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Monterrey's Transmetro BRT

TransMetro is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Monterrey, Mexico. It was officially opened to the public on 11 June 2002.

Routes

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Transmetro Talleres

Ruta Comentarios Mapa
  No Reelección 5.20 km, 11.30 minutes of travel time, 9 stations. Transmetro Talleres route map
  Cabezada - Alianza 10.7 km, 21 minutes of travel time, 17 stations.
  Julio A. Roca 5.78 km, 11 minutes of travel time, 9 stations.


Transmetro Exposición

Ruta Comentarios Mapa
  México 11.20 km, 30 minutes of travel time, 18 stations.

Stations 1. Exposición 2. Juárez 3. Tolteca Pte. 4. Tolteca Ote. 5. Nuevo León 6. 15 de Mayo 7. Los Reyes 8. Fidel Velásquez 9. Noche Buena 10. Serafín Peña 11. Arturo B. De la Garza 12. Evolución 13. Fco. Zertuche 14. Dalia 15. Acacia 16. Monserrat 17. Rincon de Guadalupe 18. Mexico

Transmetro Exposición route map

Before and after

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The system replaced 372 standard buses and microbuses that served Insurgentes with 97 articulated buses that run at an average speed of 20 km/h. Doing so, travel times along the corridor are reduced by 50%.

Environmental impact

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Besides addressing the bus service problem, the BRT Metrobús project emerged in the context of the city’s Air Quality Program Proaire 2002-2010. According to Metrobús, annual environmental benefits include a reduction of 35,400 tons of CO2, 9,700 tons of CO, 206 tons of NOx, and 1.27 tons of PM10.

Capacity and traffic

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According to information from the Mexico City government published in April 2006, the Metrobús carries more than 260,000 passengers daily.

Future expansion

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Metrobus station under construction near the intersection of Eje Central and Eje 4 Sur (Xola)

A second Metrobús line is being constructed, running west to east along Eje 4 Sur. This second line will connect Metro Tacubaya, Etiopía, Patriotismo and with the Insurgentes Metrobús at its Nuevo León stop. The original Insurgentes line has been extended southward from Doctor Galvez past the Periferico to a station called El Caminero.

Passenger access

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View of the part of the extreme southern section of Avenida Insurgentes, taken from a bridge of the Periferico, near the Perisur Mall. Shows MetroBus Station Perisur.

Ticketing is by pre-paid proximity smartcard, which travellers have to pass through turnstiles at the entry to the separated bus platforms. During the early months of the system's operations, limited availability for the cards required a temporary method for access to the system involving purchasing a normal single-trip paper ticket at a cost of MXN$4.50 (about 0.23 or USD$0.35). Starting in October, 2005, and with smartcard supply able to cover the demand, access is done exclusively by using the card. An "empty" card can be purchased for MXN$8.00 (≈ €0.52/USD$0.80) and "recharged" at the same cost of MXN$4.50 (≈ €0.30/USD$0.45) per trip. The smartcard system has generated controversy, especially from sporadic users who complain about the MXN$8.00 fee for an empty card.

List of Stations

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Indios Verdes (Estación)
Indios Verdes Station
  1. Indios Verdes
  2. Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  3. Euzkaro
  4. Potrero
  5. La Raza
  6. Circuito
  7. San Simón
  8. Manuel González
  9. Buenavista
  10. El Chopo - Tlatelolco
  11. Revolución - Metro Revolución
  12. Tabacalera
  13. Reforma
  14. Hamburgo
  15. Insurgentes - Metro Insurgentes
  16. Durango
  17. Álvaro Obregón
  18. Sonora
  19. Campeche
  20. Chilpancingo - Metro Chilpancingo
  21. Nuevo León
  22. La Piedad
  23. Poliforum
  24. Nápoles - World Trade Center
  25. Colonia del Valle
  26. Ciudad de los Deportes
  27. Parque Hundido - Parque Hundido
  28. Félix Cuevas
  29. Rio Churubusco
  30. Teatro Insurgentes
  31. José María Velasco
  32. Francia
  33. Olivo
  34. Altavista
  35. La Bombilla
  36. Dr. Gálvez
  37. Ciudad Universitaria
  38. Perisur
  39. Villa Olímpica
  40. Corregidora
  41. Ayuntamiento
  42. Fuentes Brotantes
  43. Santa Ursula
  44. La Joya
  45. El Caminero
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