Megabús
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| File:84050.JPG A vehicle of the Megabús BRT system. | |
| Founded | 2006-08-21 |
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| Headquarters | Cra. 10 entre calles 17 y 18 Edificio Torre Central Piso 9, Pereira, Colombia |
| Service area | Pereira and Dosquebradas |
| Service type | Bus rapid transit |
| Routes | 3 BRT lines |
| Stops | 17 (Line 1) 18 (Line 2) 25 (Line 3) |
| Hubs | 2 (Dosquebradas and Cuba) |
| Website | Megabús |
The Megabús is a bus rapid transit system that serves Pereira and Dosquebradas. As of November 2006 the Megabús covers the most parts of the cities using the Av. 30 de Agosto and the Av. del Ferrocarril in Pereira, and the Av. Simon Bolívar in Dosquebradas. There are also used the Carrera 6ta, Carrera 7ta, Carrera 8ta, Carrera 10ma, Calle 13ra and Calle 24ta. The system opened on August 21, 2006 using only Line 3. Line 1 and Line 2 were opened on October 23, 2006. The provisional Intercambiador (Transfer Station) in Dosquebradas was opened in 2007 and the final one in the Cuba neighborhood of Pereira in August 2008.
Structure
The system is similar to TransMilenio in Bogotá. An additional set of regular buses, known as alimentadores (feeders), carries users from certain important stations to many different locations that the main route does not reach. Unlike the main TransMilenio buses, feeders operate without dedicated lanes, are not articulated and are yellow (regular Megabús buses are green). There is no additional fare in order to use the feeder buses.
Stations
| Line 1 Cuba to Dosquebradas (without entering the city center) |
Line 2 Cuba to Dosquebradas (with entering the city center) |
Line 3 Cuba to La Libertad and back |
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