MetrobusQ
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MetrobusQ or Sistema MetrobusQ (the name is short for Metrobús (de) Quito) is a bus rapid transit
system managed by the Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte
(EMSAT), the transportation agency of the municipality of the city of Quito
, Pichincha Province
, Ecuador
. It is composed of three subsystems, or three busways:
Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...
system managed by the Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte
Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte
Empresa Metropolitana de Servicios y Administración del Transporte is the transportation government agency of the municipality of Quito, Ecuador.-Operations:...
(EMSAT), the transportation agency of the municipality of the city of Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Pichincha Province
Pichincha Province
Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. It is composed of three subsystems, or three busways:
- TrolleybusTrolleybusA trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
system ("El Trole"), opened in 1995 and subsequently extended. - Articulated busArticulated busAn articulated bus is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usually a single-deck design, and comprises two rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint...
line ("Ecovía"), opened in 2001. - Articulated bus line ("Metrobus") running through northern and central Quito ("Corredor Central Norte").
External links
- "Sistema Convencional de Transporte". Metrobús Quito. Retrieved 2009-03-26.