Taichung City Bus


Taichung City Bus is managed by the Transportation Bureau, Taichung City Government in Taichung City, Taiwan. This includes bus routes 1–989 which are operated by different bus companies. There're currently 275 bus routes, covering every districts. The main part of the network provides bus service in downtown area, some other routes connect different districts, and the others serve residents in rural or remote area.

Fares

The fares are calculated by mileage per ride. The basic fare is NT$20 for 10 km, and the extended fare is NT$2.431* per km and round to the nearest integer.
From 1 June 2011 to 30 June 2015, taking buses whose route numbers are under 300 with any of four sorts of electronic tickets and I Pass , could benefit from a free ride below 8 kilometers. From July 1, 2015, the same benefit extended from 8 km to 10 km, and the range of route numbers are no longer under 300.

Operators

nametranslated namenumber of routes running total running mileage in kilometer number of vehicles in service date establisheddate joining Taichung City Bus networkdate leaving Taichung City Bus network
臺中汽車客運股份有限公司
台中客運
Taichung Bus Company, Ltd.
Taichung Bus
641,454.504071 January 195818 February 1958
仁友汽車客運股份有限公司
仁友客運
Ren-Yeou Bus Company, Ltd.
Renyou Bus
15297.757631 December 197631 December 1976
統聯汽車客運股份有限公司
統聯客運
United Highway Bus Company Limited
Ubus
25489.333006 September 19891 August 2002
巨業交通股份有限公司
巨業交通
Geya Bus Transportation
Geya Bus
26582.32657 March 19741 March 2004
全航汽車客運股份有限公司
全航客運
Chuan Hang Bus Company Limited
Chuan Hang Bus
9174.0059199820 March 2004
彰化汽車客運股份有限公司
彰化客運
Chang Hua Bus Company Limited
Chang Hua Bus
119.2571 March 19421 January 2009
阿羅哈汽車客運股份有限公司
阿羅哈客運
Aloha Bus Company, Ltd
Aloha Bus
000199910 March 200928 February 2013
豐原汽車客運股份有限公司
豐原客運
Fengyuan Bus Transportation Co., Ltd.
Fengyuan Bus
881958.1022922 October 19451 January 2010
和欣汽車客運股份有限公司
和欣客運
HO-HSIN BUS TRAFFIC CO.,LTD.
Ho Hsin Bus
230.601615 December 19991 January 201129 February 2012
和欣汽車客運股份有限公司
和欣客運
HO-HSIN BUS TRAFFIC CO.,LTD.
Ho Hsin Bus
230.601615 December 19991 March 2013
東南汽車客運股份有限公司
東南客運
Southeast Bus Company Limited
Southeast Bus
6123.704218 June 20021 November 2011
豐榮汽車客運股份有限公司
豐榮客運
Green Transit Co., Ltd.
Green Transit
465.822515 August 19681 October 2012
苗栗汽車客運股份有限公司
苗栗客運
MiaoLi Transportation Co., Ltd.
Miaoli Bus
350.604193510 December 2012
中台灣客運股份有限公司
中台灣客運
Central Taiwan Bus Company Limited
Central Taiwan Bus/CTbus
20481.0810124 September 201227 December 2012
南投汽車客運股份有限公司
南投客運
NANTOU BUS TRANSPORTATION CO.,LTD.
Nantou Bus
114.60219511 September 2014
臺中快捷巴士股份有限公司
臺中快捷巴士
Taichung Rapid Transit Corporation Limited
Taichung Rapid Transit
0001 October 201216 October 201530 June 2016
四方股份有限公司
四方客運
??
SF E-bus
110.20513 May 201530 April 2016
捷順交通股份有限公司
捷順交通
??
Jieshun Bus
6145.35305 October 201530 April 2016
中鹿汽車客運股份有限公司
中鹿客運
??
Zhonglu Bus
3124.401915 December 19991 October 2016
總達客運股份有限公司
總達客運
??
Allday Bus
18.00519987 March 2017
國光汽車客運股份有限公司
國光客運
Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Company Ltd.
Kingbus
240.301015 June 200126 May 2017

History

Taichung Bus was established in 1958, commissioned by the Taichung Municipal Government to operate high capacity bus services. Renyou Bus was established in 1976 and became the second bus operator of the network. For some 25 years, the network are run by only these two companies. In order to widen the bus service network, the City Government let more bus companies operate since 2002. The number of operators have come to 16 since May 2016.

Notable events

2009~2010
2011~2012
2013~2014
2015~2016
DateFormer NumberNew NumberOperatorRemark
1 January 20116502
6503
Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116505
6569
206, Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116507207, Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116541
6570
208, Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116549212Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116552213Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116557217Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116560225Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116566226Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116571258Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116567267Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116576268Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20116205105Renyou Bus
1 January 20116210125Renyou Bus
14 February 20116100100Taichung Bus
14 February 20116101101Taichung Bus
14 February 20116106106Taichung Bus
14 February 20116107107Taichung Bus
14 February 20116131131Taichung Bus
14 February 20116132132Taichung Bus
14 February 20116146146Taichung Bus
1 June 20116580
6582
270Fengyuan Bus
1 June 20116584
6592
271Fengyuan Bus
1 June 20116581276Fengyuan Bus
1 June 20116512280Fengyuan Bus
1 June 20116509285Fengyuan Bus
1 June 20116510286Fengyuan Bus
1 June 20116517289Fengyuan Bus
1 June 20116352168Geya Bus
1 June 20116353169Geya Bus
1 December 20116538229Fengyuan Bus
1 December 20116545230Fengyuan Bus
1 December 20116546231Fengyuan Bus
1 December 20116548232Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20126142142Taichung Bus
1 January 20126147147Taichung Bus
1 January 20126163163Taichung Bus
1 July 20126600209Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126537218Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126645221Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126644222Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126643223Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126646227Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126575256Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126598257Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126574260Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126605261Fengyuan Bus
1 July 20126585262Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126559170Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126558171Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126561172Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126562173Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126534182Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126544183Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126535
6550
185Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126532186Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126554210Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126551
6563
211Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126553216Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126568219Fengyuan Bus
1 October 20126572266Fengyuan Bus
1 November 20126258158Chuan Hang Bus
1 December 20126855128Taichung Bus
10 December 20125817181Miaoli Bus
1 January 20136863102Taichung Bus
1 January 20136873108Taichung Bus
1 January 20136500
6501
200Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136504202Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136603203Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136539
6599
220Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136530
6536
236Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136522
6543
237Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136531238Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136533239Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136577250Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136578251Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136601252Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136579253Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136590263Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136583265Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136604269Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136589272Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136597273Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136587275Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136586278Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136594279Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136523281Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136524282Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136525283Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136511Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136513
6514
288Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136527290Fengyuan Bus
1 January 20136528291Fengyuan Bus
16 January 20136355176Geya Bus
16 January 20136356177Geya Bus
16 January 20136360180Geya Bus
1 March 20136540240Fengyuan Bus
1 March 20136588264Fengyuan Bus
1 March 20131658159Ubus
1 March 20137507160Ho Hsin Bus
1 March 20137508161Ho Hsin Bus
18 March 20136377164Geya Bus
18 March 20136378165Geya Bus
18 March 20136361166Geya Bus
18 March 20136380167Geya Bus

Route combination and route number altering

Route shortening

Route ownership transfer

Route not charging