174:(PTSC). The compound also houses the Maxi Taxi loading facility which is located in its north-eastern quadrant. The Maxi Taxi loading facility is utilized by both route two or red-banded Maxi Taxis and route three which are green-banded. The red-banded Maxi Taxis ply for hire from Port of Spain eastward to as far as the town of Sangre Grande. Green-banded Maxi Taxis ply for hire from Port of Spain in a southern direction to either Chaguanas which is considered central Trinidad or to the region of San Fernando located along the south-western coast of Trinidad. The entire PTSC compound located on South Quay Port of Spain is officially referred to as The Port of Spain Transit Centre. The name "City Gate" to which the facility is popularly referred cannot be legally or officially used by the PTSC or on any official documentation used to refer to this facility.
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In downtown Port of Spain on a street referred to as South Quay is the historic site of the
Trinidad Government Rail (TGR) building at #60 South Quay, Port of Spain. This former railway facility is now the current administrative and bus loading headquarters of the Public Transport Service Corporation
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are scattered at various streets of the town or region, and after sunset some of these taxi-stands may change location, although this changed location is also fixed. Recently there has also been a growth in popularity of
American-style taxi-cabs that do not work along a fixed route and they can be
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Other Maxi Taxis such as the Route one or yellow-banded Maxis ply for hire from Port of Spain to West/ North- West
Trinidad. This loading facility is located at #19-21 South Quay in downtown Port of Spain approximately two hundred meters West of the PTSC. This Route one facility caters to persons
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serves the island of
Trinidad with international flights to destinations in the Caribbean, South America, North America and Europe. The airport is located in the town of Piarco off the Churchill Roosevelt Highway, 30 km (19 miles) away from Port of Spain. It has been voted the best airport in the
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In 2023, you'd notice quite a few commuters using bicycles. There has been an uptick over the pandemic, since cars are very expensive. There are no bike lanes for transport in
Trinidad and Tobago, although several areas are tiny and easily bikeable.
107:(formerly Crown Point International Airport). The airport is mostly kept active by the domestic airbridge, a heavily subsidized flight service between Trinidad and Tobago, operated as much as 20 times per day by
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at a peak rate of five sailings from San
Fernando to Port of Spain per morning. Each sailing carries approximately 400 passengers. Travel time is 50 minutes and the cost of the service is heavily subsidized.
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for a fixed fare, although cars are slightly more expensive for similar routes carried by maxi-taxis because of their much smaller passenger capacities. Car taxis are not allowed to utilise the
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areas. Ferries run daily, Sundays to Sunday (fewer sailings on the weekend). The ferries are inexpensive, in spite of the minimum 2½–3-hour travel time between Port of Spain and
Scarborough.
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As of 2021, there are 9,592 km of roads in the country. The
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Several private red band Maxi Taxis seen operating on the
Priority Bus Route in Trinidad. Red Band Maxis run along the
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is the larger island, with a business-oriented economy and the seat of the country's government.
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Public transport is provided by a bus service operated by government-owned
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In all other locations and for Port of Spain Intra-city transportation,
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was gradually scaled back until it was discontinued in 1968. (The
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A smaller number of international flights fly directly to
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agricultural railway was shut down in the late 1990s).
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Travel & Transportation - Getting Around Tobago
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722:List of roads maintained by the Highway Division
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202:King's Wharf with water taxis in San Fernando
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1092:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
367:that connects West Port of Spain to Cocorite
57:Old and new bridges in Trinidad side by side
33:Western main road cuts through several towns
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608:"Trinidad rapid rail consortium confirmed"
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1601:The Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
428:that runs from San Fernando to Mon Desir.
1622:Driver's licenses in Trinidad and Tobago
672:"Alutrint, rapid rail projects scrapped"
506: (GT) or over) totaling 2,439
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1642:Ferry companies of Trinidad and Tobago
114:There is also a small airfield named
105:A.N.R. Robinson International Airport
18:Transportation in Trinidad and Tobago
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1596:Public Transport Service Corporation
152:Public Transport Service Corporation
1229:British invasion of Trinidad (1797)
358:and is currently being extended to
66:, a country that relies heavily on
96:Caribbean on numerous occasions.
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1637:Transport in Trinidad and Tobago
1224:French invasion of Tobago (1781)
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935:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
652:"Railway Gazette: News in Brief"
571:Airports - with unpaved runways:
415:that runs through Port of Spain.
418:Rivulet Road that runs through
409:that runs through San Fernando.
228:operates between the cities of
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637:Railway Gazette International
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331:and extends for 15.7 km.
317:, and extends for 30 km.
616:. 2008-04-11. Archived from
93:Piarco International Airport
1392:Trinidad and Tobago cabinet
307:Churchill–Roosevelt Highway
266:Trinidad Government Railway
43:Churchill–Roosevelt Highway
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348:Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway
295:Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway
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773:Transport in the Americas
632:"Design your own railway"
1397:Leader of the Opposition
1327:Administrative divisions
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1012:British Virgin Islands
365:Audrey Jeffers Highway
343:Downtown Port of Spain
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1219:Curonian colonization
925:Saint Kitts and Nevis
453:products 19 km;
432:Further information:
370:Reinzi Kirton Highway
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502:2 ships (1,000
407:San Fernando By-Pass
374:Diego Martin Highway
321:Uriah Butler Highway
253:There was a minimal
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1209:Spanish West Indies
1182:Trinidad and Tobago
1102:U.S. Virgin Islands
945:Trinidad and Tobago
790:Antigua and Barbuda
697:"MOWT - What We Do"
510:/4,040 tonnes
387:Claude Noel Highway
249:Rail map as of 1925
63:Trinidad and Tobago
41:An intersection of
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382:(2-Lane Freeway)
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315:Wallerfield
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1430:(currency)
1367:Parliament
1052:Montserrat
1047:Martinique
1042:Guadeloupe
840:Costa Rica
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1382:President
1342:Elections
1281:Mangroves
1254:Geography
1127:Caribbean
1037:Greenland
960:Venezuela
905:Nicaragua
875:Guatemala
795:Argentina
780:Sovereign
451:petroleum
447:crude oil
352:Chaguanas
339:Barataria
329:Chaguanas
311:Barataria
77:transport
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1372:Politics
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1315:Politics
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1239:Monarchy
992:Anguilla
940:Suriname
915:Paraguay
890:Honduras
850:Dominica
835:Colombia
805:Barbados
538:Airports
463:harbours
241:Railways
89:Trinidad
1564:Outline
1520:Cuisine
1512:Culture
1455:Society
1428:Dollar
1416:Economy
1286:Islands
1191:History
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1007:Bonaire
1002:Bermuda
955:Uruguay
895:Jamaica
870:Grenada
860:Ecuador
815:Bolivia
800:Bahamas
258:railway
207:Ferries
72:tourism
1578:Portal
1487:Health
1296:Rivers
910:Panama
900:Mexico
880:Guyana
825:Canada
820:Brazil
810:Belize
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391:Canaan
160:routes
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1472:Crime
997:Aruba
885:Haiti
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