Tro tro

In Ghana and neighboring countries tro tros are privately owned minibus share taxis that travel fixed routes leaving when filled to capacity. While there are tro tro stations, these vehicles for hire can also be boarded anywhere along the route.

Operated by a driver and a conductor (who collects money, shouts out the destination, and can also be called a "mate"), many are decorated with slogans and sayings, often religious. Few operate on Sundays.

A popular means of transport

Used by 70% of Ghanaian commuters, tro tro are the most popular form of transport for work and shopping in the country as of 2010. Large buses also provide public transport in Accra, Ghana, as of 2008 but may be used by fewer people.

Regulation

In Ghana tro tro are licensed by the government, but the industry is self-regulated. As of 2008 there was no independent transport authority in Accra, Ghana.

In the absence of a regulatory environment groups called syndicates oversee minibus share taxis like tro tro in Africa. These groups may collect dues, set routes, manage terminals, and fix fares. In Accra as of 2008 such syndicates include GPRTU and PROTOA.

TRO

TRO or tro may refer to:

Tro (instrument)

Tro is the generic name for traditional bowed string instruments in Cambodia.

Instruments in this family include the two-stringed tro u,  tro sau toch,  tro sau thom,  and tro che,  as well as the three-stringed tro Khmer spike fiddle.

See also

Tro (song)

"Tro" is a ballad in Swedish, written and sung by Swedish pop singer Marie Fredriksson in the Swedish pop duo Roxette. She scored a hit with the song in 1996, when it was released as a single and was it was released on her album I en tid som vår. The song is about belief, but the lyrics don't mention anything about religion.

Chart positions

The song peaked at #8 on the Swedish singles chart.

Radio

"Tro" was tested on the Sveriges Radio hitlist Svensktoppen, where it on 16 November 1996 entered the chart at #1. On 23 November 1996, it was still #1, and on 30 November 1996 the song was knocked out from Svensktoppen. "Tro" was also tested on the Sveriges Radios hitlist Tracks. On 26 October 1996 the song entered the list at #15. On 2 November 1996 the song peaked at #12. On 23 November 1996, the song was dropped down to #23, which was the song's last visit on that list.

Cover

Swedish pop singer Shirley Clamp covered "Tro" on her 2006 cover album Favoriter på svenska.

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