Shuttle bus makes time fly for Beijing commuters
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> 1,600 <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> 27 <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 9, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Holdings">Holdings</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Commuters">Commuters</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="subscribe">subscribe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="km">km</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> 15 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($2.50), <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>, 62 <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="to">to</span> 31 <span word="destinations">destinations</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 168 <span word="stops">stops</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="subscribers">subscribers</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>.</p><p><span word="Passenger">Passenger</span>-<span word="use">use</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Huilongguan">Huilongguan</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhongguancun">Zhongguancun</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Equipped">Equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="Wi">Wi</span>-<span word="Fi">Fi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="ensures">ensures</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="commuter">commuter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="lanes">lanes</span>, <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Guo">Guo</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wangjing">Wangjing</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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