Xiamen BRT
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A King Long XMQ6180G running on BRT Line 1
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | Xiamen (Amoy) |
| Transit type | Elevated Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 3 |
| Number of stations | 47 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 31 August 2008 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 67.4 km (41.9 mi) |
| Top speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
| Xiamen Bus Rapid Transit | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 厦门快速公交 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 廈門快速公交 | ||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiàmén kuaìshù gōngjiāo |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Ē-mn̂g-khòai-sok-kong-kau |
Xiamen's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) was formally put into operation on August 31, 2008 in the Chinese city of Xiamen(Amoy) and is considered China's first elevated BRT network. Eventually the system will be rebuilt into a elevated metro network and be integrated with the Xiamen Metro.
The system uses some dedicated elevated roadways as well as dedicated lanes on bridges which allow buses to reach speeds of 60 km/h. Due to its success, the city has won honors as the China's top transportation city for six years running with more than 30% of trips taken by public transport.
The system currently has 3 operational lines.
From No.1 Port to Xiamen North Railway Station in Jimei 21 stops over 33.4 km and takes about 90mins
From Diyi Matou (No.1 Port) and ends at Wenxing Dong Rd (Qianpu) 17 bus stops over 18.7 km and takes about 50mins
From Diyi Matou (No.1 Port) and ends at Xike. 9 stops over 15.3 km and takes about 40 minutes
The fare is calculated by distance travelled. The basic fare is 0.3rmb per km in non-air condition bus and 0.6rmb in air conditioned bus
From No.1 Port and ends at Qianpu.
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