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Capacity estimation of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is an important attribute to assess its operation, reliability and to comment on its performance. In context of existing BRTS corridor in India, knowledge about bus lane capacity is scarce. This study demonstrates the applicability of empirical and simulation models to estimate bus lane capacity of Bhopal BRTS, India. In empirical model, Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (TCQSM) guidelines were followed and bus lane capacity value estimated was 41 buses/h. In simulation, a base network of Bhopal BRTS was developed, calibrated, and validated in microsimulation software VISSIM. Following this, two approaches, namely Failure Rate (FR) and Speed Reduction (SR) have been implemented in the simulation model to estimate bus lane capacity as 39 and 38 buses/h, respectively. The comparison of simulation outcomes with TCQSM result shows that FR approach (error 4.8%) is closer to estimate bus lane capacity.