Changzhou BRT

Changzhou Bus Rapid Transit, also knows as Changzhou BRT, is a bus rapid transit system in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, which began operation on . Currently, the BRT system consists of 2 main lines and 9 branch lines.

Overview The "Feasibility Study Report for the Changzhou BRT (Line 1) Project" () was approved by the expert panel on , and the construction of Changzhou BRT started the next day. On the first day of 2008, Changzhou BRT Line 1 started its operation. The BRT lane is set in the middle of the road, while the BRT stations are located on the both sides of the BRT lane. Passengers can enter the BRT station via zebra crossing. The bus doors open on the right.

Currently, Changzhou BRT has two main lines, B1 and B2. The length of two main lines is about , and the branch lines is over in length.

Lines

BRT Line 1

Line 1 (commonly known as Route B1) is a north-south oriented route that opened on . The original terminus of Route B1 was Xinbei Bus Station () in the north and Wujin Bus Station () in the south. In 2011, after the opening of Changzhou North Railway Station, the terminus in the north was extended to Changzhou North Railway Station. Route B1 passes through major roads in Changzhou like Liaohe Road, Tongjiang Road, Huaide Road, Laodong Road, and Lanling Road, and is in length. Route B1 is the first line in the Changzhou Bus system that uses a articulated bus. Besides articulated bus, current fleets of Route B1 include double-decker bus and electric-powered single-decker bus. As the main line of the Changzhou BRT system, Route B1 covers Xinbei District, Tianning District, Zhonglou District and Wujin District.

Line Information

Currently, Line 1 has 1 main line (B1) and 6 branch lines (B10, B11, B12, B13, B15, B18).常州市公共交通运营线路一览表 . 常州市公共交通集团公司 Meanwhile, some of the bus routes that doesn't belong to the Changzhou BRT system also stops at Changzhou BRT stations.

BRT Line 2 Line 2 (commonly known as Route B2) is an east-west oriented route that opened on . The original terminus of Route B2 was Xilin Bus Station () in the west and Qishuyan Bus Station () in the east. In 2013, the west terminus was extended to Xilin Bus Hub (), and the current east terminus is Tianing Education Town (). Route B2 passes through major roads in Changzhou like Huaide Road, Yanling Road, Liua Road, and Dongfang Road, and is in length. Due to the construction of Changzhou Metro Line 2, most BRT stations of Route B2 has been demolished, and only two of them remains.

Line Information Currently, Line 2 has 1 main line (B2) and 2 branch lines (B22, B23). Meanwhile, some of the bus routes that doesn't belong to the Changzhou BRT system also stops at Changzhou BRT stations.

Changzhou BRT

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