Bus transport in Ecuador
Ecuador has a variety of bus services.[1]
The general types of service include:
- luxury buses — autobús de lujo, which travel the main routes between cities.[2]
- standard buses — these travel more local routes and will stop for any passengers that hails them.[2]
- minibuses — busetas which service the outer fringes of the bus networks[2]
- rancheras — trucks which have been converted to buses by adding wooden benches. These service the poorer, rural areas, along with camionetas, which are converted pickup trucks.[2]
In the capital, Quito, boarding platforms are used to put passengers at the same level as the entrance to the bus.[3]
See also
References
- ^ R Bromley (1979), "Defining Central Place Systems through the Analysis of Bus Services: The Case of Ecuador", Geographical Journal
- ^ a b c d Harry Adès, Melissa Graham, The Rough Guide to Ecuador
- ^ RB Diaz, DC Schneck (2000), "Bus rapid transit technologies in the Americas: an overview", Transportation Research Record
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