Ecovía is a
bus rapid transit (BRT) system in
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
,
Nuevo Leon Nuevo is the Spanish word for "new". It may refer to:
* Nuevology, California, a town in California, United States
* Nuevo (band), featuring singer and musician Peter Godwin
* Nuevo (Bayamón), a settlement in Puerto Rico
* "Nuevo", Spanish-langu ...
that began operations in January 2014.
Overview
As of 2014 Ecovía consists of a single route that runs 30 kilometers serving three different municipalities of the
Monterrey Metropolitan area
The Monterrey metropolitan area, also known as Greater Monterrey, refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called , the metropolitan area is the Metropolitan areas of Mexico, 2nd-largest in Mexico.
Ove ...
: Monterrey,
San Nicolas and
Guadalupe.
Ecovía buses operate within a fully dedicated right of way (busway). Buses offer free
wifi
Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for Wireless LAN, local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by ...
access.
Ecovía stations include off-board fare collection and platform level with the bus floor.
See also
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List of bus rapid transit systems
The term ''bus rapid transit system'' (''BRT system'') has been applied to a wide range of bus, trolleybus, and electric bus systems. In 2012, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) published a BRT Standard to make it ea ...
*
Metrorrey
Metrorrey, officially Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey, is a rapid transit system that serves the Monterrey metropolitan area, metropolitan area of Monterrey. It is operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey, which is part ...
References
External links
Ecovia Official Site
{{Urban public transport in Mexico
Bus rapid transit in Mexico
Transportation in Monterrey
2014 establishments in Mexico