Tokyo BRT

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.

Tokyo BRT
ParentKeisei Bus
Founded7 August 2019
Headquarters3-3-1 Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan[1]
Service areaTokyo
Service typeBus
Fleet9 buses[2]
Chief executiveYoshiki Kinoshita（Keisei Bus’s managing director）
WebsiteTOKYO BRT(in English)

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
Tokyo BRT
B11 Toranomon Hills Station
B01 Shimbashi Station
B02 Kachidoki BRT
B31 Harumi Nichōme
（undecided）
B32 Harumi Sanchōme
（undecided）
B33 Harumi Gochōme
（undecided）
B21 Harumi Chuō
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 partially opened (Toranomon Hills ↔ Harumi BRT Terminal/ before and after the period when the 2020 Olympics are being held),for passengers who live in the New Tokyo waterfront district and are there on business.[8] That the Tokyo BRT will extend to Ginza Station・Tokyo Station・Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station has been under consideration.[9]

Demonstration service

Peak
6 buses service・450 persons / 1h
Regular
4 buses service・300 persons / 1h

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.

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
  • 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
  1. registration(in Japanese)
  2. TokyoBRT(in Japanese) – toyokeizai.net(as of September 2020)
  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)
  4. establishment of TokyoBRT(2019) – Kesei Bus Co.,Ltd. and Tokyo BRT(in Japanese)
  5. Tokyo BRT. Tokyo BRT Company profile. Japan. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. news(in Japanese)
  7. opinion for BRT of design – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government 、2018年11月08日
  8. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201002/p2a/00m/0na/014000c – Tokyo BRT Mainichi news.
  10. TokyoBRT
  11. Design – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  12. establishment 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.

Bus Rapid Transit

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

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