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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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Barquisimeto, Venezuela - transbarca

 

Barquisimeto has 1,242,351 inhabitants.
The city has started the system in 2013 and now counts with 2 bus priority corridors consisting of 24 kilometers and benefiting 132,830 passengers every day. The average operational speed of the system is 26 km/h.

 

SYSTEM LENGTH IN RELATION TO Venezuela

 

DAILY DEMAND IN RELATION TO Venezuela

Some technical details about corridors are presented in the table below.

 

 

Corridor NameDaily demand, corridor (passengers per day)Corridor length (km)Stations, corridorPre-board fare collection, corridorOvertaking lanes, corridorStation boarding level, corridorOperating speed, corridor
Ruta 1 61,632 15.4 23 None None Low-level platform
Ruta 2 71,198 8.5 18 None None Low-level platform

Curiosities

SYSTEM Indicators

Indicator Value Date Source
GDP per capita (US$) (General info) 16055.6 2014 databank.worldbank.org
Population, city (General info) 1,242,351 2011 www.censoinfo.ine.gob.ve
Population, metro area (General info) 2,663,256 2011 www.censoinfo.ine.gob.ve
Population density, metropolitan area (General info) 283.4 2011 www.censoinfo.ine.gob.ve
Modal split % public transport (General info)
Modal split % private transport (General info)
Modal split % non motorized (General info)
System name (System info) Transbarca www.barquisimeto.com
Corridors (System info) 2 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Year system commenced (System info) 2013 www.vtv.gob.ve
Transit agency (System info) Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte Terrestre y Obras Publicas (MPPTTOP) 2015 www.facebook.com
Standard fare (US$) (System info) 0.01 2020 www.eluniversal.com
Annual fare revenue (US$ millions) (System info) 0.3 Calculated using annual demand and fare
Fare integration within the system (System info) Yes 2015 www.youtube.com
Citywide fare integration (other modes) (System info) N/A
Integration terminals (System info) 3 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Transfer stations (System info)
Peak load (passengers per hour per direction) (System info)
Daily demand (passengers per day) (System info) 132,830 2014 www.noticiasbarquisimeto.com e es.wikipedia.org
Annual demand (passengers per year) (System info) 39,849,000 2014 Calculated using daily demand and 300 working days
Capital productivity (boardings per bus per day) (System info)
Operational productivity (IPK) (System info)
Operations control center (System info)
Trunk lines (System info) 2 2014 www.rnv.gob.ve
Feeder routes (System info) 6 2014 www.rnv.gob.ve
Depots (System info) 1 2015 www.youtube.com
System length (km) (Additional Information) 23.9 2015 Google Maps
Position of with-flow lanes (Additional Information) N/A
Position of counterflow lanes (Additional Information) Median 2015 www.youtube.com
Position of bus doors (Additional Information) Right 2015 www.youtube.com
Lane material on running ways (Additional Information) Asphalt & Concrete 2015 www.youtube.com
Lane material at stations (Additional Information) Asphalt & Concrete 2015 www.youtube.com
Stations (Additional Information) 41 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Station spacing (m) (Additional Information) 582.9 Calculated using system length and stations
Pre-board fare collection (Additional Information) None 2015 www.youtube.com
Overtaking lanes (Additional Information) None 2015 www.youtube.com
Station boarding level (Additional Information) Low-level platform 2015 www.youtube.com
Real time information (Additional Information) None
Peak frequency (buses per hour) (Additional Information)
Operating speed (Additional Information) 26 2015 es.wikipedia.org
Total fleet (System fleet)
Fleet, standard buses (System fleet)
Average age, standard buses (System fleet)
Propulsion, standard buses (System fleet)
Fuel type, standard buses (System fleet)
Fuel economy, standard buses (System fleet)
Fleet, articulated buses (System fleet)
Average age, articulated buses (System fleet)
Propulsion, articulated buses (System fleet)
Fuel type, articulated buses (System fleet)
Fuel economy, articulated buses (System fleet)
Fleet, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) 0
Average age, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) N/A
Propulsion, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) N/A
Fuel type, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) N/A
Fuel economy, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) N/A
Fleet, double-decker buses (System fleet) 0
Average age, double-decker buses (System fleet) N/A
Propulsion, double-decker buses (System fleet) N/A
Fuel type, double-decker buses (System fleet) N/A
Fuel economy, double-decker buses (System fleet) N/A
Typical fuel type (System fleet)
City's diesel sulfur content (ppm) (System fleet)
Total cost per kilometer (US$ million per km) (System cost) 3.3 2014 www.rnv.gob.ve
Planning cost (US$ million) (System cost)
Capital cost per kilometer (US$ million per km) (System cost)
Infrastructure cost per kilometer (US$ million per km) (System cost)
Equipment cost (US$ million) (System cost)
Annual operational cost (US$ million) (System cost)
User rating (System image)
Brand and logo (System image) Yes 2015 www.youtube.com
Unique bus livery (System image) Yes 2015 www.youtube.com
Citywide annual road fatalities (System road safety)
Citywide annual injuries (System road safety)

CORRIDOR Indicators - Ruta 1

Indicator Value Date Source
Corridor Name (Corridor info) Ruta 1 www.barquisimeto.com
Corridor classification (Corridor info) BRT 2014 ITDP
BRT Standard (Corridor info) BRT 2014 ITDP Preliminary assessment
Year corridor commenced (Corridor info) 2013 www.rnv.gob.ve
Corridor service (Corridor info) Trunk lines with feeder routes 2014 www.rnv.gob.ve
Peak load, corridor (passengers per hour per direction) (Corridor info)
Daily demand, corridor (passengers per day) (Corridor info) 61,632 2014 www.noticiasbarquisimeto.com & es.wikipedia.org
Trunk lines, corridor (Corridor info) 1 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Corridor length (km) (Running ways) 15.4 2015 Google Maps
Length of segregated lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0
Length of segregated counterflow lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 13.6 2015 Google Maps
Length of exclusive lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0
Mixed traffic with-flow length, corridor (km) (Running ways) 1.8 2015 Google Maps
Position of with-flow lanes, corridor (Running ways) N/A
Position of counterflow lanes, corridor (Running ways) Median 2015 www.youtube.com
Position of bus doors, corridor (Running ways) Right 2015 www.youtube.com
Lane material on running ways, corridor (Running ways) Asphalt & Concrete 2015 www.youtube.com
Lane material at stations, corridor (Running ways) Asphalt & Concrete 2015 www.youtube.com
Grade-separated intersections, corridor (Traffic engineering) None 2015 www.youtube.com
Fixed signal priority (Traffic engineering) None
Dynamic signal priority (Traffic engineering) None
Stations, corridor (Stations) 23 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Station spacing, corridor (m) (Stations) 669.6 Calculated using corridor length and stations
Enhanced stations (Stations) Yes 2015 www.flickr.com
Pre-board fare collection, corridor (Stations) None 2015 www.youtube.com
Overtaking lanes, corridor (Stations) None 2015 www.youtube.com
Station boarding level, corridor (Stations) Low-level platform 2015 www.youtube.com
Type of bus guidance (ITS)
Peak frequency, corridor (buses per hour per direction) (Travel time)
Operating speed, corridor (Travel time)
Express services (Travel time) No
Speed limit (km/h) (Travel time) 60 2013 es.wikipedia.org
Real time information, corridor (Comfort) None
Physically integrated feeders (Comfort) Yes 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Total cost per kilometer, corridor (US$ million per km) (Cost)
Planning cost, corridor (US$ million) (Cost)
Infrastructure cost per kilometer, corridor (US$ million per km) (Cost)
User rating, corridor (Quality of service)
Corridor annual fatalities (Road Safety)

CORRIDOR Indicators - Ruta 2

Indicator Value Date Source
Corridor Name (Corridor info) Ruta 2 www.barquisimeto.com
Corridor classification (Corridor info) BRT 2014 ITDP
BRT Standard (Corridor info) BRT 2014 ITDP Preliminary assessment
Year corridor commenced (Corridor info) 2013 www.rnv.gob.ve
Corridor service (Corridor info) Trunk lines with feeder routes 2014 www.rnv.gob.ve
Peak load, corridor (passengers per hour per direction) (Corridor info)
Daily demand, corridor (passengers per day) (Corridor info) 71,198 2014 www.noticiasbarquisimeto.com & es.wikipedia.org
Trunk lines, corridor (Corridor info) 1 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Corridor length (km) (Running ways) 8.5 2015 Google Maps
Length of segregated lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0
Length of segregated counterflow lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 3.2 2015 Google maps
Length of exclusive lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0
Mixed traffic with-flow length, corridor (km) (Running ways) 5.3 2015 Google maps
Position of with-flow lanes, corridor (Running ways) N/A
Position of counterflow lanes, corridor (Running ways) Median 2015 www.youtube.com
Position of bus doors, corridor (Running ways) Right 2015 www.youtube.com
Lane material on running ways, corridor (Running ways) Asphalt & Concrete 2015 www.youtube.com
Lane material at stations, corridor (Running ways) Asphalt & Concrete 2015 www.youtube.com
Grade-separated intersections, corridor (Traffic engineering) None 2015 www.youtube.com
Fixed signal priority (Traffic engineering) None
Dynamic signal priority (Traffic engineering) None
Stations, corridor (Stations) 18 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Station spacing, corridor (m) (Stations) 472.2 Calculated using corridor length and stations
Enhanced stations (Stations) Yes 2015 www.flickr.com
Pre-board fare collection, corridor (Stations) None 2015 www.youtube.com
Overtaking lanes, corridor (Stations) None 2015 www.youtube.com
Station boarding level, corridor (Stations) Low-level platform 2015 www.youtube.com
Type of bus guidance (ITS)
Peak frequency, corridor (buses per hour per direction) (Travel time)
Operating speed, corridor (Travel time)
Express services (Travel time) No
Speed limit (km/h) (Travel time) 60 2013 es.wikipedia.org
Real time information, corridor (Comfort) None
Physically integrated feeders (Comfort) Yes 2013 www.barquisimeto.com
Total cost per kilometer, corridor (US$ million per km) (Cost)
Planning cost, corridor (US$ million) (Cost)
Infrastructure cost per kilometer, corridor (US$ million per km) (Cost)
User rating, corridor (Quality of service)
Corridor annual fatalities (Road Safety)

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