Rede Integrada de Transporte
| Rede Integrada de Transporte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Green Line (Linha Verde) biarticulated express buses (ligeirão) at Marechal Floriano Station (Linha 550) | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 6 | ||
| Number of stations | 21 | ||
| Daily ridership | 2,300,000 per day | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1974 | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 81.4 km | ||
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Rede Integrada de Transporte (also known as RIT, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁedʒĩ ĩteˈɡɾadɐ dʒi tɾɐ̃sˈpɔʁtʃi]; Portuguese for Integrated Transportation Network) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Curitiba, Brazil, implemented in 1974. It was one of the first BRT systems in the world and a component of one of the first and most successful examples of transit-oriented development.