Xiamen to upgrade public transport system
(chinadaily.com.cn), Updated: 2015-03-13
One hundred historical style bus shelters have been completed in the Jimei district of Xiamen, Fujian province. [Photo by Lin Zhijie / xmnn.cn] |
Xiamen’s Jimei district is launching a new project to upgrade its public transport and increase its current number of bus routes to 4, add 7 bus hub stations and 2 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations, and expand 6 existing bus routes in 2015.
As one of the 10 major projects aimed at improving people’s wellbeing in Jimei district, the project has completed its public opinions survey and is currently working on a preliminary construction plan.
Jimei district, the city’s study village, has a total of 74 bus routes, including 11 special BRT routes, temporary bus routes and 11 student routes.
In addition, 10 more intelligent bus stations featuring real time traffic conditions and route adjustment announcements will be built in the near future.
By Liu Xiaoyu from China Daily Fujian Bureau