Changzhou Bus Rapid Transit, also knows as Changzhou BRT, is a bus rapid transit system in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, which began operation on 1 January 2008. Currently, the BRT system consists of 2 main lines and 9 branch lines.
| Changzhou BRT | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Native name | 常州快速公交 |
| Locale | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Service | |
| Type | Bus Rapid Transit |
| Operator(s) | Changzhou Public Transport Group Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 常州市公共交通集团有限责任公司) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 January 2008 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 29.5 km (18.3 mi) (B1) 18.9 km (11.7 mi) (B2) |
| Number of tracks | 10 (in operation) |
| Character | BRT lane, standard lane |
Overview
editThe "Feasibility Study Report for the Changzhou BRT (Line 1) Project" (Chinese: 《常州市快速公交BRT（一号线）工程可行性研究报告》) was approved by the expert panel on 23 May 2007, and the construction of Changzhou BRT started the next day.[1] On the first day of 2008, Changzhou BRT Line 1 started its operation.[2] 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.[1]
Currently, Changzhou BRT has two main lines, B1 and B2. The length of two main lines is about 48.4 km (30.1 mi), and the branch lines is over 120 km (75 mi) in length.
Lines
editBRT Line 1
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Line 1 (commonly known as Route B1) is a north-south oriented route that opened on 1 January 2008. The original terminus of Route B1 was Xinbei Bus Station (Chinese: 新北公交中心站) in the north and Wujin Bus Station (Chinese: 武进公交中心站) in the south.[3] 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 29.5 km (18.3 mi) in length.[4] Route B1 is the first line in the Changzhou Bus system that uses a 18 m (59 ft) articulated bus.[1] 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
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Currently, Line 1 has 1 main line (B1) and 6 branch lines (B10, B11, B12, B13, B15, B18).[5] Meanwhile, some of the bus routes that doesn't belong to the Changzhou BRT system also stops at Changzhou BRT stations.
BRT Line 2
editLine 2 (commonly known as Route B2) is a east-west oriented route that opened on 1 May 2009. The original terminus of Route B2 was Xilin Bus Station (Chinese: 西林公交中心站) in the west and Qishuyan Bus Station (Chinese: 戚墅堰公交中心站) in the east.[6] In 2013, the west terminus was extended to Xilin Bus Hub (Chinese: 西林公交枢纽),[4] and the current east terminus is Tianing Education Town (Chinese: 天宁教育小镇). Route B2 passes through major roads in Changzhou like Huaide Road, Yanling Road, Liua Road, and Dongfang Road, and is 18.9 km (11.7 mi) in length. Due to the construction of Changzhou Metro Line 2, most BRT stations of Route B2 has been demolished[7], and only two of them remains.
Line Information
editCurrently, Line 2 has 1 main line (B2) and 2 branch lines (B22, B23).[5] Meanwhile, some of the bus routes that doesn't belong to the Changzhou BRT system also stops at Changzhou BRT stations.
See Also
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- 1 2 3 蔡, 健臣 (2009). "常州快速公交系统的实践" [Practice of the Changzhou BRT system]. 人民公交 (in Chinese (China)) (2): 59–63.
- ↑ 周, 瑾亮 (2007-12-26). "江苏常州快速公交测试运行" [Jiangsu Changzhou Rapid Bus Trial Operation Begins]. 新浪新闻 (in Chinese (China)). 常州日报. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- ↑ 朱玉林; 虞建安; 李亚雄 (2017). 常州市地方志编纂委员会 (ed.). 常州市志：1986-2010 [Changzhou Annals: 1986-2010] (in Chinese (China)). 北京: 方志出版社. ISBN 978-7-5144-2108-8.
- 1 2 常州市公共交通集团公司 (2015-11-28). 常州快速公交系统发展实践 [Development of the Bus Rapid Transit System in Changzhou]. 中国快速公交系统发展实践汇编（2005-2015） (in Chinese (China)). pp. 17–24.
- 1 2 常州市公共交通运营线路一览表 Archived 2018-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. 常州市公共交通集团公司
- ↑ 虞建安; 叶英姿; 陈勇; 耿飞燕 (2010). 中共常州市委党史工作委员会 (ed.). 扬帆六十年 [Sailing for Sixty Years]. 南京: 南京大学出版社. ISBN 9787305067389.
- ↑ 吴, 文乐 (2025-03-09). "BRT，不"香"了？" [Is BRT out of date?]. news.ifeng.com (in Chinese). 中国新闻周刊. Retrieved 2026-06-13.