The 307 bus in Greater Taipei served 15 million journeys in 2023
The 307 bus in Greater Taipei served 15 million journeys in 2023
2024-05-01
Do you know which bus route in Taiwan is the most popular? New figures show that one bus route in greater Taipei served a staggering 15 million journeys last year. It would seem that the 307 is the king of buses. Its nearest rival lags way behind. But what is so irresistible about this route? And where does its popularity fit in with wider public transportation trends? It’s time for the lowdown on Taipei’s buses.
It’s mid-afternoon, not rush hour. But the 307, run by Taipei Bus Corporation, is busy with passengers. The Greater Taipei bus network is broad, and has many frequent lines. But new statistics have provoked debate.
Chen Yao-chi
FTV reporter
The route of this 307 bus is 49 kilometers long. It runs from New Taipei into central Taipei City. That’s why, for several years in a row, it’s been the highest-earning bus on the network.
Figures from Taipei City Public Transportation Office show that in 2023, the bus route that served the largest number of single journeys was the 307. More than 15 million journeys were made on the route in 2023, earning the operator NT$350 million. It’s the only bus in Taiwan that served more than 10 million journeys that year.
307 bus passenger
It stops at the MRT station, and there are lots of commuters. They think, “If I’m living a bit far from the MRT, I have to walk there. But I can take this bus to the station and it’s more convenient.”
Luo Yuan-kai
Taipei Bus Company Minsheng Station
The main route of the 307 is from Banqiao, Zhonghe, to Wanhua, and then to Songshan. It serves many students and commuters. It also passes by shopping centers and the Taipei Arena. Sometimes there are huge numbers of passengers when there are special events. Right now, on an average weekday rush hour, the bus comes every three to five minutes.
There are currently 59 vehicles running the 307 route. More than half have already been converted to electric. Since the pandemic, overall bus ridership levels in Taipei have been slowly returning to their previous norm.
Voice of Kuo Chien-chen
Taipei City Public Transportation Office head
We still haven’t recovered the number of passengers that we had before the pandemic. We’re at about 90% of pre-pandemic levels.
Taipei City Public Transportation Office continues to add new routes to the network. With help from the Executive Yuan’s TPASS monthly commuter ticket, officials hope that ridership and turnover will eventually return to their former glories, and the public will also get better service.
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台北最賺錢路線公車排行 307公車年吸3.5億奪冠
2024-05-01
大台北交通便利，除了捷運方便快速，公車路線涵蓋範圍廣，班次也很密集，根據台北市公運處統計，2023年公車營運數據，第一名是307路線，年載客總人次突破千萬，總營收超過3億，引發網路熱議。
儘管是下午離峰時段，台北客運的307公車，依舊有不少乘客搭乘，大台北地區公車路線涵蓋範圍廣、班次密集，如今乘車數據也意外掀起討論。
[[民視記者 陳堯棋]]
“這台307路線公車，路程全長49公里，因為橫跨新北市到台北市中心，因此連續多年蟬聯最賺錢公車”
台北市公運處統計，2023年台北市公車各路線載客人次，第一名是307路線，去年載客人次約1511萬，總收入3.5億，也是唯一載客總人次破千萬的路線。
[[307公車乘客]]
“因為它有停那個捷運站，因為有很多通勤的人，他們會覺得，如果我今天住的地方離捷運有點遠，那我還要走路，我可以短暫搭這兩三班，就是可以到捷運站會比較方便”
[[台北客運民生站副站長 羅元凱]]
“307它主要行經路線是從板橋、中和，到萬華，然後到松山，有很多學生，上班族，也行經很多商場，還有小巨蛋，有時候辦活動的時候，乘客也會非常的多，目前的話，平日的尖峰時間，大概是3到5分鐘一班”
307路線目前共有59輛公車，超過一半已汰換成電動車。疫情過後，台北市公車載客總人次有逐步回升現象。
[[聲源:台北市公運處大眾運輸科科長 郭建辰]]
“運量的一個部分，其實還是沒有恢復到疫情前的一個水準，大概是在疫情前的9成左右”
公運處持續加開新公車路線，搭配行政院TPASS通勤月票加持，除了公車運量、營收有望繼續攀升，也讓民眾交通更加便利。
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