Transoeste

{{Short description|Bus line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}} {{Expand Portuguese|TransOeste|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox bus company |name = TransOeste |logo = BRT TransOeste logo.svg |locale = [[Rio de Janeiro]] |service_type = [[Bus rapid transit]] |stations=63 stations, 3 terminals |ridership = 250,000 |website = {{URL |mobi-rio.rio.br}} |commenced = {{start date and age|2012|06|06}} |map = [[file:Public transport map of Rio de Janeiro.svg|250px]] |map_name = BRT map of Rio de Janeiro}} {{TransOeste}}

[[File:Rio 01 2013 TransOeste 5824.JPG|thumb|400px|Fleet of regular and articulated buses operating the BRT Transoeste corridor at the [[Terminal Alvorada]], [[Barra da Tijuca]].]]

'''Transoeste''' is a [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) line stretching from [[Barra da Tijuca]] to [[Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro|Santa Cruz]], with a branch to [[Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro|Campo Grande]]. TransOeste was the first line to open in the [[BRT (Rio de Janeiro)|Rio de Janeiro BRT system]]. The corridor was a transformation of the Avenida das Américas to expand the carriageways for exclusive use of high capacity buses, the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), with transfer stations in the median, and also included the construction of the Grota Funda Tunnel. The Transoeste corridor was inaugurated on June 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2012/06/brt-transoeste-e-inaugurado-no-rio.html|title=BRT Transoeste é inaugurado no Rio|publisher=O Globo News G1|author= Alba Valéria Mendonça|date=2012-06-06|accessdate=2012-06-09|language=Portuguese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://odia.ig.com.br/portal/rio/brt-transoeste-%C3%A9-inaugurado-com-a-presen%C3%A7a-do-ex-presidente-lula-1.449366|title=BRT Transoeste é inaugurado com a presença do ex-presidente Lula|author=O DIA|date=2012-06-06|accessdate=2012-06-09|language=Portuguese}}</ref>

In 2016, the corridor began connecting the {{ill|Alvorada Terminal|pt}} to the [[Jardim Oceânico Station|Jardim Oceânico station]] on [[Line 4 (Rio de Janeiro)|Line 4 of the Rio Metro]] upon that metro station's opening.

==See also== *[[Bus Rapid Transit in Brazil]] *[[Implementation of bus rapid transit by country]] *[[List of bus rapid transit systems]] *[[Transcarioca]]

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==External links== {{commonscat-inline|TransOeste}}

[[Category:TransOeste]]