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| Xiamen BRT | |||
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 A King Long XMQ6125AGBEVL running on BRT Line 2 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Xiamen (Amoy) | ||
| Transit type | Elevated Bus rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 5 (incl. 1 express line) | ||
| Number of stations | 47 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 31 August 2008 [1] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 67.4 km (41.9 mi) | ||
| Top speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) | ||
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| Xiamen Bus Rapid Transit | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 厦门快速公交 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廈門快速公交 | ||||||||||
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Xiamen's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a bus rapid transit system in Xiamen,Fujian,China. It was formally put into operation on August 31,2008 and is considered China's first elevated BRT network. [1] Eventually the system will be rebuilt into an elevated metro network and be integrated with the Xiamen Metro.
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The system uses some dedicated elevated roadways as well as dedicated lanes on bridges which allow buses to reach speeds of 60 km/h. [2] Due to its success,the city has won honors as the China's top transportation city for six years running with more than 30% of trips taken by public transport. [3]
