GRTC Pulse

GRTC Pulse
GRTC Pulse bus in 2018
Overview
System	Greater Richmond Transit Company
Vehicle	Gillig BRT Plus CNG
Began service	June 24, 2018
Routes
Routes	1
Locale	Richmond, Virginia
Start	Willow Lawn
End	Rocketts Landing
Length	6.8 mi (11 km)
Stations	14
Service
Ridership	~7,000 daily (2019)
Route map Legend Willow Lawn Henrico County Richmond US 33 Staples Mill I-195 Scott's Addition SR 161 Science Museum Allison Street VCU–VUU US 301 Arts District Convention Center Government Center VCU Medical Center Broad Street Main Street I-95 Main Street Shockoe Bottom East Riverfront Rocketts Landing This diagram: view talk edit ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

The GRTC Pulse (often abbreviated as The Pulse) is a bus rapid transit line in Richmond, Virginia, United States, operated by the Greater Richmond Transit Company. The line runs along Broad Street and Main Street in central Richmond, between The Shops at Willow Lawn and Rockett's Landing. It opened on June 24, 2018, and is the third bus rapid transit service to be constructed in Virginia. The Pulse is the first regional rapid transit system to serve Richmond since 1949. The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), under its BRT Standard, has given the Pulse corridor a Bronze ranking.^[1]