Beijing Bus
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| Parent | Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. ("BPT") Beijing Xianglong Bus Co., Ltd. ("Yuntong") |
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| Founded | 1947 (BPT) 1999 (Yuntong) |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Locale | Beijing Municipality |
| Service area | Beijing |
| Service type | local, express, bus rapid transit, shuttle, night |
| Routes | 1085 (BPT) 28 (Yuntong) |
| Fleet | 22,555 (BPT) 1,348 (Yuntong) |
| Daily ridership | 12,509,000 (BPT daily avg.) 684,931 (Yuntong daily avg.) |
| Fuel type | trolleybus, diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, hydrogen |
| Website | BPT, Yuntong |
Public bus service in Beijing is the among the most extensive, widely used and affordable form of public transportation in urban and suburban districts of the city. In 2015, the entire network consists of 876 routes with a fleet of 24,347 buses and trolleybuses carrying 3.98 billion passengers annually.
Public bus service in the city began in 1921. Today there are two operators. The city's primary public bus operator, the state-owned Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. operates most routes and the Beijing Xianglong Bus Co., Ltd., an independent operator, provides service on 30 "Yuntong" (运通) bus routes.
The bus fare of both companies begin at RMB(¥)2.00 and are subject to a 50 percent discount when purchased with the mass transit IC card, Yikatong, which effectively lowers the cost of most bus rides in the city center to ¥1.00.
Beijing Airport Buses provide separate service to the city's two airports.
Under the new fare scheme implemented on December 28, 2014, bus fares cost RMB(¥)2.00 for the first 10 km and ¥1.00 for each additional 5 km. Yikatong card users are entitled to a 50% discount and students enjoy a 75% discount.
Prior to the fare hike, bus fares were as low as ¥1 and the Yikatong discount was 60%.
Riders carrying bulky luggage that take up the space of another passenger will have to purchase a second bus fare. A child below the height of 1.2m rides for free when accompanied by a paying rider. Bearers of Retired Cadres' Honorary Certificates and blind individuals can also ride public buses for free.
On buses with a ticket clerk on board, the clerk can sell paper tickets and give exact change. The ticket clerk will ask riders deboarding the bus to show the paper ticket they had purchased, their bus pass or swipe their discount card. On bus routes designated as having no ticket clerks (无人售票), riders must pay exact fare in cash, show the driver their bus pass, or swipe a discount card when they board and deboard the bus.
Riders paying with the Yikatong metrocard receive 50% discount off the cash fare. Hence, with a Yikatong card, the starting becomes ¥1.00 per ride. Riders with the student metro card enjoy 70% discount off the cash fare. Riders must swipe twice, both on boarding and deboarding the bus, so the trip distance can be calculated.
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