Accra trotro

The Eno Mirekua hotel is a trotro stop along the Circle Tesano North Kaneshie trotro route. Referred to simply as Eno, it is located between the Abeka market and Fadama junction. The place earns its name from the hospitality facility across the street which also turns out to be the most notable landmark in the neighborhood. From this stop, buses head towards N1 where they discharge passengers or continue to north west suburbs like Sowutuom and Santa Maria. Trotro buses to this location can be obtained from Circle, Alajo, Kotobabi, New Town, Accra or Tema station.

A trotro mate is the conductor of a trotro bus in Ghana. The term refers to the one who offers assistance to the driver in the operation of the bus. A trotro mate is usually a male aged 16 to 24 though elderly people could also serve as mates. Government regulations disallow a person of less than 25 years to operate a commercial vehicle so once a mate attains the mandatory age, they are more keen on driving than serving as someone's assistant. Rarely, a female of varied age can also play that role. An idle driver can also help his colleague out by serving as a substitute in the absence of the regular partner. A driver apprentice,learning trade under his master, automatically becomes his mate. The master usually, an older male, trains the learner in the operation of the bus services ...

Key western Accra outer city trotro transit Static and interactive map for western Accra outer city trotro route

What is a trotro on Ghana is one of the most asked questions about Accra city life. A trotro is a low fare city commuter bus. Few are purpose-built but most are converted vans which are fitted with seats to ferry passengers. They are usually brightly colored with flamboyant decor and conspicuous inscriptions denoting the operator's religious, philosophical or social idealogies. A trotro is a shared shuttle service with an average of 14 to 18 passengers. They do not have scheduleds but rather depart when full. Many have dedicated terminals for boarding and alighting whilst a few cruise the streets, foraging for passengers.

Accra trotro routes are mapped out by operators strategically. There are several ways drivers and unions run the routes. 1. Union approved routes For Accra trotro routes originated by the unions, roads or streets that traverse points with dense population - static or transient - are chosen as originating and destination points. The union is assured of outbound and inbound passengers. Sometimes the end points of some union routes are not populous but there are waypoints that are busy enough to guarantee sales. These official Accra trotro routes are the basis for calculation of official trotro prices. These official routes form 60% of all routes plied by trotro buses in the city of Accra. 2. Adhoc routes Then there are informal routes created by drivers and conductors. These Accr...