Rea Vaya

Rea Vaya
Rea Vaya bus stop in Johannesburg CBD in Commissioner Street at Ntemi Piliso Street
Overview
Type	Bus rapid transit
Locale	Johannesburg, South Africa
Stations	58
Services	21 routes
Website	www.reavaya.co.za
Operation
Opened	30 August 2009 (30 August 2009)
Owner	City of Johannesburg
Technical
Line length	59 km (37 mi)

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. 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.

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.

As of 2015^[update] the following routes are in operation:

Trunk routes:

Complementary routes:

Feeder routes in Soweto and adjacent areas:

As of February 2014, there have been three strikes which have disrupted service.