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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

Transmetro Talleres

	Ruta	Comentarios	Mapa
	No Reelección	5.20 km, 11.30 minutes of travel time, 9 stations.
	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}

Before and after

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

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

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

Future expansion

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

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

Indios Verdes
Deportivo 18 de Marzo
Euzkaro
Potrero
La Raza
Circuito
San Simón
Manuel González
Buenavista
El Chopo - Tlatelolco
Revolución - Metro Revolución
Tabacalera
Reforma
Hamburgo
Insurgentes - Metro Insurgentes
Durango
Álvaro Obregón
Sonora
Campeche
Chilpancingo - Metro Chilpancingo
Nuevo León
La Piedad
Poliforum
Nápoles - World Trade Center
Colonia del Valle
Ciudad de los Deportes
Parque Hundido - Parque Hundido
Félix Cuevas
Rio Churubusco
Teatro Insurgentes
José María Velasco
Francia
Olivo
Altavista
La Bombilla
Dr. Gálvez
Ciudad Universitaria
Perisur
Villa Olímpica
Corregidora
Ayuntamiento
Fuentes Brotantes
Santa Ursula
La Joya
El Caminero

External links

Metrobús - In Spanish

Metrobus Category:Bus operating companies Category:Bus rapid transit