List of Guided Busways and BRT Systems in The United Kingdom - Present Systems

Present Systems

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, Ipswich Rapid Transit operated by First Eastern Counties, branded Superroute 66, incorporating a 200-m section of guided busway
    • Kesgrave - Grange Farm, opened 1995
    • regauged in 2005 for larger double-deck buses
    • a second stretch of busway has been abandoned
  • Runcorn, Cheshire, Runcorn Busway, operated by Halton Transport and Arriva North West and Wales, an unguided system built as part of the new town extension of Runcorn The busway is 22 km long, with an elevated section into a shopping area at the intersection
    • 1971 - Phase 1 complete
    • 1977 - Phase 2 complete
  • Redditch, Worcestershire, Matchborough Circular, operated by Red Diamond and First Midlands, an unguided system built as part of the new town extension of Redditch. The system carries over 1.5 million passenger journeys per annum.
  • London
    • East London Transit, unguided system with sections of segregated running: first stage Ilford to Dagenham Dock completed February 2010. Phase 2 (Barking Riverside) to open 2013.
  • Thames Gateway, Fastrack, unguided system with sections of segregated running, opened in phases in concert with planned local development. Operated by Arriva Southern Counties using standard buses, with an upgrade to Streetcar-type vehicles in future.
    • Route B - Dartford - Gravesend, opened March 2006
    • Route A - Dartford - Bluewater, opened June 2007
    • Route C - Ebbsfleet circle, expected 2011
    • Route D - Dartford - Bluewater, northern route, expected 2018
  • Leeds
    • Leeds Superbus, corridors with sections of guided busway, operated by First Leeds
      • A61 Scott Hall Road, four sections, 1.5 km in total, opened 1995
      • A64 York Road / A63 Selby Road, three sections, 2 km in total, opened 2001
    • FTR bendy bus route unguided system operated by First Leeds
      • Between Pudsey and Whinmoor - started 2007
  • Bradford Manchester Road Quality Bus Initiative Bradford end, including 2.3 km of guided busway
    • A641 Manchester Road - opened October 2001
  • Crawley, West Sussex, Crawley Fastway, operated by Metrobus, a 24-km two-route BRT system, with segregated lanes and 1.5 km of guided busway.
    • Southgate Avenue - opened August 2003.
    • Fastway - opened December 2004.
  • Tyne and Wear
    • Centrelink, an infrastructure project including an exclusive busway on the south bank of the River Tyne, for bendy bus services from Gateshead to the Metrocentre, operated by Go North East
    • Route 19, a bus route in North Tyneside, operating over a section of exclusive busway, accessed through guidewheel gates. Operated by Go North East using guide-wheel-fitted buses.
  • York, FTR bendy bus route, an unguided system operated by First York
    • Between Acomb and University of York - started 2006
  • Luton, Bedfordshire, FTR bendy bus route, an unguided system operated by First Capital Connect
    • Train2plane service between Luton Airport Parkway railway station and Luton Airport every 10 minutes, 19 hours a day.
  • Swansea, South Wales, FTR bendy bus route, an unguided system operated by First Cymru branded Swansea Metro.
    • The route runs from Morriston Hospital to Singleton Hospital via Morriston, Swansea railway station, the Kingsway, Swansea bus station, the Civic Centre and Swansea University.
      • Phase 1 - between the railway station and the Kingsway, was completed in November 2007
      • Phase 2 - between the Kingsway and the Civic Centre, was completed in April 2008.
  • Cambridgeshire Guided Busway: a BRT corridor incorporating "just over 16 miles" of guided busway, using the alignments of the former Cambridge and Huntingdon railway and also of the Varsity Line.
    • St Ives Park & Ride - Milton Road, Cambridge: construction begun January 2007; was due to open in February 2009 but heavily delayed. The service finally opened to traffic on Sunday 7 August 2011.
    • Cambridge railway station - Trumpington Park & Ride: opened 7 August 2011.

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