Tokyo BRT

The 都心と臨海地域を結ぶBRTに関する事業計画
– Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Revision Aug 2018 establishment of TokyoBRT (2019)
– Kesei Bus Co.,Ltd. and Tokyo BRT is a bus company within the Keisei Bus (Keisei Group) that was established on 8 July 2019. Tokyo BRT's vehicles are parked at a building owned by Tokyo BRT and located in Shinonome, Kōtō. They have two bases: Okuto Office and Shinonome-Barn. Both are used in step with Keisei Bus.

Overview

The Tokyo BRT name was selected after soliciting possible names from the public between August and September 2018. The company also asked for public opinion regarding three plans related to their bus designs.

Development in the New Tokyo Waterfront district has needed to progress as a result of the closure of Tsukiji Market (with the simultaneous opening of Toyosu Market) as well as the development of the Olympics Village for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Improvements in public transportation in the Kachidoki, Harumi area were also needed as it was inconveniently located with no rail access.

Routes

In 2020, the route was partially opened to traffic (at the section between Toranomon Hills and Harumi BRT Terminal) for passengers who live or work in the New Tokyo Waterfront district. An extension of the Tokyo BRT to Ginza Station and Tokyo Station (from the side of Shimbashi) and Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station (from the side of Harumi) is under consideration.

Demonstration service

The Tokyo BRT was planned to be rolled out in three phases: demonstration service (preliminary), demonstration service (secondary), and complete service. For demonstration service, there would be six buses during peak hours to service 450 people per hour and four buses during regular hours to service 300 people per hour.

During the preliminary stage of demonstration service, the buses would run one line:

* Toranomon Hills Station (B11) – Shimbashi Station (B01) – Kachidoki BRT (B02) – Harumi BRT Terminal (B22)

During the secondary stage of demonstration service, the buses would run three lines:

* ''Main Road Line'': Toranomon Hills Station (B11) – Shimbashi Station (B01) – Kachidoki BRT (B02) – Shijo-mae Station (B03) – Ariake-Tennis-no-mori Station (B04) – Kokusai-Tenjijo Station (B05) – Tokyo Teleport Station (B06)
*''Harumi・Toyosu Line'': Toranomon Hills Station (B11) – Shimbashi Station (B01) – Kachidoki BRT (B02) – Harumi Chūō (B21) – Harumi BRT Terminal (B22)
*''Kachidoki Line'': Shimbashi (B01) – Kachidoki BRT (B02)

Complete service

For complete service, there will be 20 buses during peak hours to service 2000 people per hour and 12 buses during regular hours to service 1200 people per hour.

During complete service, the buses will run four lines:

* ''Main Road Line'': Toranomon Hills Station (B11) – Shimbashi Station (B01) – Kachidoki BRT (B02) – Shijo-mae Station (B03) – Ariake-Tennis-no-mori Station (B04) – Kokusai-Tenjijo Station (B05) – Tokyo Teleport Station (B06)
*''Harumi・Toyosu Line'': Toranomon Hills Station (B11) – Shimbashi Station (B01) – Kachidoki BRT (B02) – Harumi Chūō (B21) – Harumi BRT Terminal (B22)
*''Kachidoki Line'': Shimbashi (B01) – Kachidoki BRT (B02)
*''Olympics Village Line'': Shimbashi Station (B01) – Kachidoki BRT (B02) – 〈Harumi Gochōme〉(B31, B32, B33: stops, facilities and new route are in consideration)

List of bus stops

* ●：STOP｜：Non stop

Fare

Normal fare:

* Adults: 220 yen
* Children: 110 yen

IC1 diary bike-race ticket:

* Adults: 500 yen
* Children: 250 yen

IC commuter pass:

* Commuting: 9000 yen/1 month, 26000 yen/3 months, 50000 yen/6 months
* Attending school: 6300 yen/1 month, 18200 yen/3 months, 35000 yen/6 months
* Children: 3150 yen/1 month, 9100 yen/3 months, 17500 yen/6 months

Payment options
*IC card (only Suica and Pasmo)

Vehicles

The Tokyo BRT uses three types of buses. These include:

* SORA (fuel cell vehicle): 5 carsDesign
– Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved September 2020.
* Isuzu Erga Duo (articulated bus): 1 car
* Isuzu Erga (diesel vehicle): 3 cars

Timeline

*2014
**August – Decided on the basic policy and invited entries for business collaborators.
**October – Narrowed the business collaborators down to two (Keisei Bus, Toei Bus)
**November – Establishment of "都心と臨海副都心とを結ぶBRT協議会"
*2015
**April – Announcement of "都心と臨海副都心とを結ぶBRT基本計画"
**September – Keisei Bus was selected
*2016
**April – Announcement of "都心と臨海副都心とを結ぶBRT事業計画"
**23 June – Decided on "東京臨海部地域公共交通網形成計画"
*2019
**8 July – Establishment of Tokyo BRT company (as a ''kabushiki-gaisha)''
*2020
**14 February – Decided on the start of demonstration service to be on May 24
**12 May – Announced the postponement of the demonstration service because Tokyo would prevent infection of COVID-19 from spreading.
**1 October – Started demonstration service (preliminary)
*2021 – Plan for starting demonstration service (secondary)
*2022 – Plan for starting complete service

See also

* Bus rapid transit
*Keisei Group
**Keisei Bus (Parent company)
**Keisei Transit Bus
**Tokyo Bay City Bus
**Kantō Railway
**Kantetsu Green Bus (The bus company operates a service similar to Tokyo BRT)

References

External links

Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government official website

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