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Who we are | Current services | Background | Timeline | Benefits | Rea Vaya goes green
THE City of Johannesburg took less than three years to get Rea Vaya up and running, from the early planning and design phase to the daily operation with 64 buses on the road.
And development is still going on. Once complete, Rea Vaya will place 85 percent of Johannesburg’s residents within 500 metres of a trunk route or feeder corridor.
It has been introduced to Johannesburg’s commuters and road users in phases:
Phase 1A
Station under construction
In the first phase, a trunk route service was introduced between Thokoza Park in Soweto to Ellis Park Stadium, to the east of the inner city.
A number of supporting routes were also added, feeding into the truck route.
The 25,5km route passes through 33 stations, including Orlando Stadium, Westgate, Chancellor House, Beyers Naude Square, Carlton Centre, Fashion Square, Johannesburg Art Gallery, and the University of Johannesburg’s Doornfontein campus.
The first bus began operating on the route on 30 August 2009.
Phase 1B
Initially, this phase will run from Dobsonville in Soweto, passed Joburg and Wits universities to Parktown. Later on it will be extended to Sandton.
Phase 1C
In Phase 1C, routes will be opened between Alexandra in the north and Cresta in the west.
By the end of Phase 1 in 2013, there will be 122 kilometres of mainline corridors, with 150 stations, and a further 250 kilometres of feeder routes.
The first phase will intersect with the Gautrain in Sandton and Rosebank and at Park Station.
The trunk routes will all be connected to additional complementary and feeder routes.
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