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| Commenced operation | 14 January 2024 |
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| Locale | Dakar, Senegal |
| Routes | 2 |
| Stations | 23 |
| Website | https://www.sunubrt.sn/ |
Sunu BRT is a bus rapid transit (BRT) service operating in Dakar, Senegal.
It currently has two lines: the B1 and the B2, connecting the Papa Gueye Fall station in downtown Dakar to the Guédiawaye department. [1] Two more lines are also planned for the system: the B3 and B4 lines. [2]
Construction on the system began in 2020. [3]
The network is inaugurated in January 2024 with the first two lines, the B1 and B2, operating between the stations of Papa Gueye Fall and Préfecture de Guédiawaye. [4] [5]
The network includes a high-level bus service link with 14 stations spread over 18.3 kilometres (11.4 mi), equipped with a central platform and platform screen doors similar to those of a metro. [3] [6]
Line B1, also called the Omnibus, runs from the Papa Gueye Fall station in downtown Dakar to Préfecture de Guédiawaye. [7] The route operates every 6 minutes from 6 A.M. to 9 P.M from Monday through Saturday. [7] On Sundays and on holidays, it runs every 10 minutes from 6 A.M. to 11 A.M., and then every 7 minutes from 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. [7]
Line B2, also called the Semi-Express, also runs from the Papa Gueye Fall station in downtown Dakar to Préfecture de Guédiawaye, although it only makes seven stops along the way, significantly less than the B1. [8] Line B2 operates every 6 minutes from 6 A.M. to 9 P.M. on Monday through Saturday. [8]
Sunu BRT has two more planned lines: the B3, and the B4. [2]