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“Transportation for A Better Life:
Smart Mobility for Now and Then”

23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

feature of “rapid” in the name of the mode. They are traffic 0.4-km lanes per direction. Therefore, the
critical factors to make BRT differ from score is 1/2 points.
conventional bus services. * Hours of operations
* Dedicated Right-of-Way As can be seen in Table 2, the services are
97% of the 14.4-km length of the corridor is delivered both on weekdays and at weekends but not
separated from the mixed traffic by road markings until midnight (late-night). Therefore, the score is
rather than physically. Additionally, it is dedicated 1/2 points.
for BRT only. Therefore, the score is 7/8 points. * Multi-corridor network
* Bus alignment The corridor is the only now but there is
The vast majority of the bus lanes are in the connection with the planned. Therefore, the score is
middle of two-way roads, which minimizes the 1/2 points.
conflicts between BRT buses and vehicles turning 3.3. Infrastructure (5 criteria)
and those parking in curbs. Therefore, the score is * Passing lanes at stations
8/8 points. There is a single BRT lane per direction.
* Off-board fare collection Therefore, the score is 0/3 points.
This is one the most important solution to * Minimizing bus emissions
reduce travel time compared with traditional buses Vehicles use diesel and do not meet EURO
that requires passengers purchase and validate on- IV and above. Therefore, the score is 0/3 points.
board. All stations in Hanoi apply manual off-board * Station set back from intersections
checking without barriers or turnstiles. Therefore, Based on the survey results, over 75% of
the score is 7/8 points. stations on the corridors are far from intersections at
* Intersection treatments least 26 m. Therefore, the score is 2/3 points.
Traffic-signal priority and forbidding turns * Center stations
across the BRT lanes are not available in Hanoi. All stations are in the middle of roads and
Therefore, the score is 0/7 points. serve both directions of services. Therefore, the
* Platform-level boarding score is 2/2 points.
The high level boarding is applied for both * Pavement quality
stations and vehicles to minimize both horizontal The bus lanes use reinforced concrete over
and vertical gap. Therefore, the score is 7/7 points. most of corridor and they have a thirty-plus-year life.
3.2. Service planning (7 criteria) Therefore, the score is 2/2 points.
* Multiple routes 3.4. Stations (5 criteria)
All vehicles run along the corridor between * Distances between stations
two terminals. Multiple routes do not exist in case of With 21 stations on the 14.4-km length, the
Hanoi. Therefore, the score is 0/4 points. average distance between two consecutive station
* Express, limited-strop, and local services falls into the range between 300m and 800m.
During operational time, only local services Therefore, the score is 2/2 points.
that stop at every station are provided. Express and * Safe and comfortable stations
limited-stop services that skip low-demand stations Stations in Hanoi have internal width of over
or directly connect between two terminals are not 3 m with weather protection. Besides, they are
available. Therefore, the score is 0/3 points. attractive with modern design and under surveillance
* Control center by cameras. Therefore, the score is 3/3 points.
A control center dedicated for BRT have * Number of doors on bus
completed but not in operation. The center of The vehicles are standard (non-articulated)
conventional bus takes responsibility for monitoring type with two doors on the left side. Therefore, the
BRT vehicles too. Therefore, the score is 0/3 points. score is 3/3 points.
* Located in top ten corridors * Docking bays and sub-stops
The corridor connects between the suburb There is no station composed of docking
and the city center. Longer sections of the corridor bats and sub-stops. Therefore, the score is 0/2 points.
pass low-density areas, even agricultural lots.
Therefore, the score is 0/2 points.
* Demand profile
In the highest demand segment starting at
the terminal Kim Ma, BRT buses run on the mixed

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