On September 24, 2023, the open-top bus, which is popular with tourists, officially ended its operation.
It is understood that in October 2010, 8 open-top double-decker buses of Spring Autumn Group drove to the streets and alleys of Shanghai, which is the first batch of urban sightseeing buses put into operation in Shanghai, operating for 13 years, open-top sightseeing buses with multiple themes and receiving more than 10 million tourists.
Today, eight open-top double-decker buses have ceased operation due to the end of their useful life. Due to the current laws and regulations, automobile manufacturers can no longer provide new open-top double-decker vehicles for the time being, and the buses that are subsequently replaced are closed sightseeing buses.
On the afternoon of September 24, the queue for an open-top bus at the Bund Customs House Station was hundreds of meters long, from Jiujiang Road to Hankou Road, and this queue continued until the last train. The queue time per person is about one hour.
"The development of Shanghai is changing rapidly, and I am afraid that my children will not experience open-top buses when they grow up." Ms. Wang from Jiaxing made a special trip with her 3-year-old child to experience the open-top bus.
"It's nice to be able to speed around the Bund and blow the river breeze." Jiang Xinyue, a junior from Shanghai Overseas Chinese University, clocks in at the back of an open-top bus.
Jiang Xinyue is not the first time to take the open-top bus, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to have such an experience in the future, so I specially came from Songjiang with my classmates to take the last open-top bus.
"My girlfriend has been working in Shanghai for more than ten years, in fact, I often come to Shanghai, and then come to have an open-top addiction." Ms. Song and her girlfriend, who came to Shanghai from Hubei Province, came to check in the open-top bus.
Most of the passengers who took the open-top bus that day came to check in and finally "open-top night tour".
Citizens and tourists who come to check in the open-top bus.
An open-top bus on the road.
The second floor of each open-top bus is full of passengers, but the first floor is empty.
"From today onwards, I will no longer be a convertible driver." Upon arrival, Master Sun, who drove the open-top bus that day, guided the passengers off the bus.
Passengers get off the bus and take photos with the open-top bus.
Group photo of old and new buses.
It is reported that to create higher quality urban tourism products for Chinese and foreign tourists, in addition to adding 7 new energy sightseeing vehicles in 2022, Spring and Autumn Tourism will purchase 8 more new energy sightseeing vehicles to increase the operational capacity of urban sightseeing tours. At present, these 8 new energy vehicles have also been licensed and will soon be put into operation.
As far as the riding experience is concerned, the temperature inside the cabin of the new energy vehicle is suitable, not only do you not have to worry about sudden changes in the weather during the tour, but also the overall space is larger, the seats are more comfortable, and the width of the stairs is wider, which not only feels more stable and comfortable during driving, but also can enjoy the beautiful scenery outside the car from a wider perspective.
After this renewal, the operation routes of the City Sightseeing Bus will also be updated from the original 6 to 5 lines.
Column editor-in-chief: Zhang Chunhai Text editor: Jiang Diwen
Source: Author: Meng Yuhan