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) that was established on 8 July 2019.[5] Tokyo BRT's vehicles are parked at a building owned by Tokyo BRT and located in Shinonome, Kōtō. They have two bases: Okuto Office and Shinonome-Barn. Both are used in step with Keisei Bus.

Tokyo BRT
ISUZU ERGA DUO
ParentKeisei Bus
Founded7 August 2019
Headquarters3-3-1 Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan[1]
Service areaTokyo
Service typeBus
Stations13
Fleet9 buses[2]
Chief executiveYoshiki Kinoshita (Keisei Bus’s managing director)
WebsiteTokyo BRT (in English)

Overview

The Tokyo BRT name was selected after soliciting possible names from the public between August and September 2018.[6] The company also asked for public opinion regarding three plans related to their bus designs.[7]

Development in the New Tokyo Waterfront district has needed to progress as a result of the closure of Tsukiji Market (with the simultaneous opening of Toyosu Market) as well as the development of the Olympics Village for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Improvements in public transportation in the Kachidoki, Harumi area were also needed as it was inconveniently located with no rail access.

Since 1st April 2023, the second operation service that connects Shimbashi Sta with Tokyo Teleport Sta, and Shimabashi Sta with Shijomae Station via Toyosu Sta respectively has started.

Routes
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 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 (at the section between Toranomon Hills and Harumi BRT Terminal) for passengers who live or work in the New Tokyo Waterfront district.[8] An extension of the Tokyo BRT to Ginza Station and Tokyo Station (from the side of Shimbashi) and Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station (from the side of Harumi) is under consideration.[9]

Demonstration service

The Tokyo BRT was planned to be rolled out in three phases: demonstration service (preliminary), demonstration service (secondary), and complete service. For demonstration service, there would be six buses during peak hours to service 450 people per hour and four buses during regular hours to service 300 people per hour.

During the preliminary stage of the demonstration service, the buses would run one line:

During the secondary stage of demonstration service, the buses would run three lines:

Complete service

For complete service, there will be 20 buses during peak hours to service 2000 people per hour and 12 buses during regular hours to service 1200 people per hour.

During complete service, the buses will run four lines:

List of bus stops
  • ●：STOP｜：Non stop
Depot
Number		 Depot Name Demonstrational operation
(First)		 Demonstrational operation（Second）
Complete operation		 Complete operation Location
Main Route Harumi・Toyosu Route Kachidoki Route Senshumura Route
B11 Toranomon Hills ● ● ● ● Minato
B01 Shimbashi ● ● ● ● ●
B02 Kachidoki BRT[10] ● ● ● ● ● Chuo
B31 Harumi 5chome
（tentative name）		 ｜ ｜ ｜ ●
B32 ｜ ｜ ｜ ●
B33 ｜ ｜ ｜ ●
B21 Harumi Chuo ｜ ｜ ●
B22 Harumi BRT Bus Terminal ● ｜ ●
B23 Toyosu Station ｜ ● Koto
B03 Toyosu Shijo mae ● ●
B04 Ariake Tennis no Mori ●
B05 Kokusai-Tenjijō ●
B06 Tokyo Teleport ●

Fare

Normal fare:

  • Adults: 220 yen[11]
  • Children: 110 yen[11]

IC1 diary bike-race ticket:

  • Adults: 500 yen[11]
  • Children: 250 yen[11]

IC commuter pass:

  • Commuting: 9000 yen/1 month, 26000 yen/3 months, 50000 yen/6 months[11]
  • Attending school: 6300 yen/1 month, 18200 yen/3 months, 35000 yen/6 months[11]
  • Children: 3150 yen/1 month, 9100 yen/3 months, 17500 yen/6 months[11]

Payment options

Vehicles

The Tokyo BRT uses three types of buses. These include:

Timeline
  • 2014
    • August – Decided on the basic policy and invited entries for business collaborators.[13]
    • October – Narrowed the business collaborators 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 – Keisei Bus was selected
  • 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 to be on May 24
    • 12 May – Announced the postponement of the demonstration service because Tokyo would prevent infection of COVID-19 from spreading.[14]
    • 1 October – Started demonstration service (preliminary)[15][16]
  • 2021 – Plan for starting demonstration service (secondary)
  • 2022 – Plan for starting complete service

See also

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. Public opinions about BRT's vehicles 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.
  9. Texts that are described plans about business of BRT
  10. 5 minute's walk will bring to Kachidoki Station from this bus terminal
  11. "Guidance of Fare". Tokyo BRT. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  12. Design – Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved September 2020.
  13. establishment of transportation for the New Tokyo waterfront district
  14. "postponement of starting demonstration service" (PDF) (Press release). Tokyo BRT. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  15. "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.
  16. "issue that the required time is the same existing transportation". Yomiuri News online. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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