Taichung City Bus
Route 55, a high capacity bus route in Taichung | |
Founded | 1958 |
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Locale | Taichung City, Taiwan |
Taichung City Bus (Chinese: 臺中市市區公車; pinyin: Táizhōng Shì Shìqūgōngchē or so called Chinese: 臺中市公車; pinyin: Táizhōng Shì Gōngchē) is managed by the Transportation Bureau, Taichung City Government in Taichung City, Taiwan. This includes bus routes 1–989 which are operated by different bus companies. The main part of the network provides bus service in downtown area, some other routes connect different districts, and the others serve residents in rural or remote area. There are some 210 routes to date.
Fares
The fares are calculated by mileage per ride. The basic fare is NT$20 for 10 km, and the extended fare is NT$2.431*(1+5% tax included) per km and round to the nearest integer.
From 1 June 2011 to 30 June 2015, taking buses whose route numbers are under 300 with any of four sorts of electronic tickets (including EasyCard (悠遊卡), I Pass (高捷一卡通) and Taiwan Easy Go Senior Card(台灣通敬老愛心卡), could benefit from a free ride below 8 kilometers.[1] From July 1, 2015, the same benefit extended from 8 km to 10 km, and the range of route numbers are no longer under 300.
Operators
name | translated name | number of routes running | total running mileage in kilometer (Sep. 2016 data) | number of vehicles in service (Sep. 2016 data) | date established | date joining Taichung City Bus network | date leaving Taichung City Bus network |
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臺中汽車客運股份有限公司 台中客運 |
Taichung Bus Company, Ltd. Taichung Bus |
50 | 1,451.45 | 404 | 1 January 1958 | 18 February 1958 | |
仁友汽車客運股份有限公司 仁友客運 |
Ren-Yeou Bus Company, Ltd. Renyou Bus |
9 | 329.10 | 73 | 31 December 1976 | 31 December 1976 | |
統聯汽車客運股份有限公司 統聯客運 |
United Highway Bus Company Limited Ubus |
23 | 495.70 | 300 | 6 September 1989 | 1 August 2002 | |
巨業交通股份有限公司 巨業交通 |
Geya Bus Transportation Geya Bus |
14 | 565.87 | 58 | 7 March 1974 | 1 March 2004 | |
全航汽車客運股份有限公司 全航客運 |
Chuan Hang Bus Company Limited Chuan Hang Bus |
8 | 199.80 | 71 | 1998 | 20 March 2004 | |
彰化汽車客運股份有限公司 彰化客運 |
Chang Hua Bus Company Limited Chang Hua Bus |
1 | 19.25 | 7 | 1 March 1942 | 1 January 2009 | |
阿羅哈汽車客運股份有限公司 阿羅哈客運 |
Aloha Bus Company, Ltd Aloha Bus |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 10 March 2009 | 28 February 2013 |
豐原汽車客運股份有限公司 豐原客運 |
Fengyuan Bus Transportation Co., Ltd. Fengyuan Bus |
85 | 1951.05 | 238 | 22 October 1945 | 1 January 2010 | |
和欣汽車客運股份有限公司 和欣客運 |
HO-HSIN BUS TRAFFIC CO.,LTD. Ho Hsin Bus |
2 | 29.70 | 16 | 15 December 1999 | 1 January 2011 | 29 February 2012 |
1 March 2013 | |||||||
東南汽車客運股份有限公司 東南客運 |
Southeast Bus Company Limited Southeast Bus |
6 | 123.85 | 42 | 18 June 2002 | 1 November 2011 | |
豐榮汽車客運股份有限公司 豐榮客運 |
Green Transit Co., Ltd. Green Transit |
4 | 64.85 | 25 | 15 August 1968 | 1 October 2012 | |
苗栗汽車客運股份有限公司 苗栗客運 |
MiaoLi Transportation Co., Ltd. Miaoli Bus |
1 | 50.60 | 4 | 1935 | 10 December 2012 | |
中台灣客運股份有限公司 中台灣客運 |
Central Taiwan Bus Company Limited Central Taiwan Bus/CTbus |
14 | 463.48 | 101 | 24 September 2012 | 27 December 2012 | |
南投汽車客運股份有限公司 南投客運 |
NANTOU BUS TRANSPORTATION CO.,LTD. Nantou Bus |
1 | 14.60 | 2 | 1951 | 1 September 2014 | |
臺中快捷巴士股份有限公司 臺中快捷巴士 |
Taichung Rapid Transit Corporation Limited Taichung Rapid Transit |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 October 2012 | 16 October 2015 | 30 June 2016 |
四方股份有限公司 四方客運 |
?? SF E-bus |
1 | 8.90 | 5 | 13 May 2015 | 30 April 2016 | |
捷順交通股份有限公司 捷順交通 |
?? Jieshun Bus |
4 | 94.40 | 20 | 5 October 2015 | 30 April 2016 | |
中鹿汽車客運股份有限公司 中鹿客運 |
?? Zhonglu Bus |
1 | ? | ? | 15 December 1999 | 1 October 2016 |
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History
Taichung Bus was established in 1958, commissioned by the Taichung Municipal Government to operate high capacity bus services. Renyou Bus was established in 1976 and became the second bus operator of the network. For some 25 years, the network are run by only these two companies. In order to widen the bus service network, the City Government let more bus companies operate since 2002. The number of operators have come to 16 since May 2016.
Notable events
- 1 January 1958: The first Taichung City Bus operator, Taichung Bus was established.
- 18 February 1958: Taichung City Bus started to operate.
- 31 December 1976: Renyou Bus was established and joined the network.
- 1 August 2003: All buses started to charge by the sections divided, and each section cost NT$13.
- 15 October 2003: Taichung Bus Company experienced a 22-day employers' strike.
- 4 August 2004: Taichung E card system was launched.
- 16 August 2004: Taichung E card applies to routes of Taichung City Bus.
- 17 May 2005: Taichung E Cards are issued to students residing in Taichung City, from Grade 4 Elementary to senior classes.
- 1 June 2005: All buses started to charge by the mileage instead of the sections. Taichung E Card holders were offered free rides on downtown buses for one month.
- 1 July 2005: Taichung E Card availability extend to 10 operators.
- 1 June 2011: Each operators updated the electronic ticket sensors to be available for four sorts of cards(including EasyCard (悠遊卡), Taiwan Easy Go (台灣通, formerly Taichung E Card), I Pass (高捷一卡通), and ETC Card (遠東E通卡)). Passengers riding Taichung City Bus with one of those could benefit from a free ride below 8 kilometers each time.
- 8 July 2015: A free ride below 8 kilometers was extended to 10 kilometers.
- 1 July 2016: Easy Card, I Pass and Taiwan Easy Go Senior Card(台灣通敬老愛心卡) remained in service. Taiwan Easy Go and ETC card went out of service.
Route addition
- 1 August 2002: Phase 1 of the high capacity bus (now route 71, 72, 73, 75, 77 and 79) was launched.
- 1 February 2004: Phase 2 of the high capacity bus (now route 33, 60, 68, 70, 81 and 89) was launched.
- 20 March 2004: Route 5, part of phase 2, started operating.
- 23 August 2004: Route 83 started operating.
- 1 November 2004: Route 66, part of phase 2, started operating.
- 21 November 2005: As Taiwan High Speed Rail begin operating, Route 69 and 85 started operating.
2009~2010
- 1 January 2009: Route 99 started operating.
- 10 March 2009: Route 18 started operating.
- 18 May 2009: Route 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 (seven routes of Taichung Transit Jet bus or TTJ bus) and 67 started operating.
- 1 January 2010: Route 58 started operating.
- 1 July 2010: Route 28 started operating.
2011~2012
- 1 January 2011: Route 50 and 215 started operating.
- 14 February 2011: Route 9, 83, and 88 each added a Sub-route.
- 1 June 2011: Route 59 and 277 started operating.
- 28 June 2011: Route 115 started operating.
- 29 August 2011: Route 90, 91, 92, 93 and 235 started operating.
- 1 November 2011: Route 7 started operating.
- 1 December 2011: Route 228 started operating.
- 1 July 2012: Route 63 started operating.
- 1 August 2012: Route Blue 1 (BL1), the first shuttle bus for BRT Blue Line, started operating.
- 30 August 2012: Route 3 started operating.
- 3 September 2012: Route 98 started operating.
- 1 October 2012: Route 127 started operating.
- 31 October 2012: Route 199 started operating.
- 27 December 2012: Route 95 started operating.
2013~2014
- 1 January 2013: Route 100 added a Sub-route.
- 1 February 2013: Route 23 started operating. Route 210 added a Sub-route.
- 1 April 2013: Route 14 added a Sub-route.
- 10 April 2013: Route 150 and 162 started operating.
- 1 July 2013: Route 151, 153 and Sub-route of 153 started operating.
- 1 August 2013: Route 155 started operating.
- 30 August 2013: Route 17, 152 and 154 started operating.
- 29 November 2013: Route 12 started operating.
- 1 January 2014: Route 151 added a Sub-route.
- 10 February 2014: Route 97 started operating.
- 1 March 2014: Route 155 added a Sub-route.
- 28 March 2014: Route 156 started operating.
- 26 June 2014: Route Blue 2 (BL2), started operating.
- 1 July 2014: Route 95 added a Sub-route. Route 214 started operating.
- 15 July 2014: Route 111 started operating.
- 20 July 2014: Route 287 started operating.
- 28 July 2014: BL3, BL5, BL6, BL7, BL9, BL10, BL11, BL12, BL13 started operating.
- 1 August 2014: Route 283 started operating.
- 1 September 2014: Route 39 and 157 started operating.
- 1 October 2014: Route 133 started operating.
- 1 November 2014: Route 123 started operating.
2015~2016
- 15 January 2015: Route 281 added a Sub-route.
- 15 June 2015: Route 32 started operating.
- 1 August 2015: Route 658 started operating.
- 16 October 2015: Route 616 and 617 started operating.
- 1 March 2016: Route 500, 700 and 900 started operating.
- 13 May 2016: Route 659 started operating.
- 2 June 2016: Route 284 started operating.
- 27 June 2016: Route 989 started operating.
- 29 August 2016: Route 821 started operating.
- 1 November 2016: Route 200 which runs on a new path started operating.
- 1 December 2016: Route 85 which runs on a totally different path started operating.
Route transfer from highway bus lines
Date | Former Number | New Number | Operator | Remark |
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1 January 2011 | 6502 6503 |
(55) | Fengyuan Bus | |
6505 6569 |
206, (55) | |||
6507 | 207, (55) | |||
6541 6570 |
208, (55) | |||
6549 | 212 | |||
6552 | 213 | |||
6557 | 217 | |||
6560 | 225 | |||
6566 | 226 | |||
6571 | 258 | |||
6567 | 267 | |||
6576 | 268 | |||
6205 | 105 | Renyou Bus | ||
6210 | 125 | |||
14 February 2011 | 6100 | 100 | Taichung Bus | |
6101 | 101 | |||
6106 | 106 | |||
6107 | 107 | |||
6131 | 131 | |||
6132 | 132 | |||
6146 | 146 | |||
1 June 2011 | 6580 6582 |
270 | Fengyuan Bus | |
6584 6592 |
271 | |||
6581 | 276 | |||
6512 | 280 | |||
6509 | 285 | |||
6510 | 286 | |||
6517 | 289 | |||
6352 | 168 | Geya Bus | ||
6353 | 169 | |||
1 December 2011 | 6538 | 229 | Fengyuan Bus | |
6545 | 230 | |||
6546 | 231 | |||
6548 | 232 | |||
1 January 2012 | 6142 | 142 | Taichung Bus | |
6147 | 147 | |||
6163 | 163 | |||
1 July 2012 | 6600 | 209 | Fengyuan Bus | |
6537 | 218 | |||
6645 | 221 | |||
6644 | 222 | |||
6643 | 223 | |||
6646 | 227 | |||
6575 | 256 | |||
6598 | 257 | |||
6574 | 260 | |||
6605 | 261 | |||
6585 | 262 | |||
1 October 2012 | 6559 | 170 | Fengyuan Bus | |
6558 | 171 | |||
6561 | 172 | |||
6562 | 173 | |||
6534 | 182 | |||
6544 | 183 | |||
6535 6550 |
185 | |||
6532 | 186 | |||
6554 | 210 | |||
6551 6563 |
211 | |||
6553 | 216 | |||
6568 | 219 | |||
6572 | 266 | |||
1 November 2012 | 6258 | 158 | Chuan Hang Bus | |
1 December 2012 | 6855 | 128 | Taichung Bus | |
10 December 2012 | 5817 | 181 | Miaoli Bus | |
1 January 2013 | 6863 | 102 | Taichung Bus | |
6873 | 108 | |||
6500 6501 |
200 | Fengyuan Bus | ||
6504 | 202 | |||
6603 | 203 | |||
6539 6599 |
220 | |||
6530 6536 |
236 | |||
6522 6543 |
237 | |||
6531 | 238 | |||
6533 | 239 | |||
6577 | 250 | |||
6578 | 251 | |||
6601 | 252 | |||
6579 | 253 | |||
6590 | 263 | |||
6583 | 265 | |||
6604 | 269 | |||
6589 | 272 | |||
6597 | 273 | |||
6587 | 275 | |||
6586 | 278 | |||
6594 | 279 | |||
6523 | 281 | |||
6524 | 282 | |||
6525 | 283 | |||
6511 | (285) | |||
6513 6514 |
288 | |||
6527 | 290 | |||
6528 | 291 | |||
16 January 2013 | 6355 | 176 | Geya Bus | |
6356 | 177 | |||
6360 | 180 | |||
1 March 2013 | 6540 | 240 | Fengyuan Bus | |
6588 | 264 | |||
1658 | 159 | Ubus | ||
7507 | 160 | Ho Hsin Bus | ||
7508 | 161 | |||
18 March 2013 | 6377 | 164 | Geya Bus | |
6378 | 165 | |||
6361 | 166 | |||
6380 | 167 |
Route combination and route number altering
- 1 September 2005: Route 105 and 145 run by Taichung Bus Company was combined and renumbered Route 9.
- 1 July 2008: Route 102 was renumbered Route 82.
- 1 May 2011: The Sub-routes of Route 88 and 9 were renumbered Route 57 and 6.
- 1 September 2011: Shuttle bus of Route 83 was renumbered Route 86, and the Sub-route of Route 83 was renumbered Route 87.
- 28 November 2011: Highway bus line 6115 was combined to City Bus Route 115.
- 1 February 2013: Route 173 and 172 were combined to be Route 172.
- 30 August 2013: Route 282 and Route 283 were combined to be Route 282.
There were two phase of large change of a few routes' numbers when the BRT system was introduced on 28 July 2014, and when the BRT system was roughly suspended on 8 July 2015. | |||
Former Number | 28 July 2014 | 8 July 2015 | Remark |
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57 | 57 | 307 | |
86 | 86 | 301 | |
326 | |||
169 | 169 | 306 | |
83 | 83 | 303 | |
Blue 12 | |||
88 | 88 | 304 | |
Blue 7 | |||
168 | 168 | 305 | |
Blue 6 | The path of Route Blue 6 is same as section of Route 168. | ||
87 | cancelled | 308 | Half of the former path of Route 87 was replaced, and renumbered Blue 13. |
Blue 13 | The former Route 87 was restored with almost the same path and renumbered 308. | ||
359 | The substitute section of Route 87/Blue 13 was renumbered 359. | ||
106 | cancelled | 323 | Half of the former path of Route 106 was replaced, and renumbered Blue 9. |
Blue 9 | The former Route 106 was restored with almost the same path and renumbered 323. | ||
354 | The substitute section of Route 106/Blue 9 was renumbered 354. | ||
146 | cancelled | 324 | Half of the former path of Route 146 was replaced, and renumbered Blue 10. |
Blue 10 | The former Route 146 was restored with almost the same path and renumbered 324. | ||
356 | The substitute section of Route 146/Blue 10 was renumbered 356. | ||
147 | cancelled | 325 | Half of the former path of Route 147 was replaced, and renumbered Blue 11. |
Blue 11 | The former Route 147 was restored with almost the same path and renumbered 325. | ||
357 | The substitute section of Route 147/Blue 11 was renumbered 357. | ||
150 | cancelled | 302 | Half of the former path of Route 150 was replaced. |
150 | The former path of Route 150 was restored slightly different and renumbered 302. | ||
358 | The substitute section of Route 150 was renumbered 358. | ||
Blue 2 | 11 | ||
Blue 1 | 351 | ||
Blue 3 | 352 | ||
Blue 5 | 353 | ||
BRT Blue Line | 300 |
- 1 December 2015: Route 175, 176 and 177 were combined to be Route 677.
- 1 August 2016: Route 16, 21 and 31 were combined to be Route 21.
- 1 November 2016: Route 200 was renumbered Route 771.
Route cancellation and restoration
- 26 June 2006: Route 34 of Taichung Bus and Roue 6, 10, and 38 of Renyou Bus ended operating.
- 1 January 2007: Route 2, 11, 42 and 89 of Renyou Bus ended operating.
- 1 May 2007: Route 89 were restored by Renyou Bus.
- 10 January 2008: Route 61 of Renyou Bus ended operating.
- 1 July 2008: Route 61 were restored by Ubus.
- 1 November 2008: Taichung Bus suspended Route 66. Renyou Bus ran the route temporarily, and Taichung Bus later restored it.
- 10 November 2008: Route 103, 108, and 136 of Taichung Bus ended operating.
- 1 January 2010: Route 57 was cancelled.
- 5 December 2011: Route 22 of Renyou Bus were cancelled.
- 16 October 2013: Route 291 was cancelled.
- 1 July 2014: Sub-route of Route 90 and Route 259, 268 were cancelled.
- 28 July 2014: Route 87, 106, 146 and 147 were cancelled.
- 1 September 2014: Route 221, 230, 231 were cancelled.
- 1 April 2015: Route 115 was cancelled.
- 1 February 2016: Route 256 and 257 were cancelled.
Route extension
Route shortening
Route ownership transfer
Date of Transfer | Route Number | Former Owner | New Owner | Remark |
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1 January 2010 | 51 | Chang Hua Bus | Fengyuan Bus | |
52 | Ubus | Chang Hua Bus | ||
1 January 2011 | 54 | Taichung Bus | Ho Hsin Bus | |
55 | Ubus | Fengyuan Bus | ||
1 March 2012 | 54 | Ho Hsin Bus | Taichung Bus | |
7 October 2012 | 67 | Geya Bus | Southeast Bus | |
1 March 2013 | 18 | Aloha Bus | Ubus | |
17 April 2013 | Suffering financial situations, Renyou Bus could not afford running all of its 15 routes any longer. Transportation Bureau immediately made 11 of the 15 routes ran temporarily by other operators. | |||
Route Number | Former Owner | Temporary Operator | Remark | |
1 | Renyou Bus | Taichung Bus | ||
20 | Renyou Bus | Fengyuan Bus | ||
25 | Renyou Bus | Taichung Bus | ||
29 | Renyou Bus | Chang Hua Bus | ||
31 | Renyou Bus | Fengyuan Bus | ||
37 | Renyou Bus | Chuan Hang Bus | ||
40 | Renyou Bus | Green Transit | ||
48 | Renyou Bus | Chuan Hang Bus | ||
72 | Renyou Bus | Taichung Bus | ||
89 | Renyou Bus | Taichung Bus | ||
125 | Renyou Bus | Taichung Bus | ||
29 April 2013 | Renyou Bus released those 11 routes. Transportation Bureau selected a few operators for permanent routes' transfer. | |||
1 June 2013 | Route Number | Temporary Operator | New Owner | Remark |
1 | Taichung Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | ||
20 | Fengyuan Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | ||
25 | Taichung Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | ||
29 | Chang Hua Bus | Taichung Bus | ||
31 | Fengyuan Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | ||
37 | Chuan Hang Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | ||
40 | Green Transit | Green Transit | ||
48 | Chuan Hang Bus | Green Transit | ||
72 | Taichung Bus | Taichung Bus | ||
89 | Taichung Bus | Green Transit | ||
125 | Taichung Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | ||
Date of Transfer | Route Number | Former Owner | New Owner | Remark |
30 August 2013 | 281 | Fengyuan Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | |
282 | Fengyuan Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | ||
283 | Fengyuan Bus | Central Taiwan Bus | Route 283 was combined with Route 282 on the same day. | |
290 | Fengyuan Bus | Taichung Bus | ||
1 October 2015 | 52 | Chang Hua Bus | Renyou Bus | |
30 April 2016 | 354 | Taichung Bus | Sifang Bus | |
356 | Taichung | Jieshun Bus | ||
357 | Taichung Bus | Jieshun Bus | ||
359 | Ubus | Jieshun Bus | ||
1 May 2016 | 358 | Ubus | Renyou Bus | |
1 July 2016 | 616 | Taichung Bus Rapid Transit | Southeast Bus | |
617 | Taichung Bus Rapid Transit | Renyou Bus | ||
13 September 2016 | 199 | Chuan Hang Bus | Jieshun Bus | |
1 October 2016 | 617 | Renyou Bus | Zhonglu Bus |
Route not charging
- 23 August 2004: Route 83 provided free rides for nine days.
- 1 June 2005: Taichung E Card holders were offered free rides on all routes of Taichung City Bus for one month.
- 21 November 2005: Route 69 and 85 provided free rides for 14 days.
- 1 July 2008: Route 61 provided free rides for a week.
- 18 May 2009: Route 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 did not charge till 31 December 2009.
- 1 January 2010: Route 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58 did not charge for a whole year.
- 29 August 2011: Route 90, 91, 92 and 93 did not charge.
- 29 September 2012: Route 127 provided free rides for two days before official launch.
- 8 July 2013: Route 90, 91, 92 and 93 started to charge.
- 1 August 2013: Route 155 provided free rides for four days.
- 30 August 2013: Route 152 and 154 each provided free rides for three days.
- 29 November 2013: Route 12 rovided free rides for a week.
- 28 March 2014: Route 156 provided free rides for four days.
- 24 June 2014: Route 214 provided free rides for a week before official launch.
- 26 June 2014: Route Blue 2 provided free rides for a week.
- 25 July 2014: Route 283 provided free rides for a week before official launch.