Ghana trotro refers to the converted mini buses that ferry passengers in the city. They are usually vans with cut out windows. Ghana trotro provides transportation for about 70% of city dwellers.
A video showing the streets and side scenes as a trotro bus travels from Kwame Nkrumah Circle to Kingsway in accra. This transit goes the entire length of the Adabraka township, beginning from Odawna and ending at Tudu area. Its a largely commercial line with offices and shops.
A trotro driver is one who drives a trotro bus, a form of cheap commuter service in Ghana. The individual may be the owner or an employee. Several of them are professional drivers whilst a few pursue the occupation on part time basis. The occasional operator is referred to as a “spare driver” on local…
Trotro meaning derives from a disused currency which was one time in circulation in Ghana. This unit of currency called “tro” was of a low value comparable in significance to a few cents in the USA. During the era of the tro, private commercial passenger transport also emerged in Ghana. The buses that formed the…
The Sakaman Chorkor trotro route in Accra, Ghana passes through a maze of lesser known neighborhoods in Accra. It is a south west trotro route that originates from Chaba then moves south towards Control Market, winds through Exhibition, and half-circles Keep Fit roundabout, continues to Agege Last Stop near Shiabu, moves on to Kakari Brobbey…
The Abossey Okai to Chorkor trotro route in Accra originates from this intersection leading to Dansoman, goes to local government, stops at Blacksmith, then Radio Gold, Sempe, Salvation, Agege Junction, Korle Bu junction, Abodwe then Chorkor.