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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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Johannesburg, South Africa - rea vaya

 

Johannesburg has 957,441 inhabitants. 32% of total trips are made by public transport, as showed in the graph below.

 

MODAL SPLIT - JOHANNESBURG

The city has started the system in 2009 and now counts with 2 bus priority corridors consisting of 44 kilometers and benefiting 42,000 passengers every day. The average operational speed of the system is 30 km/h.

 

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
Phase 1A 42,000 25.5 33 All All Low-level platform 30
Phase 1B 18 13 All Low-level platform

Curiosities

SYSTEM Indicators

Indicator Value Date Source
GDP per capita (US$) (General info) 5655.9 2020 databank.worldbank.org
Population, city (General info) 957,441 2011 census2011.adrianfrith.com
Population, metro area (General info) 4,434,827 2011 beta2.statssa.gov.za
Population density, metropolitan area (General info) 2,696 2011 beta2.statssa.gov.za
Modal split % public transport (General info) 32 2002 www.joburg.org.za
Modal split % private transport (General info) 37 2002 www.joburg.org.za
Modal split % non motorized (General info) 31 2002 www.joburg.org.za
System name (System info) Rea Vaya 2015
Corridors (System info) 2 2013 Rea Vaya
Year system commenced (System info) 2009 Rea Vaya
Transit agency (System info) Transport Department 2013 www.joburg.org.za
Standard fare (US$) (System info) 0.84 2015 www.reavaya.org.za
Annual fare revenue (US$ millions) (System info) 7.4 Calculated using annual demand and fare
Fare integration within the system (System info) Yes 2022 www.reavaya.org.za
Citywide fare integration (other modes) (System info)
Integration terminals (System info)
Transfer stations (System info)
Peak load (passengers per hour per direction) (System info) 5,760 2013 wrirosscities.org
Daily demand (passengers per day) (System info) 42,000 2013 Rea Vaya
Annual demand (passengers per year) (System info) 12,600,000 2013 Calculated using daily demand and 300 working days
Capital productivity (boardings per bus per day) (System info) 400 2013 www.embarq.org
Operational productivity (IPK) (System info) 2 2013 www.embarq.org
Operations control center (System info) All 2013 Rea Vaya
Trunk lines (System info) 3 2013 Rea Vaya
Feeder routes (System info) 12 2013 Rea Vaya
Depots (System info) 1 2012 www.reavaya.org.za
System length (km) (Additional Information) 43.5 2013 Rea Vaya
Position of with-flow lanes (Additional Information) Median 2013 www.itdp.org
Position of counterflow lanes (Additional Information) N/A 2013 Rea Vaya
Position of bus doors (Additional Information) Left & Right 2013 Rea Vaya
Lane material on running ways (Additional Information) Asphalt 2013 Rea Vaya
Lane material at stations (Additional Information) Concrete 2013 Rea Vaya
Stations (Additional Information) 13 2013 www.engineeringnews.co.za
Station spacing (m) (Additional Information) 1,384 2013 Calculated using system length and stations
Pre-board fare collection (Additional Information) All 2013 Rea Vaya
Overtaking lanes (Additional Information) Partial 2013 www.itdp.org
Station boarding level (Additional Information) Low-level platform 2013 www.itdp.org
Real time information (Additional Information) All 2013 Rea Vaya
Peak frequency (buses per hour) (Additional Information) 64 2012 ITDP
Operating speed (Additional Information) 30 2013 www.embarq.org
Total fleet (System fleet) 277 2014 www.engineeringnews.co.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) Combustion 2015 ReaVaya
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) Diesel 2013 ITDP
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) 12 2013, calculated using corridors data
Equipment cost (US$ million) (System cost)
Annual operational cost (US$ million) (System cost)
User rating (System image)
Brand and logo (System image) Yes 2014 www.embarq.org
Unique bus livery (System image) Yes 2014 www.embarq.org
Citywide annual road fatalities (System road safety)
Citywide annual injuries (System road safety)

CORRIDOR Indicators - Phase 1A

Indicator Value Date Source
Corridor Name (Corridor info) Phase 1A 2009 Rea Vaya
Corridor classification (Corridor info) BRT 2013 ITDP
BRT Standard (Corridor info) Bronze 2013 www.itdp.org
Year corridor commenced (Corridor info) 2009 www.reavaya.org.za
Corridor service (Corridor info) Trunk lines with feeder routes 2013 Rea Vaya
Peak load, corridor (passengers per hour per direction) (Corridor info) 5,760 2013 www.embarq.org
Daily demand, corridor (passengers per day) (Corridor info) 42,000 2013 www.joburg.org.za
Trunk lines, corridor (Corridor info) 1 2013 Rea Vaya
Corridor length (km) (Running ways) 25.5 2013 Rea Vaya
Length of segregated lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 25.5 2013 Rea Vaya
Length of segregated counterflow lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 Rea Vaya
Length of exclusive lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 Rea Vaya
Mixed traffic with-flow length, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 Rea Vaya
Position of with-flow lanes, corridor (Running ways) Median 2013 Rea Vaya
Position of counterflow lanes, corridor (Running ways) N/A 2013 Rea Vaya
Position of bus doors, corridor (Running ways) Left & Right 2013 Rea Vaya
Lane material on running ways, corridor (Running ways) Asphalt 2013 Rea Vaya
Lane material at stations, corridor (Running ways) Concrete 2013 Rea Vaya
Grade-separated intersections, corridor (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Rea Vaya
Fixed signal priority (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Rea Vaya
Dynamic signal priority (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Rea Vaya
Stations, corridor (Stations) 33 2011 www.reavaya.org.za
Station spacing, corridor (m) (Stations) 772 2013 Calculated using corridor length and stations
Enhanced stations (Stations) Yes 2013 Rea Vaya
Pre-board fare collection, corridor (Stations) All 2013 www.reavaya.org.za
Overtaking lanes, corridor (Stations) All 2013 ITDP
Station boarding level, corridor (Stations) Low-level platform 2013 Rea Vaya
Type of bus guidance (ITS) None 2013 Rea Vaya
Peak frequency, corridor (buses per hour per direction) (Travel time) 64 2013 ITDP
Operating speed, corridor (Travel time) 30 2013 www.embarq.org
Express services (Travel time) No 2016 www.reavaya.org.za
Speed limit (km/h) (Travel time)
Real time information, corridor (Comfort) All 2013 Rea Vaya
Physically integrated feeders (Comfort) Yes 2013 Rea Vaya
Total cost per kilometer, corridor (US$ million per km) (Cost)
Planning cost, corridor (US$ million) (Cost) 4.2 2013 www.embarq.org
Infrastructure cost per kilometer, corridor (US$ million per km) (Cost) 13.6 2013 www.embarq.org
User rating, corridor (Quality of service)
Corridor annual fatalities (Road Safety)

CORRIDOR Indicators - Phase 1B

Indicator Value Date Source
Corridor Name (Corridor info) Phase 1B 2013 Rea Vaya
Corridor classification (Corridor info) BRT 2014 ITDP
BRT Standard (Corridor info) Bronze 2014 www.itdp.org
Year corridor commenced (Corridor info) 2013 www.reavaya.org.za
Corridor service (Corridor info) Trunk lines with feeder routes 2013 Rea Vaya
Peak load, corridor (passengers per hour per direction) (Corridor info)
Daily demand, corridor (passengers per day) (Corridor info)
Trunk lines, corridor (Corridor info) 2 2013 Rea Vaya
Corridor length (km) (Running ways) 18 2013 Rea Vaya
Length of segregated lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 18 2013 Rea Vaya
Length of segregated counterflow lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 Rea Vaya
Length of exclusive lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 Rea Vaya
Mixed traffic with-flow length, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 Rea Vaya
Position of with-flow lanes, corridor (Running ways) Median 2013 Rea Vaya
Position of counterflow lanes, corridor (Running ways) N/A 2013 Rea Vaya
Position of bus doors, corridor (Running ways) Left & Right 2013 Rea Vaya
Lane material on running ways, corridor (Running ways) Asphalt 2013 Rea Vaya
Lane material at stations, corridor (Running ways) Concrete 2013 Rea Vaya
Grade-separated intersections, corridor (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Rea Vaya
Fixed signal priority (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Rea Vaya
Dynamic signal priority (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Rea Vaya
Stations, corridor (Stations) 13 2013 www.engineeringnews.co.za
Station spacing, corridor (m) (Stations) 1,384 2013 Calculated using corridor length and stations
Enhanced stations (Stations) Yes 2013 Rea Vaya
Pre-board fare collection, corridor (Stations) All 2013 www.reavaya.org.za
Overtaking lanes, corridor (Stations)
Station boarding level, corridor (Stations) Low-level platform 2013 Rea Vaya
Type of bus guidance (ITS) None 2013 Rea Vaya
Peak frequency, corridor (buses per hour per direction) (Travel time) 20 2013 www.reavaya.org.za
Operating speed, corridor (Travel time)
Express services (Travel time) No 2016 www.reavaya.org.za
Speed limit (km/h) (Travel time)
Real time information, corridor (Comfort) All 2013 Rea Vaya
Physically integrated feeders (Comfort) Yes 2013 Rea Vaya
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) 9.7 2013 reavaya.org.za
User rating, corridor (Quality of service)
Corridor annual fatalities (Road Safety)

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