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bus rapid transit

rapid transit operated with buses rather than rail vehicles
Class type of: bus-based transport system Q2878855

Facts

7 properties
Subclass of
bus-based transport system
Part of
public transport bus service[2]
Short name
BRT, BHNS, IABa[5][6][7]
Described by source
Green Map Icons[3]
P14968
Warsaw[11]
Topic has template
Template:Bus rapid transit[4]
Uses
bus, busway, bus lane[8][9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en transitway en Bus Rapid Transit en busway en Quality bus en BRT en BRTS en BRT Systems en bus rapid transit en Bus rapid transit ar حافلة سريعة التردد cs metrobus de BRT es autobús de tránsito rápido es autobús expreso es BTR fa سامانه اتوبوس تندرو fi bussimetro fi pikabussi fi runkolinja fr BHNS
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Library of Congress authority ID
sh2004007014
OpenAlex ID
C2779697334
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Harmoni Central Busway Transjakarta 2.JPG ↗
FAST ID
1201465
Freebase ID
/m/01x6c0
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
bus-rapid-transit
KBpedia ID
BusRapidTransit
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779697334
Namuwiki ID
간선급행버스체계
Quora topic ID
Bus-Rapid-Transit
Topic's main category
Category:Bus rapid transit
Yle topic ID
18-285713

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🔗 Connections
Examples 24
Metrobus, TransMilenio, Metrobús, Ahmedabad BRTS, METRO, Red Metropolitana de Movilidad, Quito trolleybus system, Lahore Metro Bus System +16 more
Uses 2
bus, bus lane
← Category combines topics 2
Category:Bus rapid transit by country, Category:Bus rapid transit in Indonesia
Belongs to 1
public transport bus service
Subtypes 1
Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit
Topic's main category 1
Category:Bus rapid transit
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Bus rapid transit
← Field of work 1
Chiayi Bus Rapid Transit
← Has use 1
BRT Standard
← Industry 1
Transjakarta
← Is a list of 1
list of bus rapid transit systems
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Summary

bus rapid transit is a type of bus-based transport system[1].

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  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Salgo60 · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Sitelink count → 48
    P14968 → Warsaw
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q270, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291594|batch #291594]]"
  2. 11w ago · Anticeri · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FAST ID → 1201465
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pl, en, id, sv, de, hu, mul */ Cleanup: add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  3. 17w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Bus rapid transit
    Uses → bus, busway, bus lane
    Topic has template → Template:Bus rapid transit
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Library of Congress authority ID: sh2004007014"
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