First Batch of Holiday Bus Lines Launched in Fuzhou
Fuzhou News Network, April 7th (Reporter Zhu Rong/Photo) Reporters from the Municipal Transportation Center stated that there are new developments in Fuzhou's bus service! In order to fully utilize bus resources, flexibly allocate transport capacity, and innovate bus service models, Fuzhou will launch two holiday bus special lines starting on April 11th, respectively to Gaoshan Park and Nongda Sandan Park.
Holiday bus special lines, which operate only during holidays, will connect scenic areas, parks, and trails, meeting the tourist's demand for sightseeing and leisure in major parks. This is an innovative bus service created by the Fuzhou Bus Department based on the real-time, personalized, and quality travel needs of citizens.
The first batch of holiday bus special lines have the following characteristics: they start from urban transportation hubs to popular suburban parks; they operate on a fixed schedule with a headway of half an hour; during weekdays, some spare transport capacity is allocated to special lines to maximize transport capacity utilization; passenger flow characteristics are significantly different, with passenger flow only occurring on weekends.
How will the two holiday bus special lines be launched?
The starting and ending stations for the first holiday bus special line are: North Gate of Gaoshan Park – Shangfeng Metro Station; Route: Vehicles depart from the North Gate of Gaoshan Park and travel along Shishan Road, Shangsan Road, Fuhai Road, Dalu Road, Meiyuan Road, Meiyue Road, Guanjing Road, Guanhai Road, Liuhennan Road, Shangfeng Road to Shangfeng Metro Station. The return vehicle departs from Shangfeng Metro Station and travels along Shangfeng Road, Guanjing Road, Meiyue Road, Meiyuan Road, Dalu Road, Fuhai Road, Shangsan Road to the North Gate of Gaoshan Park; Stop stations: North Gate of Gaoshan Park, Shangshan, Fujian Police Academy, Provincial Transportation Academy, Cangshan Town, Puhutou (towards Shangfeng Metro Station), Teacher’s College (towards Fujian Police Academy), Dalu, Attached Middle School, Cangshan Cinema, Meiyue, Bridge South Island (towards Shangfeng Metro Station), Bridge North (Fuzhou Second Hospital) (towards Shangfeng Metro Station), Shangfeng Metro Station; First and last departure time: 7:00-19:00 (no departure during workdays); Departure interval, half an hour.
Ticket price: One-yuan per ticket.
The starting and ending stations for the second holiday bus special line are: Jinniu Mountain Park – Three Ring Huai’an Road Exit (Upper Branch); Huai’an Conference Center – Jinniu Mountain Park (Down Branch); Route: Vehicles depart from Jinniu Mountain Park and travel along Jibin West Road, Yangqiao West Road, Honggan Road, Hongshan Bridge, Miaofeng Road, West Three Ring Road to Three Ring Huai’an Road Station; The return vehicle departs from the Huai’an Conference Center Station and travels along West Three Ring Road, Miaofeng Road, Hongshan Bridge, Yangqiao West Road to Jinniu Mountain Park; Stop stations: Jinniu Mountain Park, Hongshan Bridge, Shenhe Technology, Nongda South Gate, Jinshan Temple, Hongtang Bridge North, Nongda West Gate (Sandan Park), Nongda Sandan Park, Three Ring Huai’an Road Exit, Huai’an Conference Center; First and last departure time: Jinniu Mountain Park 7:00–18:30, Huai’an Conference Center 7:25–19:00 (no departure during workdays); Departure interval half an hour, ticket price: One-yuan per ticket.
Background click: Why launch holiday special bus lines?
In recent years, many new urban parks have emerged in Fuzhou, becoming popular weekend leisure destinations for citizens. Data shows that Fuzhou has 12 leisure walking trails, 12 ecological parks, and 168 scattered parks. However, some parks have no bus lines passing by, and citizens can only travel by private cars or electric vehicles, and every weekend, parking around the parks becomes a problem.
