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TransMetro is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Monterrey, Mexico. It was officially opened to the public on 11 June 2002.

Routes
Transmetro Talleres

Transmetro Exposición

Before and after
The system replaced 372 standard buses and microbuses that served Insurgentes with 97 articulated buses that run at an average speed of 20 km/h. Doing so, travel times along the corridor are reduced by 50%.

Environmental impact
Besides addressing the bus service problem, the BRT Metrobús project emerged in the context of the city’s Air Quality Program Proaire 2002-2010. According to Metrobús, annual environmental benefits include a reduction of 35,400 tons of CO2, 9,700 tons of CO, 206 tons of NOx, and 1.27 tons of PM10.

Capacity and traffic
According to information from the Mexico City government published in April 2006, the Metrobús carries more than 260,000 passengers daily.

Future expansion
A second Metrobús line is being constructed, running west to east along Eje 4 Sur. This second line will connect Metro Tacubaya, Etiopía, Patriotismo and with the Insurgentes Metrobús at its Nuevo León stop. The original Insurgentes line has been extended southward from Doctor Galvez past the Periferico to a station called El Caminero.

Passenger access


Ticketing is by pre-paid proximity smartcard, which travellers have to pass through turnstiles at the entry to the separated bus platforms. During the early months of the system's operations, limited availability for the cards required a temporary method for access to the system involving purchasing a normal single-trip paper ticket at a cost of MXN$4.50 (about &euro;0.23 or USD$0.35). Starting in October, 2005, and with smartcard supply able to cover the demand, access is done exclusively by using the card. An "empty" card can be purchased for MXN$8.00 (≈ &euro;0.52/USD$0.80) and "recharged" at the same cost of MXN$4.50 (≈ &euro;0.30/USD$0.45) per trip. The smartcard system has generated controversy, especially from sporadic users who complain about the MXN$8.00 fee for an empty card.

List of Stations

 * 1) Indios Verdes
 * 2) Deportivo 18 de Marzo
 * 3) Euzkaro
 * 4) Potrero
 * 5) La Raza
 * 6) Circuito
 * 7) San Simón
 * 8) Manuel González
 * 9) Buenavista
 * 10) El Chopo - Tlatelolco
 * 11) Revolución - Metro Revolución
 * 12) Tabacalera
 * 13) Reforma
 * 14) Hamburgo
 * 15) Insurgentes - Metro Insurgentes
 * 16) Durango
 * 17) Álvaro Obregón
 * 18) Sonora
 * 19) Campeche
 * 20) Chilpancingo - Metro Chilpancingo
 * 21) Nuevo León
 * 22) La Piedad
 * 23) Poliforum
 * 24) Nápoles - World Trade Center
 * 25) Colonia del Valle
 * 26) Ciudad de los Deportes
 * 27) Parque Hundido - Parque Hundido
 * 28) Félix Cuevas
 * 29) Rio Churubusco
 * 30) Teatro Insurgentes
 * 31) José María Velasco
 * 32) Francia
 * 33) Olivo
 * 34) Altavista
 * 35) La Bombilla
 * 36) Dr. Gálvez
 * 37) Ciudad Universitaria
 * 38) Perisur
 * 39) Villa Olímpica
 * 40) Corregidora
 * 41) Ayuntamiento
 * 42) Fuentes Brotantes
 * 43) Santa Ursula
 * 44) La Joya
 * 45) El Caminero