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bus rapid transit
/ˌbʌs ˌræpɪd ˈtrænzɪt/bus·RAP·id·TRAN·zit
a high-quality bus system that uses dedicated lanes or priority measures to provide fast, reliable urban transport similar to a metro but at lower cost
Examples
“Many mid-sized cities have introduced bus rapid transit to cut commute times without building an expensive metro.”
“The new bus rapid transit corridor will have platform-level boarding and dedicated stations.”
“Planners argue that bus rapid transit can deliver high capacity at a fraction of the cost of rail.”
Band 8 sentence
“Implementing a bus rapid transit system can deliver many of the benefits of a metro—reliability, speed and capacity—at a fraction of the cost.”
Collocations
- implement a bus rapid transit system
- a bus rapid transit corridor
- upgrade to bus rapid transit standards
Word family
Common mistakes
rapid bus transit→bus rapid transit
bus rapid transits→bus rapid transit systems
Say it for a higher band
5fast bus service→6bus lane→7+bus rapid transit
Synonyms
BRT
busway
Easily confused
rapid transit
“Rapid transit usually refers to rail systems such as subways, while bus rapid transit uses buses on dedicated lanes.”
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