Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit


Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit is the bus rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in the People's Republic of China. Its first line was put into operation on 10 February 2010. It handles approximately 1,000,000 passenger trips daily with a peak passenger flow of 26,900 pphpd. In fact, this rapid transit system contains the world's longest BRT stations – around 260m including bridges – with bus volumes of 1 bus every 10 seconds or 350 per hour in a single direction. The BRT system has two new lines and two extensions planned.
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Fleet

The BRT operates the following models of buses:
The livery of the BRT is orange with BRT written in white on the sides.

Zhongshan Avenue Bus Rapid Transit trial line

Zhongshan Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Trial Line is the first and only line in operation of Guangzhou BRT. The line is laid out along Zhongshan Avenue, whose innermost lanes form a dedicated BRT corridor. It starts at Tianhe Sports Center in Tianhe District in the west and ends at Lumingshan Bus Terminal in Huangpu District in the east with 27 stations. Several stations have connections to Guangzhou Metro. Same-direction transfers between buses within the BRT corridor are free. The project won numerous awards such as the Sustainable Transportation Development Award in 2011, the first Chinese transportation project to win such award.
Station Name
Station Name
TransferLocation-
Tianhe Sports Center体育中心Tianhe-
Shipaiqiao石牌桥 Tianhe-
Gangding岗顶 Tianhe-
South China Normal University & Jinan University师大暨大Tianhe-
Huajing Xincheng华景新城 Tianhe-
Shangshe上社Tianhe-
Xueyuan学院Tianhe-
Tangxiacun棠下村 Tianhe-
Tangdong棠东Tianhe-
Tianlangmingju天朗明居Tianhe-
Chebei车陂 Tianhe-
Dongpuzhen东圃镇Tianhe-
Huangcun黄村 Dongpu Coach TerminalTianhe-
Zhucun珠村 Tianhe-
Lianxi莲溪Tianhe-
Maogang茅岗Huangpu-
Zhujiang Village珠江村Huangpu-
Xiasha下沙Huangpu-
Wuchong乌冲Huangpu-
Wenyuan 文园（地铁双岗站） Huangpu Coach StationHuangpu-
Shuanggang双岗Huangpu-
Shapu沙浦Huangpu-
South Sea God Temple南海神庙 Huangpu-
Miaotou庙头 Huangpu-
Nanwan南湾Huangpu-
Xiayuan夏园 Huangpu-
Lumingshan Bus Terminal鹿鸣山总站Huangpu-

Accidents & Incidents

On 1 July 2014, at Tianhe Sports Center, a B5 bus travelling eastbound clipped another B5 bus travelling in the same direction, before crossing the centre median and colliding head-on with a westbound B3 bus. In total, 17 passengers were hospitalized, including 3 in a serious condition.
On 1 January 2018, while a passenger was alighting from a B3 bus at Shipaiqiao station, both the bus and platform screen doors closed, resulting in the passenger being dragged along the roadway as the bus moved off. Other passengers immediately signalled the driver to stop. The bus company took full responsibility for the incident and paid for the injured passenger's medical fees.
On 3 March 2021, a sinkhole opened up on Zhongshan Avenue, near Zhucun station, blocking all eastbound lanes including the BRT lane. Eastbound buses were diverted onto local streets, missing 3 BRT stations. Services returned to normal the next morning.
On 12 November 2024, a tipper truck collided with the footbridge at Tianlangmingju station. For safety reasons, the footbridge was closed and buses temporarily skipped the station.