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Rea Vaya

South African bus rapid transit system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rea Vaya
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Rea Vaya (which means "we are going" in Scamto) is a bus rapid transit system operating in Johannesburg, South Africa. It opened in phases starting on 30 August 2009.[2] Rea Vaya links the Johannesburg CBD and Braamfontein with Soweto. It is currently expanding towards Sandton and Alexandra as well. It is one of the first bus rapid transit systems in Africa.[3]

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Rea Vaya routes are divided into three classifications: trunk routes on the main highways and between major destinations; complementary routes running on circular routes that connect to trunks; and feeder routes that radiate out from trunk routes to outlying suburbs.[4]

As of 2015 the following routes are in operation:[1][5]

Trunk routes:

  • T1: Thokoza Park (Soweto) to Johannesburg CBD and Ellis Park East (Doornfontein)
  • T2: Thokoza Park to Ellis Park East via Civic Centre (Braamfontein)
  • T3: Thokoza Park to Parktown and Library Gardens East

Complementary routes:

Feeder routes in Soweto and adjacent areas:

  • F1: Naledi to Thokoza Park to CBD
  • F2: Protea Glen to Thokoza Park to CBD
  • F3: Jabavu to Lake View to CBD
  • F4: Mofolo to Boomtown to CBD
  • F5: Eldorado Park to Lake View to CBD
  • F6: Lea Glen to Bosmont
  • F7: Amalgam to Bosmont Station
  • F8: Westbury Station to Greymont
  • F9: Mapetla to Thokoza Park
  • F10: Pimville to Lakeview
  • F11: Bellevue/Yeoville to City
  • F12: Parktown distribution route
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Official Rea Vaya route map as of September 2022
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Strike action

As of February 2014, there have been three strikes which have disrupted service of the transit system.[6][7][8][9][10]

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