Use cases of double-decker buses

The most famous double-decker bus in the world should be the double-decker bus in London, England. At the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a double-decker bus full of British characteristics slowly drove into the main venue, showing the world the characteristics of London, the host city of the next Olympic Games.

Because double-decker buses are relatively common in the UK and have a long history of use, they have become a British feature and can be seen in many film and television works set in the UK. This is why London has a double-decker bus in eight minutes. China has also introduced British double-decker buses. There are already domestically produced double-decker buses.

Beijing

In 1986, the double-decker bus was put into trial operation in Beijing for the first time. It was a British-made AEC routemaster with a yellow body color and "Beijing City" written on the body. The bus route is "*** Transportation Corporation" and the route is from Qianmen to the Summer Palace.

In 1993, the Special 1 line was opened. At that time, there were only three stations in between from Bawangfen to Gongzhufen. There were only three stations in between: Dongdan, Tiananmen and Xidan.

The fare of Special 1 was relatively expensive at that time. With Tiananmen as the center, the half-segment fare was 1 yuan and the full fare was 2 yuan. At that time, the ordinary bus cost only 10 cents. It was a high-priced line. Most of the people who took that bus were sightseeing. Later, with the With the development of the times, double-decker buses gradually became a part of ordinary public transportation. Later, around 2006, Special Route 1 was canceled immediately due to serious overlap with other lines.

Beijing has double-decker bus lines, special buses. No. 2, Special No. 3, Special No. 4, Special No. 5, Special No. 6, Special No. 7, Special No. 8 series, Special No. 9 inner and outer ring, Special No. 10, Special No. 11, Special No. 12 inner and outer Ring, Special No. 13, Special No. 14, Special No. 15, Special No. 16, Special No. 17, Special No. 19 and other lines.

Shanghai

In 1993, Hong Kong’s old double The double-decker buses were scrapped in the first half of 2009 when they reached their end of life. The new open-top double-decker buses are now running on Route 911, Sightseeing Bus Route 1, and the Lujiazui Tourist Ring Road, with 14 buses per car. 1,000 vehicles will be put into operation during the 2010 World Expo. After the World Expo, electric vehicles can be directly put into public transportation.

Shenzhen

It was once used for main force, but now it is only used for sightseeing. Shopping lines etc.

Guangzhou

It has introduced second-hand double-decker buses from Hong Kong and MAN SD200 buses manufactured in Munich and served by Berlin BVG

The double-decker bus, which had been withdrawn from the Guangzhou bus market for 6 years, reappeared on the 244A bus route in September 2009. However, compared with the previous diesel double-decker buses, the double-decker buses launched this time are purely electric. car. This is also the first batch of pure electric buses to appear on the streets in Guangzhou.

On October 13, 2012, there was a picture of a double-decker bus outside the Canton Fair exhibition hall. The exterior painting was the standard painting of Guangzhou No. 1 Bus, which is familiar to Guangzhou people. Most people speculated that double-decker buses would appear on the streets of Guangzhou again, which led to a large number of reposts on this Weibo.

Xinsui Bus confirmed on October 26 that the company will introduce a double-decker bus on Route 244A. It has submitted a report to the Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Commission and will put it into operation as soon as one batch is available. On November 14, the double-decker bus was officially approved to go on the road and will be put into trial operation for three months. In the next few days, the double bus returned to the Shinho Bus Ishii parking lot. I went to Shenzhen on November 15th to participate in the Shenzhen Hi-Tech Fair exhibition and returned to Guangzhou on the evening of the 21st. Final preparations for online operation on the 22nd.

Starting at 19:00 on November 23, 2012, this double-decker bus will be in trial operation on Road 244A for 3 months. No.: XS-8818. During the first week of trial operation (23-28), every day The first bus departs from Huiqiao New Town at 19:00. The second and third weeks are planned to be put into trial operation during the off-peak period and peak period respectively. Specific arrangements will be made based on the situation after three weeks. In addition, Shinsui Bus Company will also distribute limited edition double-decker bus commemorative cards to passengers.

After that, 8818 appeared in the same appearance cycle as the previous test vehicle. Due to its widespread praise, the vehicle did not stop running after three months of operation, but continued to operate until March 2013. Since then, this bus has been at the Xinsui Bus Huanggang depot to this day.

In January 2013, FAW Bus opened a new tourist route 1 (Pearl River Swimming Resort Terminal-Huangpu Ancient Village Terminal), using 15 Yutong LNG double buses ZK6105HNGS1. Among them, 3 units (from the numbered section Y3-3355~Y3-3357) are fully open-air versions, and the remaining 12 units are all equipped with electric folding awnings.

Tianjin

Has four double-decker bus lines, No. 47, No. 48, No. 643, and No. 879

Changzhou

The earliest streets in Changzhou Double-decker buses appeared in 1998. Changzhou City’s first double-decker bus, Bus No. 26, started from Xiaoyingqian and bound for Longhutang Town. After that, No. 19 was also put into double-decker bus operation for a period of time. Shortly after 2003, double-decker buses in Changzhou were gradually replaced by air-conditioned buses.

On May 3, 2010, Changzhou City’s first tourist bus line Y1 was opened. The line is operated by double-decker buses. Double-decker buses have once again entered the lives of citizens after many years of absence. The Y1 line is a bus line that the Changzhou government uses to cleverly connect city parks with rapid transit in order to build a tourist city in Changzhou. This line starts from Hongmei Park, passes through the most prosperous urban area in Changzhou, and finally reaches the most beautiful open-air park in Changzhou, Qingfeng Park. The scenery along the way is endless.

Starting from August 26, 2012, the Y2 double-decker tourist bus line will be opened from the high-speed railway Changzhou North Station to Hehai Road at 120 East Longitude.

Wuxi

One year after disappearing in Wuxi, double-decker buses will return to Xicheng. All 15 brand-new double-decker buses will be put into operation on Route 81

Hangzhou

The first batch of double-decker buses appeared in 1996. At its peak, there were 117 double-decker buses. Today, about 30 vehicles remain.

On September 29, 2013, 10 double-decker buses were reactivated, ushering in the "second spring" of the new Y9 line.

Wuhan

In 1996, the first double-decker bus line No. 64 was opened. After 15 years of development, the city has more than 40 lines and more than 500 double-decker buses. In 2010, Wuhan Public Transport Group invested heavily in introducing a large number of double-decker buses, including luxurious double-decker air-conditioned buses to operate daily bus lines.

Changchun

Since 1992, Z306 Road, which is affiliated to the bus company, has purchased 20 "Jinling" double-decker buses. However, since 2007, due to serious exhaust pollution, This batch of double-decker buses came to the attention of Changchun people. In October 2009, the double-decker buses that had disappeared for a long time appeared again. In front of the Puppet Manchukuo Palace, there are a total of 2 vehicles, each costing about 1 million. The Puppet Manchukuo ruins tourist line sightseeing double-decker bus.

Xingtai

Xingtai City, Hebei Province introduced 10 double-decker buses for the first time in 2010, all of which were put into operation on six routes.

Xianyang

Shaanxi Province Xianyang City Public Transport Corporation purchased 20 Yaxing double-decker sightseeing buses in 2004 and 2008 respectively for use in major urban areas. It operates on the main roads 1 and 59. In 2009, it pioneered the construction of domestic city buses and introduced 10 Asia Star Skyview Series JS6111SHA new luxury city sightseeing buses to serve the newly opened No. 26 and 30 double-decker bus sightseeing buses. Its scale is second to none among prefecture-level cities in China.

Zhangzhou

In January 2014, sightseeing Line 1 and Line 2 (West Passenger Station? West Passenger Station Loop Line) were opened, using 4 Ankai HFF6115GS01C, each line 2 units each. Sightseeing Line 1 and Line 2 were merged into Line 29 (Train Station - West Passenger Transport Station) in June 2015.

Fuzhou

Double-decker buses were once used on some main lines such as Route 29, Route 51, and Route 52. However, they were all retired around 2006 due to road and vehicle condition problems.

On August 1, 2012, Fuzhou Public Transport Group opened Tourism Line 1, using 3 Jinlv XML6116J13CS. This is currently the only double bus line in Fuzhou, and most of the driving sections are famous Attractions and busy sections, such as Wuyi Square, Wusi Road, Sanfangqixiang, Jiangbin Road, Zhongting Street, etc.

Sanming

Currently, there are four Higer KLQ6119GS double-decker buses on Routes 1 and 2, two on each line. The fare is one yuan, and ID cards and bus cards cannot be used.

Xiamen

No. 24, 26, 30, 10, 80, 818, six double-decker lines. In addition, Xiamen’s tourist buses use automatic double-decker sightseeing buses all year round.

On June 1, 2014, Xiamen Jinlv XML6116J18CS automatic double-decker bus was installed in Xiamen Siming Bus. So far: Xiamen Bus Route 30 has returned to the ranks of double-decker buses after 17 years. From another perspective, there are automatic double-decker buses in Xiamen’s ordinary buses.

Hefei

In the early 1990s, the double-decker buses on the streets of Hefei were an extremely beautiful sight. As their service life increased, some parts and components were out of service and could not be maintained in time. These seven vehicles were scrapped in 2000. On December 30, 2011, 20 highly anticipated double-decker buses were officially put into operation in Hefei. The double-decker buses were equipped with a GPS positioning system and could also perform intelligent dispatching. It is mainly used for sightseeing and runs on Huizhou Avenue, mainly connecting the urban area and Binhu New Area. On July 30, 2013, Hefei completely replaced Route 21 with air-conditioned double-decker buses.

Liuzhou

Liuzhou is one of the first cities in Guangxi to introduce double-decker buses. Double-decker buses were put into operation in Liuzhou City in January 2005. At present, Liuzhou has formed a very complete double-decker bus system. The double-decker bus operates routes, and together with Liuzhou Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Liuzhou Water Bus, and public bicycles, it forms an environmentally friendly and beautiful scenery in Liuzhou’s green public transportation. Liuzhou Double-decker Bus is mainly responsible for the 92 tourist route. The operation of sightseeing routes is also one of the busier bus routes in Liuzhou City. Since the double-decker bus has been in operation, it has long been known to the public and has become the travel choice of many citizens. At the same time, the double-decker sightseeing bus has also been used as a wedding car by couples in Liuzhou, fully embodying the concept of green travel and environmentally friendly travel. Double-decker buses have undoubtedly become one of the representatives of Liuzhou City’s bus culture.

Guilin

Guilin is the city with the most double-decker bus lines in Guangxi. Guilin’s double-decker bus lines include No. 1 and No. 5 Garden Expo Park Line (including No. 5 section line), There are nine double-decker bus lines, No. 10, No. 11, No. 12, No. 18, No. 32, No. 99 and No. 100.

Nanning

Nanning City introduced two double-decker buses in the 1990s. However, due to the high failure rate of the vehicles and their incompatibility with the old city roads, they were no longer used. It was withdrawn from the market within a year. In 2012, the number of double-decker buses in Nanning increased from a few to more than 100. Nanning uses double-decker bus lines, including No. 5 shuttle bus, No. 22 (including shuttle buses, both single-decker and double-decker mixed operation), No. 31 (single-decker and double-decker mixed operation), No. 87, 701 There are eight lines using double-decker buses: Route 704 (mixed operation of single-decker buses and double-decker buses) and Urban Sightseeing Line.

Taiyuan

Taiyuan City introduced 10 double-decker buses from Hong Kong in 1993 to supplement Route 1, which were later canceled until the Changjiang Yangtze River double-decker buses were introduced in 2003 when Route 601 was opened. 10 units. From then on, 133 double-decker buses were introduced until 2005. At that time, 602, 606, 610, 611, 615, 618, and 619 were invested in the lines specially renumbered for double-decker (these lines were originally numbered They are 802, 806, 810, 811, 815, 818, 819) and 901 and Qi Branch Line. Later, Taiyuan gradually carried out bus upgrades and added new lines. Now the double-decker buses are respectively in 901 and Qi Branch Line, 12 It operates on eight lines, 52, 824, 835 and branch lines, and 864. All of them are now in service. However, due to the double-decker accident, Taiyuan’s double-decker buses will be out of service this summer. Will there be any double-decker buses in Taiyuan in the future? The layer is still unknown

Guiyang

Guiyang City also introduced double-decker buses more than ten years ago. Up to now, the double-decker buses launched in 2010 are in service on Routes 1 and 2