Commuters who make use of the A Re Yeng bus services can now directly commute from the Pretoria CBD to Menlyn.
The City of Tshwane has expanded its A Re Yeng bus operations to Menlyn, in the east of Tshwane, by means of Line 2B. The extended operations will commence on Monday, 6 September 2021, in mixed traffic.
This new line is a move by the City to optimise the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system roll-out strategy ahead of rolling out the A Re Yeng infrastructure.
The City introduced its A Re Yeng BRT services in 2014, with the main objective of expanding bus services to high-density areas in Tshwane. This new route to Menlyn will take the City closer to its objective to expand the A Re Yeng services to Mamelodi and other areas.
Passengers will board the bus using the existing Tshwane Bus Services kerbside bus stops that have an A Re Yeng pole installed next to them. The new Line 2B route to be launched is highlighted in red below:
Revised schedules have been developed to optimise fleet availability, which includes revising low-demand services and schedules, as well as optimising routes.
The operating times are as follows:
- Weekdays: 06:00 to 20:30
- Weekends: 06:00 to 18:30
New commuters need to obtain a Connector card in order to board the A Re Yeng buses. This card can be purchased from mobile kiosks, existing A Re Yeng stations and walk-in customer care centres in the CBD (Sammy Marks and Church Square). Current commuters will be able to use their existing cards to access the A Re Yeng operations to Menlyn. There will be a mobile kiosk at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre and Menlyn Maine.
Menlyn route from Hatfield
From Hatfield, the route to Menlyn will start at Loftus Versfeld Station on Lynwood Road towards the east. The bus will proceed east on Lynwood Road and turn right into Atterbury Road. It will proceed on Atterbury Road and turn right in a clockwise directional sequence into January Masilela Drive, then right into Aramist Avenue, and right into Lois Avenue. From Lois Avenue, the bus will then proceed back into Atterbury Road. The forward kerbside bus stops are as follows:
| Tshwane Bus Services bus stop name | Street name | Next crossing street |
| Lynnwood O-3 | Lynnwood Road | Hay Street |
| Lynnwood O-6 | Lynnwood Road | Pienaar Drive |
| Lynnwood O-7 | Lynnwood Road | Ox Street |
| Lynnwood O-8 | Lynnwood Road | Lower Terrace Road |
| Atterbury O-2 | Atterbury Road | 11th Street |
| Atterbury O-6 | Atterbury Road | 23rd Street |
| Atterbury O-9 | Atterbury Road | Access to BP garage |
| Atterbury O-10 | Atterbury Road | Lois Avenue |
| Dallas | Atterbury Road | January Masilela Drive |
| Sun Times Square | Aramist Avenue | Lois Avenue |
| Lois I-9 | Lois Avenue | Atterbury Road |
On the return trip, the bus will proceed from Atterbury Road, turn left into Lynwood Road and proceed to Loftus Versfeld Station. The return kerbside bus stops are as follows:
Return kerbside bus stops
| Tshwane Bus Services bus stop name | Street name | Next crossing street |
| Atterbury I-4 | Atterbury Road | N1 (national road) |
| Atterbury I-5 | Atterbury Road | Justice Mahomed Street |
| Atterbury I-8 | Atterbury Road | The Village Road |
| Atterbury I-11 | Atterbury Road | Lynnwood Road |
| Lynnwood I-9 | Lynnwood Road | King's Highway |
| Lynnwood I-10 | Lynnwood Road | Brooklyn Road |
| Lynnwood I-13 | Lynnwood Road | Jan Shoba Street |
| Lynnwood I-16 | Lynnwood Road | University Road |
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