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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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Cape Town, South Africa - myciti

 

Cape Town has 3,740,026 inhabitants. 43.7% of total trips are made by public transport, as showed in the graph below.

 

MODAL SPLIT - CAPE TOWN

The city has started the system in 2011 and now counts with 2 bus priority corridors consisting of 31 kilometers and benefiting 66,178 passengers every day.

 

SYSTEM LENGTH IN RELATION TO South Africa

 

DAILY DEMAND IN RELATION TO South Africa

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
T01 20,000 23.5 24 All High-level platform
T04 7.3 6 All High-level platform

Curiosities

SYSTEM Indicators

Indicator Value Date Source
GDP per capita (US$) (General info) 5655.9 2020 databank.worldbank.org
Population, city (General info) 3,740,026 2011 www.capetown.gov.za
Population, metro area (General info) 3,740,026 2011 beta2.statssa.gov.za
Population density, metropolitan area (General info) 1,530 2011 beta2.statssa.gov.za
Modal split % public transport (General info) 43.7 2014 www.statssa.gov.za
Modal split % private transport (General info) 47.3 2014 www.statssa.gov.za
Modal split % non motorized (General info) 9 2014 www.statssa.gov.za
System name (System info) MyCiti 2015 myciti.org.za
Corridors (System info) 2 2007 www.capetown.gov.za
Year system commenced (System info) 2011 www.capetown.gov.za
Transit agency (System info)
Standard fare (US$) (System info) 1.24 2023, fare for riding 20-30km www.myciti.org.za
Annual fare revenue (US$ millions) (System info) 24.7 2023 Calculated using annual demand and fare
Fare integration within the system (System info) Yes 2015 MyCiti
Citywide fare integration (other modes) (System info)
Integration terminals (System info) 2 2014 www.irfnews.org
Transfer stations (System info)
Peak load (passengers per hour per direction) (System info)
Daily demand (passengers per day) (System info) 66,178 2017 MyCity 2017 Operations Report
Annual demand (passengers per year) (System info) 19,927,355 2017 MyCity 2017 Operations Report
Capital productivity (boardings per bus per day) (System info)
Operational productivity (IPK) (System info)
Operations control center (System info)
Trunk lines (System info) 4 2017 myciti.org.za
Feeder routes (System info) 26 2015 myciti.org.za
Depots (System info)
System length (km) (Additional Information) 30.8 2017 myciti.org.za
Position of with-flow lanes (Additional Information)
Position of counterflow lanes (Additional Information)
Position of bus doors (Additional Information) Left & Right 2011 MyCiti
Lane material on running ways (Additional Information)
Lane material at stations (Additional Information)
Stations (Additional Information) 42 2022 UITP
Station spacing (m) (Additional Information) 733 2022 Calculated using system length and stations
Pre-board fare collection (Additional Information) All 2014 www.itdp.org
Overtaking lanes (Additional Information)
Station boarding level (Additional Information) High-level platform 2017 myciti.org.za
Real time information (Additional Information) All 2015 MyCiti
Peak frequency (buses per hour) (Additional Information) 6 2015 myciti.org.za
Operating speed (Additional Information)
Total fleet (System fleet) 310 2010 www.capetown.gov.za
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) Diesel 2015 myciti.org.za
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) Diesel 2015 myciti.org.za
City's diesel sulfur content (ppm) (System fleet)
Total cost per kilometer (US$ million per km) (System cost)
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 2011 www.myciti.org.za
Unique bus livery (System image) Yes 2011 www.myciti.org.za
Citywide annual road fatalities (System road safety)
Citywide annual injuries (System road safety)

CORRIDOR Indicators - T01

Indicator Value Date Source
Corridor Name (Corridor info) T01 MyCiti
Corridor classification (Corridor info) BRT 2013 ITDP
BRT Standard (Corridor info) Bronze 2013 www.itdp.org
Year corridor commenced (Corridor info) 2011 www.capetown.gov.za
Corridor service (Corridor info) Trunk lines with feeder routes 2015 MyCiti
Peak load, corridor (passengers per hour per direction) (Corridor info)
Daily demand, corridor (passengers per day) (Corridor info) 20,000 2013 www.citylab.com
Trunk lines, corridor (Corridor info) 4 2017 myciti.org.za
Corridor length (km) (Running ways) 23.5 2017 myciti.org.za
Length of segregated lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways)
Length of segregated counterflow lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways)
Length of exclusive lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways)
Mixed traffic with-flow length, corridor (km) (Running ways)
Position of with-flow lanes, corridor (Running ways) Median 2017 Google Maps
Position of counterflow lanes, corridor (Running ways)
Position of bus doors, corridor (Running ways) Left & Right 2011 MyCiti
Lane material on running ways, corridor (Running ways) Asphalt 2017 Google Maps
Lane material at stations, corridor (Running ways)
Grade-separated intersections, corridor (Traffic engineering) Partial
Fixed signal priority (Traffic engineering)
Dynamic signal priority (Traffic engineering)
Stations, corridor (Stations) 24 2017 myciti.org.za
Station spacing, corridor (m) (Stations) 979.2 Calculated using corridor length and stations
Enhanced stations (Stations) Yes 2017 myciti.org.za
Pre-board fare collection, corridor (Stations) All 2014 www.itdp.org
Overtaking lanes, corridor (Stations)
Station boarding level, corridor (Stations) High-level platform 2017 myciti.org.za
Type of bus guidance (ITS)
Peak frequency, corridor (buses per hour per direction) (Travel time) 6 2015 myciti.org.za
Operating speed, corridor (Travel time)
Express services (Travel time) Yes 2016 myciti.org.za
Speed limit (km/h) (Travel time)
Real time information, corridor (Comfort) All 2015 MyCiti
Physically integrated feeders (Comfort)
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 - T04

Indicator Value Date Source
Corridor Name (Corridor info) T04 MyCiti
Corridor classification (Corridor info) BRT 2017 ITDP
BRT Standard (Corridor info) BRT 2016 ITDP will do preliminary assessment shortly
Year corridor commenced (Corridor info) 2015 www.capetown.gov.za
Corridor service (Corridor info) Trunk lines with feeder routes 2015 MyCiti
Peak load, corridor (passengers per hour per direction) (Corridor info)
Daily demand, corridor (passengers per day) (Corridor info)
Trunk lines, corridor (Corridor info) 2 2017 myciti.org.za
Corridor length (km) (Running ways) 7.3 2017 myciti.org.za
Length of segregated lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways)
Length of segregated counterflow lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways)
Length of exclusive lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways)
Mixed traffic with-flow length, corridor (km) (Running ways)
Position of with-flow lanes, corridor (Running ways) Median 2017 Google Maps
Position of counterflow lanes, corridor (Running ways)
Position of bus doors, corridor (Running ways) Left & Right 2017 MyCiti
Lane material on running ways, corridor (Running ways) Asphalt 2017 Google Maps
Lane material at stations, corridor (Running ways)
Grade-separated intersections, corridor (Traffic engineering) None
Fixed signal priority (Traffic engineering)
Dynamic signal priority (Traffic engineering)
Stations, corridor (Stations) 6 2017 myciti.org.za
Station spacing, corridor (m) (Stations) 1,220 Calculated using corridor length and stations
Enhanced stations (Stations) Yes 2017 myciti.org.za
Pre-board fare collection, corridor (Stations) All 2017 myciti.org.za
Overtaking lanes, corridor (Stations)
Station boarding level, corridor (Stations) High-level platform 2017 myciti.org.za
Type of bus guidance (ITS)
Peak frequency, corridor (buses per hour per direction) (Travel time) 6 2017 myciti.org.za
Operating speed, corridor (Travel time)
Express services (Travel time)
Speed limit (km/h) (Travel time)
Real time information, corridor (Comfort) All 2015 MyCiti
Physically integrated feeders (Comfort)
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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