Accra Trotro

The section of the street in front of this building is a trotro bus stop at Palm Wine, a suburb at Labadi, Accra. This picture shows a lonely pick up parked close to the curb but at day times the same spot is dotted with trotro buses travelling the north and south routes along the way.

This building lies along the Osu Labadi trotro beach route. Its a stationery shop at Ako Adjei, a suburb at Osu, Accra.  This photo was taken from the bus stop that is located right opposite the store. The Kingdom bus stop serves as a transit point for commuters travelling Tema-Labadi to Accra and the other way.

Looking towards Accra Ghana 37 Palm Wine trotro route. This road leads to the north east of Accra. It passes through Cantonments, Burma camp and Airport South. Trotro buses moving towards Lapaz or Achimota from Nungua go through this route.

The Abossey Okai Zongo junction trotro station serves the west and south of Accra. Its a boarding bay for commuters going to western locations like Awoshie, Oforkor, Mallam, Gbawe, Kasoa and Kwashieman, and southern routes like Latebiorkorshie and Dansoman.  Stops along the way include Radio Gold, Korle Bu junction, Abodwe, Sempe and Chokor. This photo was taken from the Vulcanizer's shop across the street.

This trotro bus approaches the Tse Addo junction near the Trade fair. The closest stop from this point is Kpogas, near the NHIS office and Palm Wine. Trotro buses in this lane will either switch to Wireless and then to Accra, Labone or Circle or continue to 37, Lapaz or Kanda. This Mercedes 208 converted bus is fairly old and its type is been phased our gradually as trotro buses.

The Accra Nima trotro bus stop is along the Ring Road central. It serves the west and east trotro routes only.  Commuters from Labadi, Tema, Nungua, Osu and Nima make passage through this point to neighborhoods like Asylum Down. Its a late hour stop, with frequent trotro availability till 11 pm.

This 60s Albion articulated truck slows down at the Labadi Palm Wine trotro bus stop.  Palm wine is a hub for transiting south and north trotro routes. passengers from 37, Adenta and La Paz will disembark at this point to continue to La Abormi or Wireless.  Commuters from Nungua and Tema will do same. Its a 24 hour stop with wait times of 5 minutes during day, and 15 minutes at night to all sections of Accra.

The Danquah Circle trotro bus stop near Osu is a busy terminal for buses traveling from the south and west of Accra.  All time day, the point is a boarding and disembarking bay for many commuters moving from Osu, Labone, Cantonments, Nungua or Labadi to Accra or Circle.

These Land Rovers are tow trucks on the Ring Road central trotro route. They are parked opposite the Nima Police station, right across the traffic lights. They are on 24 hours stand by for call. The trucks are converted 60s land Rover trucks that have been meticulously maintained over the decades to its current state. Most are auctioned public service cinema vans. Despite their age and look, these tow trucks ably salvage trotro buses in Accra and are informally managed.

Trotro buses park in front of the GCB Tower at Nkrumah Circle, Accra, Ghana due to ongoing works at the new Interchange which has affected the original Kaneshie trotro terminal. The project is due to complete in  December 2016. The trotro buses would park along the Ridge taxi station and move in turns to occupy the makeshift terminal under the Bridge. The new trotro terminal will accommodate more buses, provide several amenities and solve the perennial flooding that makes the station inaccessible during the rainy season.

This trotro driver looks out of the window of his mini bus to call out passengers. The conductor called mate in Ghana looks the other way. Early mornings are serous times for trotro drivers in Accra. Its crucial because thats when they rake in most of the money - from school children, workers, traders, tourists and shift staff.  On a typical day, a bus can make 19 trips on route - inbound and outbound.  It takes 45 minutes to cover a route one way.