Lanzhou BRT is a

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system in

Lanzhou Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...

, China. There is one line in operation, the total length of the system is and there are in total 15 stations. The buses are supplied by

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. Flat fare is 2 yuan. Six conventional bus lines also use parts of the BRT network. The system was partially inspired by the

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system.

Split stations

Lanzhou BRT is the first BRT system to use split stations. Several of the platforms are located in the middle of the road, and buses in both directions stop cross-platform. This saves platform space. However, it requires the buses to be fitted with doors on both sides. Passenger access the platforms through overpasses or underground pedestrian tunnels.

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External links

Lanzhou BRT on World BRT

Lanzhou BRT on Urban Transport Photo Library

{{Urban rail transit in China Bus rapid transit in China Transport in Lanzhou

Split stations

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