Yangon BRT
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yangon Bus Public Company Limited |
| Locale | Yangon |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 2 |
| Number of stations | 22 |
| Daily ridership | 9,000 |
| Key people | Dr Maung Aung (Chairman) |
| Website | Yangon Bus Public Company Limited |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 9 February 2016 |
| Number of vehicles | 65 |
Yangon BRT is a bus rapid transit in Yangon, Myanmar, run by joint public-private venture Yangon Bus Public Company Limited (ရန်ကုန်ဘတ်စကား အများနှင့်သက်ဆိုင်သော ကုမ္ပဏီလီမိတက်). It was launched on 7 February 2016, with two circular routes. A prepaid card called Any Pay is available for payment as well as cash. The BRT Lite charges a flat rate of 300 kyats per ride (around US$0.24). The current hours of operation is from 6 a.m to 7.30 p.m.
Fleet
The YPBC operates a fleet of 65 buses serving in the Downtown Yangon Area:[1]
- 15 King Long XM6119G
- 15 Higer city-buses
- 15 Daewoo city-buses
- 15 Hyundai city-buses
- 5 Scania Marcopolo
As with any other buses serving in the city, the company name and logo is at the top of the front-end of the bus. The route number is indicated below the company logo. Names of bus-stops served are also shown at the bottom of the windscreen.
The Yangon Bus Public Company is the only bus transit company in Myanmar that operates with an all air-conditioned fleet of buses.
YBPC BRT Lite Line 1
| Bus-stop name | Bus-stop name | Transfer | Location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Htauk Kyant Junction (Terminus) | Mingaladon Township | |||
| Nwe Khway | ||||
| Bo Chan | ||||
| Wireless | ||||
| Kha Ye Bin Junction | ||||
| Saw Bwar Gyi Kone | ||||
| 8 Mile Junction | Buses continue southward from Htaukkyant or
return northward from Na Wa Day Cinema towards Htaukkyant | |||
| Hledan | Hledan | |||
| Myay Ni Kone | Myaynigone | |||
| Corner of Pyay Road and
Bogyoke Aung San Road |
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| Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road
and Sule Pagoda Road |
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| Bahan 3rd Street | ||||
| Shwe Gone Daing | ||||
| Kokkine | ||||
| Chaw Twin Kone | ||||
| Na Wa Day Cinema | Loops back to 8 Mile Junction bus-stop;
heading towards Htaukkyant |
See also
References
- ↑ "Yangon Bus Public Company". 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2016-09-23.