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2 Operators  





3 Former operators  





4 See also  





5 References  





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Taichung City Bus
臺中市公車
Route 55 (now Route 900 Beitun Trunk Bus Route), a high capacity bus route in Taichung
LocaleTaichung City, Taiwan

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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. There're currently 275 bus routes, covering every districts. 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.

Fares

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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. Paid by cash is from NT$20 while paid by card is from NT$15.

There is also option to buy 30 days Central Taiwan ticket pass to ride unlimited amount of Taichung Metro, bus, train and bike (within 30 minutes for free). The ticket pass include Taichung only and for 4 City/County of Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County and Miaoli County. [1]

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)and I Pass (一卡通), could benefit from a free ride below 8 kilometers.[2] 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. On Jan. 1, 2021, the Double Ten Bus (雙十公車) discounts become limited to Taichung resident, spouse of non Taiwanese citizen such as other countries, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau whom marriage with a Taichung resident and student from worldwide whom study in any school in Taichung. Promotion for students who study in Taichung will become unavailable when they were graduated. [3]

Currently only route operate by Lishan Bus and Yellow Taxi are free.

Operators

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List of Taichung City Bus providers
Name Translated name Number of routes running (May 2017 data) Total running mileage in kilometer (May 2017 data) Number of vehicles in service (May 2017 data) Date established Date joining Taichung City Bus network Date leaving Taichung City Bus network
臺中汽車客運股份有限公司
台中客運
Taichung Bus Company, Ltd.
Taichung Bus
64 1,454.50 407 1 January 1958 18 February 1958
統聯汽車客運股份有限公司
統聯客運
United Highway Bus Company Limited
Ubus
25 489.33 300 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
26 582.32 65 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
9 174.00 59 1998 20 March 2004
豐原汽車客運股份有限公司
豐原客運
Fengyuan Bus Transportation Co., Ltd.
Fengyuan Bus
88 1958.10 229 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 30.60 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
6 123.70 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 65.82 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
3 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
20 481.08 101 24 September 2012 27 December 2012
捷順交通股份有限公司
捷順交通

Jieshun Bus
6 145.35 30 5 October 2015 30 April 2016
中鹿汽車客運股份有限公司
中鹿客運

Zhonglu Bus
3 124.40 19 15 December 1999 1 October 2016
總達客運股份有限公司
總達客運

Allday Bus
1 8.00 5 1998 7 March 2017
國光汽車客運股份有限公司
國光客運
Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Company Ltd.
Kingbus
2 40.30 10 15 June 2001 26 May 2017
梨山社區發展協會 Lishan Bus 1 0 1 Dec 2021
建明汽車客運股份有限公司 Free Go Bus 5 0 Nov 1992 11 Nov 2018
睿奕交通股份有限公司 Ruiyi Transportation Co., Ltd 0 0 0 9 February 2023 17 October 2023

[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Former operators

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List of Taichung City Bus providers
Name Translated name Number of routes running (May 2017 data) Total running mileage in kilometer (May 2017 data) Number of vehicles in service (May 2017 data) Date established Date joining Taichung City Bus network Date leaving Taichung City Bus network
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 30 October 2023
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
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 31 July 2018
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
仁友汽車客運股份有限公司
仁友客運
Ren-Yeou Bus Company, Ltd.
Renyou Bus
15 297.75 76 31 December 1976 30 April 2023
四方股份有限公司
四方客運

SF E-bus
1 10.20 5 13 May 2015 30 April 2016 31 October 2023

See also

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References

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  • ^ "Home". idoor.taichung.gov.tw.
  • ^ Taichung Bus
  • ^ Fengyuan Bus
  • ^ United Bus
  • ^ Renyeou Bus Zhonglu Bus
  • ^ Geya Bus
  • ^ Chuan Hang Bus
  • ^ Southeast Bus
  • ^ Green Transit Archived 2014-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Chang Hua Bus
  • ^ Ho Hsin Bus
  • ^ Miaoli Bus
  • ^ Nantou Bus
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