The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is the
government owned
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public transport service operating within the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), Spanish Town and Portmore.
The company is headquartered in Spanish Town with its primary hubs being: Half Way Tree Transport Centre (in Half Way Tree, Saint Andrew); North, West and South Parades (NWS Parades) in Downtown, Kingston; and the Spanish Town Bus Terminal. Other main terminals/areas utilised by the JUTC include: Papine,
New Kingston
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
,
Cross Roads,
Portmore Downtown and
Spanish Town
Spanish Town ( jam, label=Jamaican Creole, Panish Tong) is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. Th ...
.
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company now has a fleet of approximately 400 buses. The buses are yellow in colour with the
Jamaican flag
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on the front of the bus. The older fleets are white in colour and are currently being phased out. The buses had drivers and conductors to collect fare; however, with the new fleet in 2009, the roles of conductor was merged with that of driver. The buses now have automatic fare collection machines as of 2013, with the intention to implement a ''cash-less'' system. The JUTC also compete with the private owned route buses and taxis; which operates on sub-franchised routes provided by the company. Legally, the JUTC is the only provider of transit services in the KMTR.
Operations
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company operates more than 70 routes across the Kingston, Portmore and Spanish Town. Routes also travel to
Clarendon and sub-suburban
Saint Catherine. The company launched an Express Service operating on a different schedule and different fare structure.
Fares
Regular and Shuttle Services
Express and Premium Services
Routes
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company operates three bus systems: Regular, Shuttles and Express.
Regular Routes
Shuttle Routes
Express Routes
Premium Routes
See also
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Transport in Jamaica
Transport in Jamaica consists of roadways, railways, ship and air transport, with roadways forming the backbone of the island's internal transport system.
Roadways
The Jamaican road network consists of almost 21,000 kilometres of roads, of whi ...
References
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Transport in Jamaica