BRT ABC

BRT ABC
Overview
Owner	File:Spemtusymbol.svg EMTU
Area served	São Paulo São Caetano do Sul Santo André São Bernardo do Campo
Transit type	Bus rapid transit
Number of stations	19
Website	brtabc.com.br
Operation
Operation will start	2023 (estimated)
Operator(s)	Next Mobilidade
Number of vehicles	82 23 m (75 ft) battery electric buses
Technical
System length	17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi)
Average speed	25 km/h (16 mph)
Top speed	40 km/h (25 mph)
System map File:BSicon lACCx-L.svg File:BSicon uKACCa.svg File:BSicon lACC-M.svg File:BSicon uKACCa.svg File:BSicon lACCx-R.svg File:BSicon uKACCa.svg Sacomã Bus Terminal File:Metrô-SP icon.svg Line 2 (São Paulo Metro) File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Rua do Grito File:BSicon lACCx-L.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon lACC-M.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon lACCx-R.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg Tamanduateí File:Metrô-SP icon.svg Line 2 (São Paulo Metro) File:Cptmsymbol.svg File:Cptm 10.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Albino Morais File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg São Paulo São Caetano do Sul File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Almirante Delamare File:BSicon lACC-L.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon lACC-R.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Goiás File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg CEU Meninos File:BSicon lACC-L.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon lACC-R.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Cerâmica File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Estrada das Lágrimas File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Vila Império File:BSicon lACC-L.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon lACC-R.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Instituto Mauá File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg São Caetano do Sul São Bernardo do Campo File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Rudge Ramos File:BSicon lACC-L.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon lACC-R.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Afonsina File:Metrô-SP icon.svg  20  File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg São Bernardo do Campo Santo André File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Fundação do ABC File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg File:BSicon uSTR+GRZq.svg Santo André São Bernardo do Campo File:BSicon lACC-L.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon lACC-R.svg File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Winston Churchill File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Senador Vergueiro File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Aldino Pinotti File:BSicon uACC.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg File:BSicon uSTR.svg Metrópole File:BSicon lACCx-L.svg File:BSicon uKACCe.svg File:BSicon lACC-M.svg File:BSicon uKACCe.svg File:BSicon lACCx-R.svg File:BSicon uKACCe.svg São Bernardo do Campo Metropolitan Terminal File:Spemtusymbol.svg

BRT ABC is a future bus rapid transit (BRT) system for the southwest Greater São Paulo as a successor of the São Paulo Metro Line 18-Bronze monorail project, cancelled in 2019 by governor João Doria.

Characteristics

The system will have 82 battery electric buses distributed in 3 different lines of same route, but with different services. The local line will stop by all of the 20 stations and 3 terminals, with medium speed of 19 km/h (12 mph) and headway of 4 minutes during peak hours. The semi-express line will attend the 3 terminals and 5 interest stations with medium speed of 23 km/h (14 mph) and headway of 3 minutes during peak hours. The express line will only attend the 3 terminals with headway of 8 minutes and medium speed of 25 km/h (16 mph).

History

In May 2021, the construction was announced to begin in September 2021. The first stretch would start operating after the second half of 2022.

On 10 June 2021, desembargador Marrey Uint, from the Court of Justice of São Paulo, suspended, through a temporary lawsuit, the prorogation of Metra's concession alleging, among other reasons, that the period would be beyond the allowed limit (total of 35 years) and the extra permission to operate the 85 lines of intermunicipal buses of the Greater ABC and the construction of the system wouldn't exempt company contract through a bidding process.