Jinan to Add 1000 Buses within the Year
Xue Xinghai,Secretary of the CPC Committee and general manager of Jinan Public Transportation Corporation,led his employees to answer the citizen service hotline "12345" on Tuesday. It is learnt that Jinan is going to increase 1000 buses this year, open more than 30 new bus lines, which will be concentrated in the newly built areas in west and east Jinan.
Currently, the bus lines in the old urban areas are relatively perfect. However, in the west and east areas of Jinan which have been in rapid development these years, more bus lines are needed to satisfy the transportation needs. According to the plan of constructing Public Transportation City, Jinan will increase 1000 buses this year, open more than 30 new bus lines, the new buses are in better condition and can hold more passengers, which will supply better services for the citizens. Up to now, there have been totally 4402 buses and 212 bus lines in Jinan. In order to meet the requirements of environmental protection, 800 old buses will be replaced by environment friendly new buses.