Quanzhou to push "Custom bus", according to passenger flow design line

Recently, reporter from Quanzhou Bus Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Quanzhou Bus company) learned that Quanzhou will launch a "Custom Bus" service, the current customized bus network platform has been completed, is testing, plans to recruit passengers on the line early this month, will be based on passenger flow investigation, set lines, immediately opened custom services. It is reported that Quanzhou bus company is the province's first to promote the implementation of customized bus service bus enterprises.

In addition, for the public to worry about custom public transport to become a private custom, occupy public resources, the bus company said that the custom bus does not occupy the common public transport resources, it is to expand the general public Transport Service Group, make up for the ordinary bus peak travel difficult problem.

Tailored for passengers mid-platform will be online

According to the introduction, custom bus, also known as the business shuttle bus, is between the conventional bus and taxi between the public transport service model, with many people together by the form of transportation, for relatively speaking in the same region, the same travel time, with the same travel needs of the crowd tailored to a public transport services. Passengers through a special information platform to propose their own travel needs, bus companies according to passenger travel needs and passenger flow situation design lines, and on the fixed platform to recruit passengers, booking seats, online payment, according to the agreed time, place, direction of the bus.

Quanzhou Public Transportation Company management department related Personage told the reporter, the present Quanzhou custom bus network platform has already built, according to the plan will recruit the passenger on-line in the middle of this month. "Passenger traffic is a key factor in the opening of customized public transport, and we hope that the public will actively participate in providing data support." "The person said custom bus network platform after the opening, the public can fill in the site of their own residence, destination and the nearest bus station, bus companies will be based on the needs of the public, passenger flow and distribution of passenger traffic and other information analysis, design customized lines, as long as the number of public appointments reached more than 70%, Line can be opened operation.

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It is reported that the custom bus has "fixed-point, fixed car, timing, pricing, fixed person" characteristics, with "one person, one station direct, flexible line, low-carbon environmental protection" advantages. Operation Department of bus company the person said, Quanzhou opened custom bus models for coaches, seats are soft, the car provides WiFi, hot water, first aid kits, free newspapers and other services.

After the custom bus service is officially opened, how can the public make an appointment through the customized platform? What is the charge standard? Can I get a refund? The person said, the public log on the network platform, according to the Web page prompts, enter the place of residence, destination, line type, travel time, etc., the person said, if the passenger is unable to travel after booking, can also be processed online unsubscribe. Need to be reminded that the appointment and unsubscribe service must be a few days in advance, so as to determine whether the number of appointments to meet the requirements of the Open line, you can ensure that everyone has a seat.

"Fares will be higher than the average bus below the taxi, to some extent will be lower than the private car, but the price is still undecided." "The person says, when the passenger takes a bus to use the ID card to be possible, but the custom public transportation plan is still in the discussion, the consummation, did not finalize."

Do not occupy the common public transportation resources to make up the peak travel problem

"Quanzhou public transport is not sufficient, but also to become ' private custom ', this does not occupy public resources?" "Some people have expressed concern about the implementation of the custom bus service in Quanzhou."

Public transport company related to tell reporters that the custom bus is not the ordinary bus, not the ordinary bus into a custom bus, it does not occupy the city's general public transport resources. The director said that many enterprises in Quanzhou, many companies do not have their own commuter, employees or take the ordinary bus or their own car, taxi, custom bus is to attract more private cars, commuters ride, ease the city road congestion, expand the service groups of public transport, to make up for the rush hour travel difficult problem.

"After the operation of the custom bus, the existing bus lines and vehicles will not be reduced and the shift will not be affected." "The official said that the current Quanzhou bus companies operating the central city of the general bus lines 60, nearly 900 vehicles, this month also plans to open a new from the cultural palace to Jiangnan area of the bus line, this year plans to add 80 vehicles.