Amman Bus Rapid Transit
A bus at the Jordan Museum Terminal
Overview
Owner	Greater Amman Municipality
Locale	Amman
Transit type	Bus rapid transit
Number of stations	34
Daily ridership	45,500
Annual ridership	10-15 million
Website	https://www.ammanbrt.jo
Operation
Began operation	27 July 2021
Operator(s)	GURSEL - CMTC
Number of vehicles	80
Headway	3 minutes
Technical
System length	25 km (15.53 mi)
Average speed	30 km/h
Top speed	60 km/h
System map v t e BRT Swaileh-Jordan Museum; Al Mahatta Legend Sweileh Terminal Hisham ibn al-A'as Street Yajouz Street Al-Rubani Street Ahmad Al-Tarawneh Street University of Jordan School of Agriculture Jordan University Hospital Mahmoud Al-Kiswani Street Abdel-Lateef Abu Qura Street Al-Sahafa Tunnel Al-Mukhtar Mall Sports City Circle Abdul-Hameed Sharaf Street Al-Reyada Omar Bin Abdul-Azeez Street North Terminal King Abdullah Gardens Civil Affairs Wadi Saqra Intersection Areefah Mall Mecca Street Tariq Station Mohammad Janah Street Prince Hamzah Hospital Fawzi Al-Qaweqji Street Abu Baker Mosque Mohmmmad Bdair Street Zain Al-Abedeen Street Barda Street Al-Marbat Bridge Al-Muhajireen Hussien Cultural Center Greater Amman Municipality Jordan Museum Terminal

Amman Bus Rapid Transit (Arabic: الباص سريع التردد, romanized: al-Bāṣ Sarī‘ al-Taradod) is a bus rapid transit transportation system in Amman, Jordan.

Construction work on the BRT system started in 2010, but was halted soon after amid feasibility concerns. Resuming in 2015, the BRT system's routes were gradually inaugurated starting 2021. Another BRT route connecting Amman with Zarqa is under construction and is expected to be operational by March 2024.

The BRT system in Amman runs on 2 routes: the first from Sweileh in northwest Amman to the Ras Al-Ain area next to downtown Amman, and the second from Sweileh to Mahatta terminal in eastern Amman. Both routes meet at the Sports City intersection.

Ticket price for both lines are currently at 0.55 Jordanian dinars (around $0.78), bought either online via the Amman Bus mobile application or as a rechargeable card in major terminals and recently via Visa Cards with an additional 0.09$. Passengers scan their cards or QR codes on phone when boarding the bus, where the price ticket is subtracted from the available balance. The buses are air-conditioned, accessible, monitored with security cameras and have free internet service.

Background

Plans for a BRT system were first announced in 2009 and construction work started soon after in 2010.^[1] The BRT project was originally funded through a soft loan provided by the Agence Française de Développement for $166 million directly to the Greater Amman Municipality.^[2] Claims by the House of Representatives and the Audit Bureau that the project is unfeasible led the government to halt construction and hire a foreign consultant to review the scheme in 2011.^[3][4] Construction on the project did not resume until 2015, when the House approved its revival.^[5] The first route of the BRT system was inaugurated in July 2021, with the second route was inaugurated in August 2022. The BRT project was controversial among the Jordanian public, who criticized its institutional and constructional delays.^[6][7]

Gallery

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  From the inside of a bus
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  Sweileh terminal entrance
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  University of Jordan station
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  Line of people entering bus at Sweileh terminal
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  Ras Al-Ain terminal next to the Jordan Museum