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This paper empirically explores the impacts and discusses the advantages of the two BRT systems “Key Route Bus System”, operating on exclusive median bus lane system and “Guideway Bus System”, operated on elevated mechanical track guidance system. These systems have been introduced (Key Route Bus: 1985, Guideway Bus 2001) in Nagoya which is the third largest city in Japan. The analysis for the Key Route Bus System suggests that: 1) Median bus lane and longer distances between bus stops improve the operational speed and punctuality, and therefore this higher service enables to minimize the decrease of passengers compared to the other bus routes; 2) It increases the road capacity and decreases the environmental load; 3) It does not have any notable impacts on urban development. For the Guideway Bus System the three important conclusions are: 1) High operational speed and punctuality is attained through elevated alignment which is completely elevated from the car traffic and signalizations on the roads; 2) Rate of increase in passenger demand is higher than that of population because of higher level of service; 3) Current legislation system in Japan requires complex operation system and elevated track lane for Guideway Bus System and this makes the operational cost higher compared to the other applications in other countries.

01120148

09-3000

English

13p

2009

Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (6) ; Maps (3) ; Photos (2) ; References (9) ; Tables (4)

Bus lanes; Bus transit; Bus transit operations; Elevated guideways; Highway capacity; Operating costs; Public transit; Routes and routing; Schedules and scheduling; Urban areas; Urban development

Japan; Nagoya (Japan)

Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I73: Traffic Control

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2009 Paper #09-3000

TRIS, TRB

Jan 30 2009 7:23PM