TransMilenio: A high capacity-low cost bus rapid transit system developed for Bogota, Colombia

摘要

TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system resulting from a successful public-private partnership. The system comprises specialized infrastructure including exclusive lanes for high capacity articulated buses, efficient private operation, advanced fare collection system, and a new public authority for planning, developing and controlling the system. TransMilenio started operations in December 2000. By March 2002 it moved 635,000 pax/day in 38 Km exclusive busways, 62 stations, 470 articulated buses, and 300 feeder buses operating 125 Km routes. Extensions will continue in the upcoming 16 years to cover 85% of the daily trips in the city. TransMilenio is a high quality and sustainable transport solution, at a very low cost for the tax payers and the direct users. This paper presents the situation of Bogota, the overall mobility strategy in which the mass transit system is embedded, the components of TransMilenio, the implementation strategy, and the results after fifteen months of operation.