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BRT Corridor Capacity Calculator

Calculate Bus Rapid Transit corridor capacity, station count, and travel time based on headway and route design.

Inputs

Results

Peak Hourly Capacity

2,400

Daily Capacity

21,120

Station Count21
End-to-End Travel Time (min)27.3
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Station Spacing (miles), Bus Capacity, and Headway (seconds).
  2. Set Route Length (miles).
  3. Review Peak Hourly Capacity and Daily Capacity.
  4. Use Station Count and End-to-End Travel Time (min) to inform your decision.
  5. Use the chart to visualize the results and explore different scenarios by adjusting inputs.

How the result changes with Bus Capacity

Bus CapacityPeak Hourly CapacityDaily Capacity
216305,544
712,13018,744
1303,90034,320
1805,40047,520

What each input means

Station Spacing (miles)
Average distance between BRT stations in miles
Bus Capacity
BRT vehicle capacity (articulated buses: 60-120)
Headway (seconds)
Time between buses at a station. Top BRT systems achieve 60-90 second headways.
Route Length (miles)
Total one-way route length in miles

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Station Spacing (miles) = 0.5, Bus Capacity = 80, Headway (seconds) = 120, Route Length (miles) = 10 = 4 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Peak Hourly Capacity
    Peak Hourly Capacity
    2400 = 2400
  3. Calculate Daily Capacity
    Daily Capacity
    21120 = 21120
  4. Calculate Station Count
    Station Count
    21 = 21
  5. Calculate End-to-End Travel Time
    End-to-End Travel Time
    27.3 = 27.3

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