"Look, 'Commuter Express No. 7' is here, take the bus to work." Early this morning (May 15), a brand-new bus stopped next to the bus stop of "Jinchang Experimental Middle School" in Jinchang New Town (Baiyangwan Street), Gusu District, Suzhou City, and many residents in the jurisdiction came to "try it". It is reported that this "commuter express line No. 7" is officially put into operation today, which is the first commuter line opened in Gusu District, which is specially tailored for residents in the district, and the whole process implements responsive stops, which can effectively solve the commuting problem of residents.
Baiyangwan Street is located in the northwest of Gusu District, with an area of 18.5 square kilometers, and has 14 communities under its jurisdiction, including Yujingwan, Golden Mile and Baolinyuan, with a permanent population of about 94,000. Previously, some residents of the street reported that they had a need for bus optimization, and registered and reflected it through the "Social Conditions and Public Opinion Contact Day". In this regard, the street responded positively, and closely followed the opportunity of the upcoming opening of rail transit lines 6 and 8 in the jurisdiction, and specially invited the Suzhou Transportation Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment and Suzhou Public Transport Group to investigate the bus lines in the jurisdiction, and comprehensively understand the riding needs of residents in the jurisdiction by issuing online questionnaires, offline visits, and holding resident symposiums. Finally, according to the survey results, the optimization plan is formulated. The opening of the "Commuter Express No. 7" is one of the optimization measures.
It is reported that the "Commuter Express Line No. 7" runs on weekdays, the fare is 2 yuan, the whole process takes about 30 minutes, adopts the operation mode of stopping at the big station, and only stops at the "Jinchang Experimental Middle School", "Baolinyuan", "Wangxiang Bridge", "Meidi Garden", "Wanda Plaza", "Renmin Road Pinghe Road North", "Pingchuan Road Renmin Road West" and "Pingchuan Road Guangji North Road East" 8 fixed bus stations, connecting rail transit Line 2, Suzhou Railway Station, etc., to achieve the seamless connection of "multi-network integration". Meet the travel needs of residents in the jurisdiction such as "rail transit + bus" and "train + bus". At present, the line departs from the "Jinchang Experimental Middle School" in the morning, and the departure time is 7 o'clock and 8:10 o'clock respectively; In the afternoon, it departs from the "Pingchuan Road Guangji North Road East" station, and the departure time is 17:20 and 18:30 respectively.
In addition, the "Commuter Express No. 7" also broke the shackles of fixed stations, innovatively adopted the mode of "beckoning and stopping", and set up "beckoning stop" stations near the main entrances and exits of the three residential areas of Lotus Lane New Village, Golden Mile Home, and Yujingwan Garden. At the same time, the ground of these stations is also marked with corresponding colored signs. Residents who need to take the bus only need to wave to the driver in advance at the station to get on the bus, which also allows residents to truly experience the convenience of "public transportation at their doorstep". "I often have to go to the train station because of my work. There is no direct bus to the train station near the community, and although the transfer is cheap, it takes more than 1 hour to transfer; It costs more than 30 yuan to take a taxi to the train station, which is relatively high. Li Yunrui, a resident of Zhonghai Yujingwan Community, introduced: "Now there is the commuter express No. 7, the whole journey takes only 30 minutes, and the price is only 2 yuan, which is very cost-effective." ”
It is reported that in the next step, Jinchang New Town will be supported by the Suzhou Transportation Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment and Suzhou Public Transport Group, according to the needs of residents in the jurisdiction, and combined with the opportunity of the upcoming opening of Rail Transit Line 6 and Line 8 in the jurisdiction, to further optimize the bus routes and provide a good bus travel experience for residents in the jurisdiction. If residents in the jurisdiction have public transportation optimization needs, they can also go to the community to reflect.
(Su Bao financial media reporter Guan Youming, correspondent Chen Xiaojun, talking about Zhu Qi, text/photo)
Editor: Xiao Ran