Transcaribe

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Transcaribe is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system which operates in the city of Cartagena, Colombia, and was inaugurated in March 2016.[2] It consists of 16 stations, and centers around a dedicated 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) bus lane along Avenida Pedro de Heredia from the El Portal terminal to the city's old town.[2] For the first two months after it opened, (November and December 2015), the system was free to encourage ridership. Transcaribe's 150-passenger articulated buses are powered by compressed natural gas.[2] Unlike Colombia's older BRT systems in Bogotá (Transmileno) and Pereira, Transcaribe was designed to offer hybrid service (pretroncal) on bus lanes and city streets; this eliminated the need to change buses on routes to Crespo, Bocagrande, and Cartagena's southeastern suburbs.[2]

Transit typeBus rapid transit
Number of lines5
Number of stations16
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Integrated Mass Transit System Transcaribe - Cartagena de Indias
Overview
LocaleCartagena, Colombia
Transit typeBus rapid transit
Number of lines5
Number of stations16
Daily ridership150,000 by August 2024.
Annual ridership28.6 million (2025)[1]
WebsiteTranscaribe
Operation
Began operationNovember 17, 2015
Operator(s)TransCaribe SA
Technical
System length10.5 km (6.5 mi)
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