The term bus rapid transit system (BRT system) has been applied to a wide range of bus, trolleybus, and electric bus systems. In 2012, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) published a BRT Standard to make it easier to standardize and compare bus services.
The below list only includes BRT systems in Oceania that are in operation or under construction.
Legend Status (background color) White: Operational Light blue: Under construction City Primary city served by the buses and trolleybus. System name The English name of the bus rapid transit or overview article for city. Operator Operating the main bus services along its designated route. Began The year that the bus rapid transit began operating for passenger service. Stations Stations connected by transfers are counted as one station, unless otherwise note. Length (km) Track length; lines which share track are counted once or Corridor length; lines which sharing the same corridor are counted once. Notes/Description A short objective description and subjective of routes bus rapid transit ridership and passengers (daily). Type eBRT - Electric Bus Rapid Transit, using Trolleybuses or eBRT using Electric buses or other source. BRT certified ITDP standards-and-guides and bus-rapid-transit-standard year rewards.
Australia
BRT systems in City System name Operator Began Lines Stations Length Notes/Description Type BRT certified Adelaide O-Bahn Busway Torrens Transit 9 March 1986 - 3 One of the world's longest, fastest and most heavily used guided busways. Not BRT certified in 2013.https://www.itdp.org/library/standards-and-guides/the-bus-rapid-transit-standard/best-practices-2013/ Retrieved 2022-09-28 Brisbane South East Busway Transport for Brisbane, Clarks Logan City Bus Service, Mt Gravatt Bus Service, Transdev Queensland, Park Ridge Transit 13 September 2000 1 13 Routes are linked through an underground hub in the central business district.Busways in Brisbane carried over 70 million passengers in 2011. Busway Silver BRT certified (2013). Northern Busway Transport for Brisbane 23 February 2004 1 13 - Eastern Busway Transport for Brisbane 3 August 2009 1 6 - Brisbane Metro Transport for Brisbane 28 January 2025 2 18 Runs entirely on the South East, Northern and Eastern Busways. eBRT electric busesNot BRT certified in 2022. Melbourne SmartBus CDC Melbourne, Kinetic Melbourne, Ventura Bus Lines 1990 9 - - Has elements of BRT infrastructure but uses relatively few dedicated bus lanes.PerthKwinana Freeway Bus TransitwayFebruary 2002 -2Closed in January 2006 for the construction of the Mandurah lineBusway Sydney B-Line Keolis Northern Beaches 26 November 2017 - 10 Liverpool-Parramatta T-way Transit Systems NSW 2 February 2003 - 35 Metrobus Hillsbus, State Transit Authority, Transdev NSW, Transit Systems NSW, U-Go Mobility 12 October 2008 13 - - M2 bus corridor. North-West T-way Busways, Hillsbus 10 March 2007 - 30
New Caledonia
BRT systems in City System name Operator Began Lines Stations Length Notes/Description Type BRT certified Nouméa 12 October 2019 1 23 eBRT electric buses Not BRT certified in 2022.
New Zealand
In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.
BRT systems in City System name Operator Began Lines Stations Length Notes/Description Type BRT certified Auckland Northern Busway Ritchies Transport, Tranzit Group (Tranzurban Auckland) February 2008 - 6 Busway Not BRT certified in 2013. Eastern Busway Kinetic Group (Go Bus), Howick & Eastern Buses December 2021 - 6 Stage 1 operational (Panmure to Pakuranga)Stage 2 under construction (Pakuranga to Botany) Busway Northwest Busway – Te Ara Hauāuru Tranzit Group (Tranzurban Auckland) - - 7 Planned Busway Airport to Botany Bus Rapid Transit - - - - Proposed Busway
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