Taichung City's No. 300 bus is crowded with passengers during rush hour, and the passenger capacity of the double-section bus has been reduced by half after the replacement.

Taichung City Bus No. 300 is packed with passengers during commuting hours. (Photo by reporter Zhang Xuanzhe)

The double-carriage buses on Taiwan Avenue in Taichung City were gradually replaced and converted into regular buses with only half the passenger capacity. Many people could not squeeze into the bus during get off work hours in early August. After the university started in mid-September, during the rush hours of commuting and finishing classes, the buses running between Shalu and Taichung Railway Station on Taiwan Avenue were "packed like sardines." Passengers often couldn't squeeze into the bus, and complaints spread everywhere.

Mr. Li from Taichung City said today that he took bus No. 300 from the Science Museum to work in Shalu this morning. After the university started in mid-September, the buses to and from get off work were crowded with passengers every day. The double-section buses were replaced by regular buses, and the transportation capacity was halved, and the frequency of buses was not as dense as before. This semester is obviously more congested than last semester, which also caused the time to get on and off the bus longer. Taking the bus home from get off work at the Yong terminal, there are often many elderly people and sick people who cannot take the bus.

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The Transportation Bureau of the Taichung City Government stated that in response to the gradual withdrawal of double-section buses, it has coordinated with operators to invest in more electric buses, and the vehicles have been successively delivered and put into operation. At the same time, Route 333 has been newly opened to maintain the capacity of Taiwan Expressway, and the frequency has doubled since August 1 to strengthen transportation services. The Transportation Bureau will continue to provide guidance to various operators to flexibly allocate frequency according to the overall operating situation to maintain the capacity of public transportation services.