Xiamen BRT

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Xiamen BRT
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A King Long XMQ6125AGBEVL running on BRT Line 2
Overview
Locale Xiamen (Amoy)
Transit typeElevated Bus rapid transit
Number of lines5 (incl. 1 express line)
Number of stations47
Operation
Began operation31 August 2008 [1]
Technical
System length67.4 km (41.9 mi)
Top speed60 km/h (37 mph)
System map

The Map of Xiamen Bus Rapid Transit (Simplified Chinese).svg

On 7 June 2013, a mass murder-suicide attack occurred on a bus in Xiamen, Fujian province, China. A bus operating for the Xiamen BRT caught fire and exploded on an elevated lane near the Jinshan stop; 47 people died and 34 were injured. [5] [6] [7]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xiamen</span> City in Fujian, China

Xiamen is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, Haicang, and Xiang'an. All together, these cover an area of 1,700.61 square kilometers (656.61 sq mi) with a population of 5,163,970 as of 2020 and estimated at 5.308 million as of 31 December 2022. The urbanized area of the city has spread from its original island to include most parts of all six of its districts, as well as 4 Zhangzhou districts, which form a built-up area of 7,284,148 inhabitants. This area also connects with Quanzhou in the north, making up a metropolis of nearly ten million people. The Kinmen Islands (Quemoy) administered by the Republic of China (Taiwan) lie less than 6 kilometers (4 mi) away separated by Xiamen Bay. As part of the Opening Up Policy under Deng Xiaoping, Xiamen became one of China's original four special economic zones opened to foreign investment and trade in the early 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fuqing</span> County-level city in Fujian, Peoples Republic of China

(Chinese: 福清; pinyin: Fúqīng; Wade–Giles: Fu2-ch'ing1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-chhiaⁿ; Foochow Romanized: Hók-chiăng; also romanized as Hokchia) is a county-level city of Fujian Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urban rail transit in China</span>

Urban rail transit in China encompasses a broad range of urban and suburban electric passenger rail mass transit systems including subway, light rail, tram and maglev. Some classifications also include non-rail bus rapid transport. As of 31 December 2023, China has the world's longest urban rail transit system with more than 10,000 km (6,200 mi) of urban rail nationwide in 49 systems in 47 cities, accounting for 9 of the 10 longest metro systems, with the exceptions of the Moscow Metro or metro systems in Seoul combined if metro systems in the same cities are merged in the rank.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huangzhou, Huanggang</span> District in Hubei, China

Huangzhou District is an urban district of Huanggang, Hubei province, China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xiamen Metro</span> Rapid transit system in Xiamen, China

Xiamen Metro, officially branded as AMTR, is a rapid transit system serving Xiamen, Fujian, China. Line 1 began operation on 31 December 2017. Line 2 began operation on 25 December 2019. Line 3 began operation on 25 June 2021.

References

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  3. "Xiamen Wins Title of China's Top Transportation-Convenient City". What's On Xiamen. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  4. "Xiamen's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Starts Operating". What's On Xiamen. 2 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12.
  5. "China Bus Fire Probed as 'Criminal Case'". BBC News . 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. "China Bus Fire Kills 47". The Guardian . AP. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  7. "Report: At Least 42 Killed in Southeast China Bus Fire". CNN . 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
Xiamen Bus Rapid Transit
Simplified Chinese 厦门快速公交
Traditional Chinese 廈門快速公交