Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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Overview - Goiânia

Goiânia is the capital of and the largest city by population in Goiás. It has approximately 1,536,000 inhabitants in the city proper as of 2020. The Goiânia metropolitan area comprised 2,654,860 residents as of the 2020 IBGE census estimate.

Goiânia's rapid transit network consists of two bus rapid transit lines.

Goiânia BRT

Opened 1998, Goiânia's BRT network consists of two BRT lines that serves the city of Goiânia, Goiás and the surrounding suburbs.

BRT Leste-Oeste (Eixo Anhanguera)

The BRT Leste-Oeste, formerly known as Eixo Anhanguera from initial upgrade until the opening of the second BRT line in August 2024, is a bus rapid transit line on an East-West alignment. It runs from Terminal Padre Pelágio in the west to Terminal Novo Mundo in the east via the city center, serving 24 stations of which two are served in a single direction.

BRT Norte-Sul

The BRT Norte-Sul is a bus rapid transit line on a North-South alignment. It runs from Terminal Recanto do Bosque in the north to Terminal Isidória in the south via the city center, serving 32 stations of which six are served in a single direction. Service continue off-busway to the south.

BRT Norte-Sul was opened in August 2024 as an upgrade and extension of the older Eixo Goiás-90 corridor.

References & Helpful Links

Eixo Anhanguera at Wikipedia.pt

Official Website for Goiânia BRT: RMTC Goiânia

Official Website for Goiânia BRT: RMTC Goiânia (BRT section)

Maps

Other Sources

Goiânia, Brazil at BRTDATA.org

Other Websites

External Citations

Asset Notes

Line colors taken from website - Eixo Anhanguera color taken from route square on official website; Norte-Sul BRT color taken from Eixo Goiás-90 route square.