MyCiTi
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MyCiTi is a bus rapid transit
system currently under development in Cape Town
, South Africa
. Its first full phase opened in May 2011, providing an express bus connection between Table View, Milnerton and central Cape Town, as well as several feeder services.
MyCiTi began operations in May 2010, shortly before the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, providing a shuttle service from the Civic Centre
(where a new bus terminus was constructed) to Cape Town International Airport
. It also included a temporary loop around the City Bowl
for the duration of the World Cup.
The first proper Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) phase (Phase 1A) opened in May 2011. It includes a dedicated West Coast busway from the city centre through Milnerton to Table View, along which an express bus service operates. Connecting to this trunk route is a route in the City Bowl
connecting Gardens
, the Civic Centre bus station and the Waterfront
, as well as three feeder services around Table View, Bloubergstrand and Parklands.
It is planned that the West Coast busway will be extended to Atlantis
, and that a trunk link to Montague Gardens will be added.
Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...
system currently under development in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Its first full phase opened in May 2011, providing an express bus connection between Table View, Milnerton and central Cape Town, as well as several feeder services.
MyCiTi began operations in May 2010, shortly before the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, providing a shuttle service from the Civic Centre
Cape Town Civic Centre
The Cape Town Civic Centre is a building in central Cape Town, South Africa that serves as the headquarters of the City of Cape Town, the municipality that governs Cape Town and its suburbs....
(where a new bus terminus was constructed) to Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second busiest airport in South Africa and third busiest in Africa. Located approximately from the city centre, the airport was opened in 1954 to replace Cape Town's previous airport in the suburb of...
. It also included a temporary loop around the City Bowl
City Bowl
The City Bowl is a part of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a natural amphitheatre-shaped area bordered by Table Bay and defined by the mountains of Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak....
for the duration of the World Cup.
The first proper Bus Rapid Transit
Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...
(BRT) phase (Phase 1A) opened in May 2011. It includes a dedicated West Coast busway from the city centre through Milnerton to Table View, along which an express bus service operates. Connecting to this trunk route is a route in the City Bowl
City Bowl
The City Bowl is a part of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a natural amphitheatre-shaped area bordered by Table Bay and defined by the mountains of Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak....
connecting Gardens
Gardens, Cape Town
Gardens is an inner-city suburb of Cape Town located just to the south of the city centre located in the higher elevations of the "City Bowl". It is located directly beneath Table Mountain and Lion's Head. It is an affluent neighbourhood populated mostly by young professionals and contains...
, the Civic Centre bus station and the Waterfront
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the historic heart of Cape Town's working harbour is South Africa's most-visited destination, having the highest rate of foreign tourists of any attraction in the country...
, as well as three feeder services around Table View, Bloubergstrand and Parklands.
It is planned that the West Coast busway will be extended to Atlantis
Atlantis, Western Cape
Atlantis is a town in Western Cape, South Africa, roughly 40 km from Cape Town. It has approximately 210,000 residents. The city suffers under high levels of poverty and unemployment...
, and that a trunk link to Montague Gardens will be added.