Zhengzhou BRT Route B2

Zhengzhou BRT Route B2 is a bus rapid transit route operated by Zhengzhou Bus. It is the 2nd route with dedicated bus lanes in Zhengzhou BRT.

B2
Overview
SystemZhengzhou BRT
OperatorZhengzhou Bus Communication Corporation
VehicleYutong ZK6180CHEVNPG3 (18m)
Yutong ZK6125CHEVNPG4 (12m)
Yutong E12 (12m)
LiveryGreen (18m articulated bus and E12)
Brown (other 12m buses)
StatusOperational
Began service26 January 2014[1]
Route
LocaleZhengzhou
StartDaxie B/T
EndZhongzhou Avenue
Length23 km (14 mi)
Stops32
Service
LevelDaily
Operates6:00 am – 9:30 pm
← B1   Zhengzhou BRT  B3 →

History edit

The route was commenced on 26 January 2014, operating on Changchun Road, Lianhua Street, Ruida Road, Huagong Road, Rantun Road and Nongye Road.[1]

Due to the construction of Nongye Expressway, the route was diverted from Nongye Road to Dongfeng Road on 21 July 2015.[2] After the completion of Nongye Expressway with new island platforms under the elevated highway, the east section of the route returned to Nongye Road on 26 May 2017.[3]

In 2019, trolleybus overhead wires were installed under the Nongye Elevated for conversion of B2 to an eBRT corridor, preparing for the return of trolleybuses to Zhengzhou.[4][5] Trolleybus operation in service began on 1 January 2021.[6]

Route edit

 
B2 Trunk Route

The west terminus of the route is Daxie bus terminus in the high-tech zone in northwestern Zhengzhou, and the east terminus is Zhongzhou Avenue and Nongye Road station near Zhengdong New Area.

Branch routes edit

The route has a number of branch routes, which are free-interchangeable with the main route.

  • B11: Heizhuang (Zhongzhou Avenue) ↔ Huanggang Temple
  • B12: Zhengzhou railway station (North Terminus) ↔ Lamei Road B/T
  • B18: Gaocun (Wenhua Road) ↔ Minsheng E. Street and Zhengguang Road
  • B20: Zhengzhou railway station (North Terminus) ↔ Liuzhuang (Huayuan Road)
  • B27: Xushuihe E. Road and Jinju Street ↔ Dongqing Street
  • B28: Duying Street and Hongsong Road ↔ Hehuan Street
  • B32: Kexue Avenue B/T ↔ Zijingshan (Huayuan Road)
  • B35: Daxie B/T ↔ Zhengzhou Central Hospital
  • B51: Kaiyuan Road B/T ↔ Wulongkou B/T
  • B53: Zhengzhou Bus Company ↔ Wenhua Road and Sanquan Road (N)
  • B66: North 3rd Ring Road and Nanyang Road ↔ Jinhe Park
  • B67: Zizhu Road B/T ↔ Dianchang Road B/T

Fleet edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "郑州快速公交西延线B2路开通" (in Chinese (China)). 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  2. ^ "郑州BRT今起不走农业路 B1撤停 B2绕行东风路" (in Chinese (China)). 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  3. ^ "郑州农业路BRT公交车停运两年 高颜值回归" (in Chinese (China)). 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  4. ^ ""大辫子"公交要回来了! 农业路高架桥下已安装好了架空接触网-大河网". news.dahe.cn. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  5. ^ "郑州发布53个交通重点项目 无轨电车要回来了-手机大河网". 4g.dahe.cn. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  6. ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 356 (March–April 2021), p. 66. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.