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Rea Vaya is a bus rapid transit system in Johannesburg, South Africa, that began operations on August 30, 2009, linking the CBD and Soweto, with expansions towards Sandton and Midrand. It features 58 stations and 21 routes, categorized into trunk, complementary, and feeder routes. The system has faced service disruptions due to strikes, with three notable instances reported by February 2014.

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Rea Vaya - Wikipedia

Rea Vaya is a bus rapid transit system in Johannesburg, South Africa, that began operations on August 30, 2009, linking the CBD and Soweto, with expansions towards Sandton and Midrand. It features 58 stations and 21 routes, categorized into trunk, complementary, and feeder routes. The system has faced service disruptions due to strikes, with three notable instances reported by February 2014.

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Rea Vaya

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, Rosebank and Midrand
as well. It is one of the first bus rapid
transit systems in Africa.[3]
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.co.za (http://


www.reavaya.co.z
a/)

Service

Type Bus rapid transit

Services 21 routes

History

Opened 30 August 2009

Technical

Line length 59 km (37 mi)[1]

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 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" (http://www.reavaya.org.za/w
elcome/fast-facts) . Rea Vaya. Retrieved
9 September 2015.
2. "History and construction of the Rea Vaya
project" (http://www.reavaya.org.za/const
ruction-149) . www.reavaya.org.za. City of
Johannesburg. Retrieved 27 October
2018.
3. Kuo, Lily; Tshabalala, Sibusiso (9
September 2015). "How a Public Bus
System in Johannesburg Saved South
Africa $890 Million" (http://www.citylab.co
m/commute/2015/09/how-a-public-bus-s
ystem-in-johannesburg-saved-south-africa
-890-million/404557/) . CityLab. Retrieved
9 September 2015.
4. "The routes" (http://www.reavaya.org.za/c
onsumer-information/the-routes) . Rea
Vaya. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
5. Rea Vaya Route Map (http://www.reavaya.
co.za/images/stories/maps/route_map_a
ll_latest1.pdf) (PDF) (Map). Rea Vaya.
Retrieved 9 September 2015.
6. "End BRT strike" (https://archive.today/20
130707084233/http://www.citizen.co.za/
citizen/content/en/citizen/local-news?oid
=222774&sn=Detail&pid=800&End-BRT--st
rike-%E2%80%93-Sanco) . The Citizen. 4
September 2011. Archived from the
original (http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/
content/en/citizen/local-news?oid=22277
4&sn=Detail&pid=800&End-BRT--strike-%E
2%80%93-Sanco) on 7 July 2013.
Retrieved 18 May 2013.
7. "Call to end bus operators' strike" (https://
archive.today/20130707084532/http://w
ww.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citize
n/local-news?oid=330298&sn=Detail&pid
=800&Call-to-end-bus-operators%E2%80%
99-strike-) . The Citizen. 16 October 2012.
Archived from the original (http://www.citi
zen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/local
-news?oid=330298&sn=Detail&pid=800&C
all-to-end-bus-operators%E2%80%99-strik
e-) on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May
2013.
8. "Rea Vaya bus drivers begin strike" (http://
www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauten
g/rea-vaya-bus-drivers-begin-strike-1.1503
939) . IOL News. 22 April 2013. Retrieved
18 May 2013.
9. "Rea Vaya drivers join bus strike" (http://w
ww.sabc.co.za/news/a/e05959004f66a7
8badf8af1e5d06aea0/Rea-Vaya-drivers-joi
n-bus-strike) . SABC. 26 April 2013.
Retrieved 18 May 2013.
10. "Bus strikes" (http://www.sowetanlive.co.
za/news/2013/04/22/bus-strikes) .
Sowetan Live. 22 April 2013. Retrieved
18 May 2013.

External links
Official website (http://www.reavaya.or
g.za/)
Retrieved from
"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
title=Rea_Vaya&oldid=1140684421"

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