Colombia/Guide for mapping/public transport

The mapping of the elements of public transportation systems in Colombia must follow the mapping guidelines of the public transportation section.

The different cities of Colombia have a set of similar transport systems, among which the following stand out:

  • Urban, traditional (not integrated, routes operated by private companies).
  • Integrated, as in Bogotá, the Integrated Public Transport System (SITP - Sistema Integrado de Transporte Público).
  • BRT - Rapid bus transit, such as the Transmilenio, or the Transcaribe, where the buses have dedicated lanes and platforms.
  • Metro, in the case of Medellín.
  • Tram, in the case of Medellín.
  • Cable cars, like Bogotá, the TransMiCable.

Tradicional urban

It has the following characteristics:

Integrated

Bogota

In the case of Bogotá, there is the SITP - Sistema Integrado de Transporte Público, which mainly contains:

  • Bus stops.
  • Routes.
  • Terminals (ToDo).

More details in: ES:Colombia/Guía para mapear/transporte público/Bogotá (es).

Medellin

Medellín has the existe el SIT (es).

BRT

The bus way should be mapped with the highway=busway tag.

Colombia has several BRT systems:

 To do: There should be a BRT mapping guidelines similar to these Metro Mapping guidelines.

Metro

Currently, only Medellin has metro.

In Bogota, it is currently under construction: Metro of Bogota.

For Medellin, you can see ES:Colombia:Antioquia:Medellín/Transporte público.

To create a valid metro mapping, you can follow these guidelines: Metro Mapping.

Tranvía

Currently, only Medellin has tramway.

For Medellin, you can seer ES:Colombia:Antioquia:Medellín/Transporte público.

Gondola lift (Teleférico)

These are the gondola lift of Colombia:

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