On December 28, 2023, Shijiazhuang Bus No. 1101 was officially put into operation, and tourists took photos in front of the bus. Photo by Hebei ** reporter Dong Chang.
On December 28, 2023, Shijiazhuang Bus No. 1101 was officially opened. This is a cross-regional bus line from the east square of the railway station to Zhaozhou Bridge in Zhao County.
Hearing the news, Sun Guangzhi, a citizen who has always wanted to travel to Zhaozhou Bridge, came to the East Square of Shijiazhuang Railway Station after breakfast.
At 8 o'clock, a No. 1101 bus with the body painted with the patterns of various scenic spots in Zhao County, such as Zhaozhou Bridge, Dharani Sutra Building, Berlin Zen Temple, etc., entered the station. After scanning the code, Sun Guangzhi boarded the 49-seat natural gas new energy bus.
I have long heard that Zhaozhou Bridge is free of admission, but I have never had the opportunity to go. This time the bus went to Zhaozhou Bridge, and I said that I had to see everything!As soon as the car started, 70-year-old Sun Guangzhi smiled and chatted with reporters.
As Sun Guangzhi said, after the Zhaozhou Bridge Scenic Area was opened for free, the number of tourists traveling to Zhao County increased sharply. In order to facilitate tourists to travel by car and boost the construction of urban-rural integration, Shijiazhuang Public Transport Group has actively communicated and negotiated with Zhao County after in-depth visits and research, and planned to open this cross-regional bus line.
Bus No. 1101 is 48 kilometers each way and is scheduled to operate 30 times a day, with an average of one flight every 30 minutes. Wang Zhihui, director of the passenger service department of Shijiazhuang Public Transport Group, said.
How to set up the stops of this cross-regional bus line?How to meet the travel needs of tourists?On the route map of the bus compartment, the reporter saw that bus No. 1101 departed from the east square of the railway station, passing through 16 stations such as Nanjiao Passenger Station, Jianhua Campus of the Municipal People's Hospital, Guluanshui Town, Berlin Zen Temple, and Stone Tower, and the end point was Zhaozhou Bridge. The first train departs at 6:30 a.m. and the last train departs at 7 p.m.
We have carried out multiple rounds of field research to learn more about the distribution of tourist attractions in Zhao County, the population of villages along the route, etc., and set up 10 of the 18 stations in Zhao County, which will form a chain of business centers and cultural tourist attractions in Zhao County to meet the travel needs of tourists to the greatest extent. Wang Zhihui said that on this line, they are equipped with 10 12-meter-long natural gas new energy buses, with large space and comfortable ride.
This line implements a ticket system, a one-way fare of 6 yuan, Shijiazhuang public transport issued a card with a traffic joint logo of a ** card, a card and Shihui card enjoy a 9% discount, disabled soldiers, disabled people with a certificate to enjoy a 5% discount, with a ** and Shihui card swipe card passengers can also enjoy the city's regular line 4 hours free transfer service in the city. Wang Zhihui introduced.
At 9:30, Sun Guangzhi successfully arrived at the Zhaozhou Bridge site. "It's so convenient!Now I have changed my mind, first visit Zhaozhou Bridge, then visit Berlin Zen Temple, if time is enough, I also want to Yongtong Bridge Park to see the sister bridge of Zhaozhou Bridge, and then take a bus back to Shijiazhuang from there!When he got off the bus, Sun Guangzhi excitedly told reporters about his new travel strategy.
After the opening of bus No. 1101, we will rely on the intelligent dispatching system to grasp the changes in passenger flow in real time, and timely deploy vehicles for peak travel hours such as holidays to ensure convenient travel for tourists. Lu Jiang, chairman of Shijiazhuang Public Transport Group, said. (Hebei ** reporter Dong Chang).
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