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