Tokyo BRT

Tokyo BRT
	ISUZU ERGA DUO
Parent	Keisei Bus
Founded	7 August 2019
Headquarters	3-3-1 Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Service area	Tokyo
Service type	Bus
Fleet	9 buses
Chief executive	Yoshiki Kinoshita（Keisei Bus’s managing director）
Website	TOKYO BRT(in English)

The Tokyo BRT (東京BRT株式会社, Tokyo BRT Kabushiki-gaisha)^[3]^[4] is a bus company within the Keisei Bus (Keisei Group) established in 8 July 2019.^[5] Barn, which is the ownership of the Tokyo BRT, is located Shinonome Kōtō, and this company has bases in Okuto Office, Shinonome-Barn with Keisei Bus.

Outline[]

The Tokyo BRT name was selected by inviting entries during August–September 2018.^[6] Moreover, the company asked for opinion about three plans on buses of design from common person.^[7]

Now, the New Tokyo waterfront district is progressing development of the Olympics Village following 2020 Summer Olympics, but Kachidoki, Harumi area are inconveniently located, since railroad doesn't run. Improvement of the public transportation is involved in the relocation of Tsukiji Market and the establishment of Toyosu Market.

Route plan[]

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B11

Toranomon Hills Station

B01

Shimbashi Station

B02

Kachidoki BRT

B31

Harumi Nichōme

（undecided）

B32

Harumi Sanchōme

（undecided）

B33

Harumi Gochōme

（undecided）

B21

Harumi Chūō

B22

Harumi BRT Terminal

B23

Toyosu Station

B03

Toyosu Market

B04

Ariake-Tennis-no-mori Station

B05

Kokusai-Tenjijo Station

B06

Tokyo Teleport Station

In 2020, the route was partially opened to traffic (The section in between Toranomon Hills and Harumi BRT Terminal before the 2020 Olympics is held) for passengers who live in the New Tokyo waterfront district and go on business.^[8] That the Tokyo BRT will extend to Ginza Station and Tokyo Station from the side of Shimbashi and to Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station from the side of Harumi has been under consideration.^[9]

Demonstration service

Peak: 6 buses service・450 persons / 1h

Regular: 4 buses service・300 persons / 1h

During demonstration service(preliminary) stage, the buses run only 1 Line.
- Toranomon Hills Station(B11) – Shimbashi Station(B01) – Kachidoki BRT(B02) – Harumi BRT Terminal(B22)
During demonstration service(secondary) stage, the buses run 3 Line in 2021.
- Main road Line:Toranomon Hills Station(B11) – Shimbashi Station(B01) – Kachidoki BRT(B02) – Shijo-mae Station(B03) – Ariake-Tennis-no-mori Station(B04) – Kokusai-Tenjijo Station(B05) – Tokyo Teleport Station(B06)
- Harumi・Toyosu Line:Toranomon Hills Station(B11) – Shimbashi Station(B01) – Kachidoki BRT(B02) – Harumi Chūō(B21) – Harumi BRT Terminal(B22)
- Kachidoki Line:Shimbashi(B01) – Kachidoki BRT(B02)

Complete service

Peak: 20 buses service・2000 persons / 1h

Regular: 12 buses service・1200 persons / 1h

Final service stage, the buses run 4 Line in 2022.

- Main road Line:Toranomon Hills Station(B11) – Shimbashi Station(B01) – Kachidoki BRT(B02) – Shijo-mae Station(B03) – Ariake-Tennis-no-mori Station(B04) – Kokusai-Tenjijo Station(B05) – Tokyo Teleport Station(B06)
- Harumi・Toyosu Line:Toranomon Hills Station(B11) – Shimbashi Station(B01) – Kachidoki BRT(B02) – Harumi Chūō(B21) – Harumi BRT Terminal(B22)
- Kachidoki Line:Shimbashi(B01) – Kachidoki BRT(B02)
- Olympics village Line:Shimbashi Station(B01) – Kachidoki BRT(B02) – 〈Harumi Gochōme〉(B31,B32,B33:stops, facilities and new route are consideration)

Fare[]

Adult/220 yen
children/110 yen

※There is plan for changing fare in 2022

IC1 diary bike-race ticket

Adult/500 yen
children/250 yen

※purchase diary ticket from drivers in buses

payment[]

IC card(only Suica and Pasmo) and so on

Vehicle[]

These information as of 26 September 2020^[10] (as of September 2020).^[11]

SORA(fuel cell vehicle)

5 cars

Isuzu Erga Duo(Articulated bus)

1 car

Isuzu Erga(Diesel vehicle)

3 cars

History and future schedule[]

2014
- August – decided on basic policy and invited entries for business collaborstor.^[12]
- October – narrowed the business collaborstors down to two(Keisei Bus, Toei Bus)
- November – establishment of「都心と臨海副都心とを結ぶBRT協議会」
2015
- April – announcement of「都心と臨海副都心とを結ぶBRT基本計画」
- September – selected Keisei Bus
2016
- April – announcement of 「都心と臨海副都心とを結ぶBRT事業計画」
- 23 June – decided on「東京臨海部地域公共交通網形成計画」
2019
- 8 July – establishment of Tokyo BRT kabushiki-gaisha

2020
- 14 February – decided on the start of demonstration service was on 24 May
- 12 May – announced the postponent of the demonstration service, since prevented infection of COVID-19 from spreading.^[13]
- 1 October – started demonstration service(preliminary)^[14]^[15]

2021 – plan for starting demonstration service(secondary)

2022 – plan for starting Completely service

References[]

^ registration(in Japanese)
^ TokyoBRT(in Japanese) – toyokeizai.net(as of September 2020)
^ 都心と臨海地域を結ぶBRTに関する事業計画 – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Revision Aug.2018(in Japanese)
^ establishment of TokyoBRT(2019) – Kesei Bus Co.,Ltd. and Tokyo BRT(in Japanese)
^ Tokyo BRT. Tokyo BRT Company profile. Japan. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ news(in Japanese)
^ opinion for BRT of design – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government 、2018年11月08日
^ https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201002/p2a/00m/0na/014000c – Tokyo BRT Mainichi news.
^ [1]
^ TokyoBRT
^ Design – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government
^ establishment of transportation for the New Tokyo waterfront district
^ "postponement of starting demonstration service" (PDF) (Press release). Tokyo BRT. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ "about demonstration service" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kesei Bus. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "issue that the required time is the same existing transportation". Yomiuri News online. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

External links[]

Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Website(in English)

[1] registration(in Japanese)

[toyokeizai-2020926-2] TokyoBRT(in Japanese) – toyokeizai.net(as of September 2020)

[toshiseibi-201808-3] 都心と臨海地域を結ぶBRTに関する事業計画 – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Revision Aug.2018(in Japanese)

[keisei-20190731-4] stablishment of TokyoBRT(2019) – Kesei Bus Co.,Ltd. and Tokyo BRT(in Japanese)

[Rinen-5] Tokyo BRT. Tokyo BRT Company profile. Japan. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[6] ws(in Japanese)

[7] r BRT of design – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government 、2018年11月08日

[8] ttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201002/p2a/00m/0na/014000c – Tokyo BRT Mainichi news.

[9] [1]

[10] TokyoBRT

[11] Design – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government

[12] stablishment of transportation for the New Tokyo waterfront district

[13] "postponement of starting demonstration service" (PDF) (Press release). Tokyo BRT. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[14] "about demonstration service" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kesei Bus. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[15] "issue that the required time is the same existing transportation". Yomiuri News online. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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Tokyo BRT

Contents

Outline[]

Route plan[]

Fare[]

payment[]

Vehicle[]

History and future schedule[]

References[]

See also[]

External links[]