Cambridge Guided Busway

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The Cambridge Guided Busway is a dedicated guided bus rapid transit system in Cambridgeshire, England, providing fast, segregated routes that link Cambridge with surrounding towns and key sites such as major employment and research hubs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bus rapid transit system
guided busway
public transport infrastructure
builtOn former Cambridge and St Ives railway line
connectsTo Cambridge North railway station
Cambridge railway station
St Ives Park and Ride
Trumpington Park and Ride
constructionStartDate 2007
country United Kingdom
fareSystem integrated with local bus services
gauge concrete guideway with wheel-running kerbs
hasFeature adjacent maintenance and cycle track on much of its length
guided concrete tracks
off-road segregated alignment
hasRightOfWay segregated from general road traffic
hasRouteType guided busway
segregated busway
hasSection northern section between St Ives and Cambridge
southern section between Cambridge railway station and Trumpington
length approximately 16 miles
approximately 25 kilometres
locatedIn Cambridgeshire, England
surface form: Cambridgeshire

England
notableFor being one of the longest guided busways in the world
openingDate 2011-08-07
operator Stagecoach East
Whippet Coaches
owner Cambridgeshire County Council
purpose to provide fast segregated public transport
to reduce congestion on roads into Cambridge
region East of England
servesArea Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
surface form: Addenbrooke's Hospital

Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge Science Park
Huntingdon
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
surface form: St Ives

Trumpington
servesCity Cambridge, England
surface form: Cambridge
servesFacility Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
surface form: Addenbrooke's Hospital

Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge Science Park
status in operation
transportType bus rapid transit
usesMode bus
vehicleRequirement buses fitted with guide wheels

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Cambridge Biomedical Campus hasTransportConnection Cambridge Guided Busway
Cambridge Science Park transportConnection Cambridge Guided Busway
St Ives, Cambridgeshire transportLink Cambridge Guided Busway
Cambridge Southern Fringe transportServedBy Cambridge Guided Busway