The Megabús is a
bus rapid transit system that serves the cities of
Pereira and
Dosquebradas in
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
. The Megabús covers most parts of the cities using Av. 30 de Agosto and Av. del Ferrocarril in
Pereira, and Av. Simon Bolívar in
Dosquebradas. Carrera 6ta, Carrera 7ta, Carrera 8ta, Carrera 10ma, Calle 13ra and Calle 24ta are also used. The system opened on August 21, 2006 using only Line 3. Line 1 and Line 2 were opened on October 23, 2006. The provisional ''Intercambiador'' (Transfer Station) in
Dosquebradas was opened in 2007 and the final one in the Cuba neighborhood of Pereira in August 2008.
Structure
The system is similar to
TransMilenio
TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, and Soacha, a neighbouring city. The system opened to the public in December 2000. As of 2024, 12 lines totalling run throughout the city. It is pa ...
in
Bogotá
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. An additional set of regular buses, known as ''alimentadores'' ''(feeders)'', carries users from certain important stations to different locations that the main route does not reach. Unlike the main TransMilenio buses, feeders are not operated with dedicated lanes, are not articulated, and are yellow (regular Megabús buses are green). There is no additional fare in order to use the feeder buses.
Stations
References
External links
Official web site of Megabús
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Bus rapid transit in Colombia
Pereira, Colombia
2006 introductions
2006 establishments in Colombia