Chennai Rapid Bus Transit Ways Explained

Chennai Rapid Bus Transit Ways (RBTW)
Locale:Chennai, India
Transit Type:Rapid transit
System Length:342km (213miles)
Lines:15

See also Chennai BRTS, another planned bus transit system.

The Chennai Rapid Bus Transit Ways (RBTW) is a part of the Medium-term and Long-term Transport Scheme proposed in the Second Master Plan by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA). This is not a part of Chennai BRTS, which is proposed on a separate elevated road that is to be constructed as circular corridors.

The Rapid Bus ways proposed along the following 7 routes, covering a distance of 100 km, would be taken up in the Medium-term Transportation Scheme[1] [2]

The following 8 routes will be covered in the Long-term Transportation Scheme[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume1_English_PDF/Vol1_Chapter04_Transport.pdf
  2. News: Multi-crore infrastructure plan . 3 September 2008 . M . Gunasekaran . The Times of India . 30 May 2018 .