canada York Regional Municipality
Northern America United States Albuquerque
Northern America United States Alexandria - Arlington
Northern America United States Aspen - Gleenwood Springs
Northern America United States Cleveland
Northern America United States Eugene 500 2007 Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide (ITDP) 2007
Northern America United States Fort Collins
Northern America United States Hartford County
Northern America United States Las Vegas
Northern America United States Los Angeles
Northern America United States Miami
Northern America United States New York
Northern America United States Orlando
Northern America United States Pittsburgh 5,000 2007 Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide (ITDP) 2007
Northern America United States Richmond
Northern America United States San Bernardino
Northern America United States San Francisco
Asia China Beijing 2,850 2013 brt.fareast.mobi
Asia China Changde 800 2013 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Changzhou
Asia China Chengdu 6,650 2013 www.worldbrt.net
Asia China Chongqing
Asia China Dalian 6,430 2014 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Guangzhou 27,000 2016 CUSTReC
Asia China Hangzhou 3,700 2015 www.worldbrt.net
Asia China Hefei 3,600 2011 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Jinan 2,050 2014 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Kunming 6,300 2007 Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide (ITDP) 2007 and www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Lanzhou 6,550 2013 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Lianyungang 1,650 2013 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Urumqi 6,950 2013 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Xiamen 8,360 2012 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Yancheng 1,300 2011 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Yichang 5,400 2015 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Yinchuan 3,600 2012 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Zaozhuang 700 2011 www.chinabrt.org
Asia China Zhengzhou 5,600 2013 www.chinabrt.org
Asia India Ahmedabad 1,780 2013 www.embarq.org
Asia India Amritsar
Asia India Bhopal
Asia India Hubballi-Dharwad
Asia India Indore
Asia India Jaipur 1,046 2011 Primary Survey, EMBARQ
Asia India Pune - Primpi-Chinchwad 3,600 2015 webcache.googleusercontent.com
Asia India Rajkot
Asia India Surat
Asia Indonesia Jakarta 3,600 2013 www.embarq.org
Asia Iran Isfahan
Asia Iran Tabriz
Asia Iran Tehran
Asia Israel Haifa
Asia Japan Kesennuma - Tome
Asia Japan Nagoya 750 2007 Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide (ITDP) 2007 and www.chinabrt.org
Asia Jordan Amman
Asia Malaysia Subang Jaya
Asia Pakistan Islamabad - Rawalpindi 2,100 2015 www.worldbrt.net
Asia Pakistan Lahore 10,000 2015 en.wikipedia.org
Asia Republic of Korea Seoul 8,400 2011 Bus Rapid Transit Planning Guide (ITDP) 2007 and www.chinabrt.org
Asia Taiwan Chiayi
Asia Taiwan Taichung
Asia Taiwan Taipei 6,000 2014 www.esci-ksp.org
Asia Thailand Bangkok 1,200 2011 www.chinabrt.org
Asia Vietnam Hanoi 520 2017 ITDP
Africa Kenya Nairobi
Africa Nigeria Lagos
Africa South Africa Cape Town
Africa South Africa Johannesburg 5,760 2013 wrirosscities.org
Africa South Africa Pretoria
Africa Tanzania Dar es Salaam 18,000 2018 DAR RAPID TRANSIT AGENCY