‘Talking Transit 3’ - Planning and Design of Feeder Services and Short Routes Salvador Herrera, Deputy Director, EMBARQ Mexico

CTS EMBARQ México

Salvador Herrera Montes – April 2013

‘Talking Transit 3’ - Planning and Design of Feeder Services and Short Routes 10:00 am to 11:30 am SESSION 3A

Feeder services in the BRT system

Filename/RPS Number

Source: BRT Planning Guide 2007

Feeder services integrate at terminals and intermediate stations to multiple types of trunk services

Feeder services in the BRT system

Filename/RPS Number Source: BRT Planning Guide 2007

Most BRT systems in Latin America have designed their services to the concept "trunk - feeder"

Balancing the needs

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Feeder services in the BRT system

The feeder routes are responsible for transporting passengers from the suburbs to the interchanges, which makes the transfer to the articulated buses or other higher-capacity buses, which pass from these exchangers, for special lanes .

Feeder services in the BRT system

The feeder routes serving in inner-cities and mainly low-income peopleAreas in the periphery lack of adequate road infrastructure Feeder routes are operated by smaller buses (40 – 100 passengers wich allow them to operated under physical constrains (narrow streets and less spaces for maneuvers)w e

Feeder services in the BRT system

Infrastructure is needed to allow the scheme “trunk – Feeder” functioning

Feeder services in the BRT system

Technology is needed to allow the scheme “trunk – Feeder” functioning

Feeder services in the BRT systemSome International experience

TRUNK – FEEDER SYSTEMS

BRASIL – RIT – the original & service specific

The Integrated Transport Network - Curitiba

First system (BRT) implemented in the world

The network also covers the city of Curitiba, other neighboring municipalities of the Metropolitan Region

CORRIDORS 6

FLEET 2160 AUTOBUSES

SYSTEM FARE ELECTRONIC

BRASIL – RIT

Type of Service

Fast lines (Expresso Biarticulated)

Quick Direct lines (Ligeirao Blue)

Lines between neighborhoods (Interbairros)

Direct lines.

Feeder lines (Feeder)Servicio prestado con buses articulados o padrones

Circular lines downtown (Centro Circular)

Conventional lines (Conventional)

Interhospital (Interhospitais) Tourist Line (Linha tourism)

ECUADOR – METROVIA - Compact

CORRIDORS 3

FLEET Fases I, II, III 225 AUTOBUSES

FARE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC

Metrovía System - Guayaquil

Second System (BRT) built in Ecuador

ECUADOR – METROVIA

Type of Service

current services

feeder routes16 routes 110 Buses

RUTAS EN NA ZONA DE ALIMENTACION

COLOMBIA – TRANSMILENIO – Complex and large operations

CORRIDORS 9

FLEET Fases I, II, III 2200 AUTOBUSES

FARE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC TICS

TransMilenio System

System (BRT) higher capacity

The network also covers the city of Bogota and is the structural axis of the Integrated Public Transport City

COLOMBIA – TRANSMILENIO

Type of Service

current services

express services

Super Express Services

feeder routes96 routes575 Buses

RUTAS EN NA ZONA DE ALIMENTACION

MEXICO – MACROBUS – Integrated to Metro

CORRIDORS 1

FLEET 148 AUTOBUSES

FARE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC

Macrobús System - Guadalajara

Third System (BRT) built in Mexico

It is one of the modes of public transport in the city works and attends some municipalities Metrpolitana Zone

MEXICO – MACROBUS

Type of Service

trunks

feeders:15 feeder routes103 buses

PERU – METROPOLITANO – Super express services

CORRIDORS 1

FLEET 600 AUTOBUSES

FARE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC

Sistema Metropolitano - Lima

Primer Sistema (BRT) construido en Peru

Es uno de los modos de transporte público que funciona en la ciudad

PERU – METROPOLITANO

Type of Service

current services

express services

Super Express Services

feeder routes23 routes600 Buses

Balancing the needs

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