As night falls, the residents of Deshi Town return home by Yanbian No.3 bus. Photo by Han Jiawei
● The bus line of No.3 bus in Yanbian County was extended by 6 kilometers, and it went straight to Deshi Town, Miyi County, becoming the first inter-county bus line in Panzhihua.
● The new line is a new energy bus, and relevant preferential policies are implemented. Since it has been in operation for more than seven months, it has carried more than 10,000 passengers.
At 7: 00 a.m. on October 30th, at the bus stop in Deshi Town, Miyi County, Panzhihua City, resident Jiang Xingmei boarded the No.3 bus in Yanbian County, Panzhihua with her twin grandnephew studying in the No.1 primary school in Yanbian County. At 7: 30, the child entered the school smoothly, and Jiang Xingmei took the No.3 bus back to Deshi Town to start a day’s work.
How did the No.3 bus in Yanbian County enter Deshi Town, Miyi County?
It turns out that Deshi Town in Miyi County is 60 kilometers away from Miyi County, which takes about one and a half hours by car, while it is only 12 kilometers away from Yanbian County, which takes about 15 minutes by car. Ma Junfeng, director of Deshi Community Neighborhood Committee in Deshi Town, said: "Many residents in the town will go to Yanbian County nearby to buy necessities and go to hospital for schooling." However, there is no direct bus from Deshi Town to Yanbian County, and residents and students can only commute by chartered bus, driving by themselves or riding motorcycles, so the transportation cost is high.
"In the past, picking up children was either riding a motorcycle or renting a car." Jiang Xingmei told reporters that it is not safe to ride a motorcycle in stormy weather, and the chartered car is too expensive, so a trip to 25 yuan is necessary. This is also the trouble of many residents in Deshi Town.
At the beginning of this year, Yanbian County and Miyi County conducted a survey to improve the travel conditions of people in Deshi Town. The relevant person in charge of the Transportation Bureau of Yanbian County introduced that after on-the-spot investigation and operation scheme design, it was finally decided to extend the route of bus No.3 in Yanbian County by 6 kilometers, add 5 bus stops and go straight to Deshi Town. This has also become the first inter-county bus line in Panzhihua.
At 6: 30 am on March 20th this year, the first bus No.3 extending the line to Deshi Town left Yanbian Bus Station and headed for Deshi Town Bus Station, stopping at 14 stops along the way, among which there are schools near 3 stops, namely Yanbian No.1 Primary School, Tongzilin Primary School and Fangjiagou Primary School.
Today, this inter-county bus line has been opened for more than seven months, which has established a livelihood channel for schooling, medical treatment, business and leisure between Tongzilin Town, where Yanbian County is located, and unblocked the "last mile" for people to travel. The reporter learned from the Yanbian County Transportation Bureau that since the opening of this inter-county bus line, the Yanbian County Party Committee and the county government have received many thank-you letters from the residents of Deshi Town.
"Now travel is a feeling: take off! The bus stop is just outside the store, and it is convenient and cheap to go back and forth only in 4 yuan. " Wu Yong, 51, runs the largest supermarket in Deshi Town, and often goes to Yanbian County to talk about business and purchase goods. "Now, sometimes on a whim at night, our family takes a bus to Yanbian County for a barbecue."
The relevant person in charge of Yanbian Changda Transportation Co., Ltd., which is in charge of the operation of bus No.3, told the reporter that the new bus line is a new energy bus, and the fare is 2 yuan, and preferential policies such as free rides for the elderly over 70 years old, active retired soldiers and disabled people are implemented. Since the new bus line has been in operation for more than seven months, it has carried more than 10,000 passengers. "We will also increase the number of flights according to the passenger flow and continuously meet the travel needs of the masses." (Han Jiawei, reporter Lan Nan)