Yangon Bus Rapid Transit | |
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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 (Myanmar) Area:
- 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 |
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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". 11 December 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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