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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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Metz, France - mettis

 

Metz has 120,738 inhabitants. 11.2% of total trips are made by public transport, as showed in the graph below.

 

MODAL SPLIT - METZ

The city has started the system in 2013 and now counts with 2 bus priority corridors consisting of 18 kilometers and benefiting 25,000 passengers every day. The average operational speed of the system is 20 km/h.

 

SYSTEM LENGTH IN RELATION TO France

 

DAILY DEMAND IN RELATION TO France

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
Ligne A 12 26 All None Low-level platform 20
Ligne B 11 21 All None Low-level platform 20

Curiosities

SYSTEM Indicators

Indicator Value Date Source
GDP per capita (US$) (General info) 39040.4 2020 databank.worldbank.org
Population, city (General info) 120,738 2010 www.insee.fr
Population, metro area (General info) 389,686 2010 www.insee.fr
Population density, metropolitan area (General info) 242.4 2010 www.insee.fr
Modal split % public transport (General info) 11.2 2006 Metz Métropole
Modal split % private transport (General info) 53.5 2006 Metz Métropole
Modal split % non motorized (General info) 35.3 2006 Metz Métropole
System name (System info) Mettis
Corridors (System info) 2 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Year system commenced (System info) 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Transit agency (System info) Metz Métropole 2013 www.metzmetropole.fr
Standard fare (US$) (System info) 1.78 2023, first ticket is US$1.99 www.lemet.fr
Annual fare revenue (US$ millions) (System info) 13.4 2023 Calculated using annual demand and fare
Fare integration within the system (System info) Yes 2013 lemet.fr
Citywide fare integration (other modes) (System info) Yes 2013 lemet.fr
Integration terminals (System info)
Transfer stations (System info)
Peak load (passengers per hour per direction) (System info)
Daily demand (passengers per day) (System info) 25,000 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Annual demand (passengers per year) (System info) 7,500,000 2013 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) All 2013 lemet.fr
Trunk lines (System info) 2 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Feeder routes (System info) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Depots (System info) 1 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
System length (km) (Additional Information) 17.9 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of with-flow lanes (Additional Information) Curbside & Median 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of counterflow lanes (Additional Information) N/A 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of bus doors (Additional Information) Right 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Lane material on running ways (Additional Information) Concrete 2013 Mettis
Lane material at stations (Additional Information) Concrete 2013 Mettis
Stations (Additional Information) 47 2013 Mettis
Station spacing (m) (Additional Information) 484 2013 Calculated using system length and stations
Pre-board fare collection (Additional Information) All 2013 Mettis
Overtaking lanes (Additional Information) None 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Station boarding level (Additional Information) Low-level platform 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Real time information (Additional Information) All 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Peak frequency (buses per hour) (Additional Information) 12 2013 Mettis
Operating speed (Additional Information) 20 2013 Mettis
Total fleet (System fleet) 27 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Fleet, standard buses (System fleet) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Average age, standard buses (System fleet) N/A
Propulsion, standard buses (System fleet) N/A
Fuel type, standard buses (System fleet) N/A
Fuel economy, standard buses (System fleet) N/A
Fleet, articulated buses (System fleet) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Average age, articulated buses (System fleet) N/A
Propulsion, articulated buses (System fleet) N/A
Fuel type, articulated buses (System fleet) N/A
Fuel economy, articulated buses (System fleet) N/A
Fleet, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) 27 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Average age, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Propulsion, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) Hybrid 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Fuel type, bi-articulated buses (System fleet) Diesel 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Fuel economy, bi-articulated buses (System fleet)
Fleet, double-decker buses (System fleet) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
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 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
City's diesel sulfur content (ppm) (System fleet)
Total cost per kilometer (US$ million per km) (System cost) 15.8 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Planning cost (US$ million) (System cost) 24.6 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Capital cost per kilometer (US$ million per km) (System cost) 14.4 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Infrastructure cost per kilometer (US$ million per km) (System cost) 12.4 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Equipment cost (US$ million) (System cost) 35.7 2013, only buses mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Annual operational cost (US$ million) (System cost)
User rating (System image)
Brand and logo (System image) Yes 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Unique bus livery (System image) Yes 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Citywide annual road fatalities (System road safety)
Citywide annual injuries (System road safety)

CORRIDOR Indicators - Ligne A

Indicator Value Date Source
Corridor Name (Corridor info) Ligne A mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Corridor classification (Corridor info)
BRT Standard (Corridor info)
Year corridor commenced (Corridor info) 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Corridor service (Corridor info) Trunk lines 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
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 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Corridor length (km) (Running ways) 12 2009 www.nbrti.org
Length of segregated lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 11.3 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Length of segregated counterflow lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Length of exclusive lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Mixed traffic with-flow length, corridor (km) (Running ways) 1.3 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of with-flow lanes, corridor (Running ways) Curbside & Median 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of counterflow lanes, corridor (Running ways) N/A 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of bus doors, corridor (Running ways) Right 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Lane material on running ways, corridor (Running ways) Concrete 2013 Mettis
Lane material at stations, corridor (Running ways) Concrete 2013 Mettis
Grade-separated intersections, corridor (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Mettis
Fixed signal priority (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Mettis
Dynamic signal priority (Traffic engineering) All 2013 Mettis
Stations, corridor (Stations) 26 2013 Mettis
Station spacing, corridor (m) (Stations) 480 2013 Calculated using corridor length and stations
Enhanced stations (Stations) Yes 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Pre-board fare collection, corridor (Stations) All 2013 Mettis
Overtaking lanes, corridor (Stations) None 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Station boarding level, corridor (Stations) Low-level platform 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Type of bus guidance (ITS) None 2013 Mettis
Peak frequency, corridor (buses per hour per direction) (Travel time) 12 2013 Mettis
Operating speed, corridor (Travel time) 20 2013 Mettis
Express services (Travel time) No 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Speed limit (km/h) (Travel time)
Real time information, corridor (Comfort) All 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Physically integrated feeders (Comfort) N/A 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
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 - Ligne B

Indicator Value Date Source
Corridor Name (Corridor info) Ligne B mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Corridor classification (Corridor info)
BRT Standard (Corridor info)
Year corridor commenced (Corridor info) 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Corridor service (Corridor info) Trunk lines 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
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 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Corridor length (km) (Running ways) 11 2013, the corridor has a common section of 5.6 km with Ligne A mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Length of segregated lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 9.9 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Length of segregated counterflow lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Length of exclusive lanes, corridor (km) (Running ways) 0 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Mixed traffic with-flow length, corridor (km) (Running ways) 1.1 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of with-flow lanes, corridor (Running ways) Curbside & Median 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of counterflow lanes, corridor (Running ways) N/A 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Position of bus doors, corridor (Running ways) Right 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Lane material on running ways, corridor (Running ways) Concrete 2013 Mettis
Lane material at stations, corridor (Running ways) Concrete 2013 Mettis
Grade-separated intersections, corridor (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Mettis
Fixed signal priority (Traffic engineering) None 2013 Mettis
Dynamic signal priority (Traffic engineering) All 2013 Mettis
Stations, corridor (Stations) 21 2013 Mettis
Station spacing, corridor (m) (Stations) 523 2013 Calculated using corridor length and stations
Enhanced stations (Stations) Yes 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Pre-board fare collection, corridor (Stations) All 2013 Mettis
Overtaking lanes, corridor (Stations) None 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Station boarding level, corridor (Stations) Low-level platform 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Type of bus guidance (ITS) None 2013 Mettis
Peak frequency, corridor (buses per hour per direction) (Travel time) 12 2013 Mettis
Operating speed, corridor (Travel time) 20 2013 Mettis
Express services (Travel time) No 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Speed limit (km/h) (Travel time)
Real time information, corridor (Comfort) All 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
Physically integrated feeders (Comfort) N/A 2013 mettis.metzmetropole.fr
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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