Rea Vaya

Rea Vaya
Rea Vaya bus stop in Johannesburg CBD in Commissioner Street at Ntemi Piliso Street
Overview
Owner	City of Johannesburg
Locale	Johannesburg, South Africa
Stations	58 [1]
Website	reavaya.org.za
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
Services	21 routes
History
Opened	30 August 2009
Technical
Line length	59 km (37 mi) [1]

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]

Routes

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 ^[update] 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:

• C1: Dobsonville (Soweto) to CBD and Ellis Park East
• C2: Dobsonville to Maponya Mall
• C3: Inner City Loop - Chancellor House to Johannesburg Art Gallery
• C4: Windsor West and Cresta to Parktown and Inner City
• C5: Florida North to Parktown and Library Gardens
• C6: Meadowlands to Millpark

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

Official Rea Vaya route map as of September 2022

Strike action

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

References

1. "Fast Facts". Rea Vaya. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
2. "History and construction of the Rea Vaya project". www.reavaya.org.za. City of Johannesburg. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
3. Kuo, Lily; Tshabalala, Sibusiso (9 September 2015). "How a Public Bus System in Johannesburg Saved South Africa $890 Million". CityLab . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
4. "The routes". Rea Vaya. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
5. Rea Vaya Route Map (PDF) (Map). Rea Vaya. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
6. "End BRT strike". The Citizen . 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
7. "Call to end bus operators' strike". The Citizen. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
8. "Rea Vaya bus drivers begin strike". IOL News. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
9. "Rea Vaya drivers join bus strike". SABC. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
10. "Bus strikes". Sowetan Live. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

External links

• Official website