Bus Rapid Transit Projects in India

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a high-quality bus-based transit system that delivers fast, comfortable, and cost-effective services at metro-level capabilities. It provides dedicated busways and iconic stations ideally aligned to the centre of the road, off-board fare collection, and fast and frequent operations.

India currently has 10 cities that adopted Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). The Indian BRTS has a daily passenger demand of 497,411 persons and an overall BRT network of 333.4 km. Here are the list and status of dismantled, fully and partly operating, and the upcoming BRTS projects in India.

City & State	Network	Operating Since	Status	Remarks
Pune-Pimpri-Chinchwad (Maharashtra)	22.5 km	2006	Operational-Partial	Read more
New Delhi (Delhi)	5.8 km	2008	Terminated (2016)	Read more
Ahmedabad (Gujrat)	97.0 km	2009	Operational	Read more
Jaipur (Rajasthan)	20.0 km	2010	Operational-Partial	Read more
Rajkot (Gujrat)	10.7 km	2012	Operational	Read more
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)	24.0 km	2013	Operational	Read more
Indore (Madhya Pradesh)	11.0 km	2013	Operational	Read more
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)	10.0 km	2013	Operational-Partial	Read more
Surat (Gujarat)	101.0 km	2014	Operational	Read more
Amritsar (Punjab)	9.0 km	2016	Operational-Partial	Read more
Hubli-Dharwad (Karnataka)	22.4 km	2018	Operational	Read more

India, with 10 cities having BRT systems, globally ranks 5th for the country with many cities having BRTS. Here is a list of countries with the number of cities that adopted BRTS.

1. Brazil - 24

2. France - 21

3. China - 20

4. USA - 14

5. India - 10

6. UK - 7

7. Iran - 3

8. Turkey - 1