Netherlands shows Bus Rapid Transit potential

BRTuk recently held a study tour to see bus-based rapid transit developments in Eindhoven and Amsterdam.

The magnetically-guided Phileas system in Eindhoven enjoys significant levels of bus priority

The magnetically-guided Phileas system in Eindhoven enjoys significant levels of bus priority

The Zuidtangent route is 41km-long, the vast majority of it on purpose built busway

The Zuidtangent route is 41km-long, the vast majority of it on purpose built busway

The Netherlands has long held a well deserved reputation for the quality of its public transport system and members of BRTuk, the advocacy group for the promotion of Bus Rapid Transit in the United Kingdom, recently held a study tour of two of Holland’s most impressive BRT schemes: Eindhoven’s Phileas project and the Zuidtangent network to the south of Amsterdam.

The first stop on the tour was the city of Eindhoven in the south of the country. Work on plans for a high quality...