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Borgarlína is the name of a proposed BRT network in the capital region of Iceland.[1] The network has been in planning since 2015, and involves upgrading existing road infrastructure to include long stretches of separated public transport lanes. Parts of the network could later be upgraded to light rail.
As of November 2025, about 10 years after Borgarlína was included in the regional plan for the capital area, the system had not begun passenger service as Borgarlína. According to Borgarlínan, the first phase was expected to be ready in 2031, around 16 years after the project was included in the regional plan, although parts of the infrastructure could be used by Strætó before the whole phase was completed.[2]
The project formed part of the wider 2019 capital-area transport agreement, a 120 billion ISK public transport agreement.[3] By 2025, Borgarlínan stated that the full Borgarlína program was estimated at 130.4 billion ISK, representing about 42% of the 311 billion ISK investment plan for the wider agreement.[4] By 1 May 2025, 5.33 billion ISK had been booked to Borgarlína, while the system had not yet begun passenger service.[5] In November 2025, Borgarlínan stated that the first phase was expected to be ready in 2031.[6]
Phase 1
editBorgarlína, as a bus rapid transit (BRT) system, aims to upgrade sections of the existing road infrastructure with long stretches of dedicated lanes for public transport.[7] The lanes of Borgarlína are intended exclusively for public transport vehicles (and emergency services). These dedicated lanes will form the route for the future light rail transit (LRT) in a further phase.
The first phase of Borgarlína involves the construction of a bridge across Fossvogur Bay, which is scheduled to be completed mid-2028.[8] The bridge will be reserved exclusively for public transport vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
However, the construction of the first phase of the Reykjavík express bus line Borgarlína has been delayed by the Corona pandemic. According to the updated schedule, the first section of the line is to go into operation in 2026, rather than 2025 as originally planned. The updated plans call for the Hamraborg-Miðborg tunnel to be completed in 2026 and the Ártúnshöfði-Miðborg tunnel in 2027 in the first phase.[9]
For phase 1, 18-meter-long city buses will be purchased. The electric articulated vehicles have space for 125 passengers and have step-free access. The vehicles will mostly drive on special lanes and have priority at intersections, which will result in shorter travel times.
They are to run every hour during normal operation, but every 7 to 10 minutes during rush hour.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "SSH - Kynningarefni". Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ↑ "Staða hönnunar, skipulags og framkvæmda við Borgarlínuna". Borgarlínan. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Borgarlína tryggð með 120 milljarða króna samgöngusáttmála". Vísir. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Lokahönnun að hefjast fyrir Borgarlínuna frá Hlemmi að Mörkinni". Borgarlínan. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Staða og framgangur verkefna" (PDF). Betri samgöngur. June 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Staða hönnunar, skipulags og framkvæmda við Borgarlínuna". Borgarlínan. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "A new backbone of public transport". Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ↑ "Framkvæmdir fyrir Fossvogsbrú". Borgarlínan. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
- ↑ "Timeline adjusted to changing circumstances". Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ↑ "An 18-meter city line car can accommodate 125 passengers". Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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