CO

Colombia / Transport

TransMilenio BRT System

Bogota's TransMilenio moves 2.4M passengers daily at 1/10th the cost of a metro system. The system uses dedicated lanes, pre-paid station boarding, and articulated buses to achieve metro-like capacity on existing road corridors.

Impact: 87
Core Innovation

High-capacity bus rapid transit with dedicated lanes, station-level boarding, and integrated feeder network

Success Metrics

2.4M daily passengers

1/10th cost of metro per km

32% reduction in commute times

Case Study

Bogota's TransMilenio moves 2.4M passengers daily at 1/10th the cost of a metro system. The system uses dedicated lanes, pre-paid station boarding, and articulated buses to achieve metro-like capacity on existing road corridors.

Required Inputs

Land

Road corridor reallocation

Capital

$5-15M per km

Regulatory

Public transit authority, road space reallocation

Details
Year Implemented2000
Population Served8M
OriginColombia
Tags & Constraints

Tags

transportBRTaffordable mobilityurban

Constraints

high populationlimited transit budgetexisting road network