page_title: Transport in China
section_title: Bus rapid transit
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in China / Road / Bus rapid transit
caption_attribution_description: English: A Youngman-Neoplan articulated bus operating on Beijing's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line 1. Notice that the doors are on the left side of the bus -- the BRT stations, which utilize center island platforms exclusively, necessitate this. Deutsch: Ein Bus der Marke Youngman-Neoplan in Betrieb bei der Linie 1 der Pekinger Personentransportgesellschaft Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Zu beachten ist, dass die Einstiegstüren sich auf der linken Fahrzeugseite befinden, da das Unternehmen Inseln anfährt welche sich in der Mitte der Straße befinden.
context_page_description: Transport in China has experienced major growth and expansion in recent years. Although China's transport system comprises a vast network of transport nodes across its huge territory, the nodes tend to concentrate in the more economically developed coastal areas and inland cities along major rivers. The physical state and comprehensiveness of China's transport infrastructure tend to vary widely by geography. While remote, rural areas still largely depend on non-mechanized means of transport, a modern maglev system was built in China to connect the city center of Shanghai with Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Airports, roads, and railway construction will provide a massive employment boost in China over the next decade.
  Much of contemporary China's transport systems have been built since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. The railway, which is the primary mode of long distance transport, has seen rapid growth reaching 120,970 km of railway lines making it the second longest network in the world. Prior to 1950, there were only 21,800 km of railway lines.
context_section_description: A number of BRT systems started operating in China, including the high capacity Guangzhou BRT. More than 30 projects are being implemented or studied in China in some big cities.
caption: Beijing BRT Line 1. Note the doors on the left-hand side of the bus -- the BRT line uses central island platforms for most of its route.
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