Taichung City's BRT Blue Line goes into full operation台中市的BRT藍線進入全面運作 @ 愛薇塔樂學英文

Taichung City's BRT Blue Line goes into full operation台中市的BRT藍線進入全面運作

By John Liu ,The China Post
August 18, 2014, 12:02 am TWN

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taichung City's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system opened its Blue Line yesterday, allowing passengers to board at the line's 20 bus stops for free for one year.

The BRT Blue Line runs between Taichung Station and Providence University with 18 stations in between. The Blue Line spans 17.2 kilometers and runs between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. Buses stop at each stop and pass each station every six minutes. The city government plans to add more vehicles during peak hours, enabling bus arrivals every three minutes.

Each bus can accommodate two foldable bicycles. Like Taipei's MRT, eating and drinking are not allowed while onboard.

While it is free to board the buses, passengers still need to swipe their pass when getting on and off buses. EasyCard (悠遊卡), Taiwan Easy Go (台灣通), iPASS (一卡通) or the ETC card are now accepted.

The BRT was first launched three weeks ago. According to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), daily BRT visitor traffic count has reached 40,000. The MOTC promised to improve the system's hardware and software to make riding more enjoyable.

Huge Crowd Came to Test BRT

People gathered at each of the BRT bus stops to test the system on Sunday morning. At the Taichung Station stop, the line of people waiting reached one kilometer. It appeared that yesterday's run fell short of expectations, as people complained that the bus arrived every 15 minutes, instead of the six minutes proclaimed by the BRT system. Some waited with umbrellas to fend off the sun.

Close to 10,000 people tried the BRT system on Sunday morning, according to the Transportation Bureau of Taichung City Government.

In yesterday's test ride, some did not have a boarding pass such as EasyCard, Taiwan Easy Go, or iPASS, as required. This requirement, however, will be strictly enforced at the end of September, at the latest, said the government.

A Taichung resident surnamed Li, who tested the BRT yesterday, said that he waited for about 13 minutes before getting on the bus. There was a huge crowd waiting at every bus stop, he said, adding that people had a hard time getting on and off already crowded buses at every bus stop.

Lin Liang-tai (林良泰), the head of the Transportation Bureau, expects the BRT system to be in normal operation by September's end. With many people using the system, there is bound to be operational glitches. It similar to the scenario in Taipei's MRT system on New Year's Eve, he said.

In the future, the city government plans to operate a total of six lines, spanning 29 districts in Greater Taichung.

台中市的BRT藍線進入全面運作

由劉允，在中國郵政
2014年8月18日，上午12時02分TWN

台北，台灣 - 台中市的快速公交（BRT）系統，它的藍線昨天開通，讓乘客登上在該行的20個巴士站的免費期為一年。

台中火車站和靜宜大學的BRT藍線運行的18台之間。藍線跨越17.2公里，並在每一站，並通過每個站每六分鐘早上5時至晚上11時公交車站之間運行。市政府計劃在高峰時段增加更多的車輛，使公交車來港定居人士每三分鐘。

每條總線可容納兩個可折疊的自行車。像台北的捷運，吃喝不得同時板載。

雖然它是免費登上公交車，乘客仍然需要上下車的巴士讓時刷一下自己的傳球。悠遊卡（悠遊卡），台灣易去（台灣通），iPASS資料（一卡通）或ETC卡，現在接受。

快速公交系統是首次推出三個星期前。據交通運輸和通信部（交通部），快速公交每天訪客流量數已經達到40000。交通部承諾，提高了系統的硬件和軟件，使騎行更加輕鬆愉快。

巨大的人流來到BRT測試

聚集在每個BRT公交的人停下來測試系統的星期天早晨。在台中站下車，人的排隊等候達一公里看來，昨天的運行低於預期，隨著人們抱怨說，公交車到達，而不是由BRT系統宣布六分鐘，每15分鐘。有人等待著雨傘抵擋陽光。

接近10000人試圖在週日早上的BRT系統，根據台中市政府交通局。

在昨天的試乘，有些沒有一個登機牌，如悠遊卡，台灣去也匆匆，或iPASS資料，並按要求。這個要求，但是，將嚴格執行在九月底，最遲表示，政府。