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Double-decker buses will come back to Qingdao in September

Updated: 2010-07-22

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Double-decker buses will come back to Qingdao in September

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On July 21, reporters learned from the Qingdao State-owned Assets Supervision Administration and Commission that double-decker buses are scheduled to go into operation at the end of September. Qingdao initially plans to introduce twenty sightseeing buses, including ten double-decker buses. Each passenger only needs one ticket to finish the whole trip.

Double-decker buses were once a beautiful sight in Qingdao, but withdrew from the market in 2007. Since then, Qingdao citizens and tourists have been looking forward to taking a double-decker bus there again.

According to Liu Yongkang, general manager of the Qingdao Public Transportation Group, all preparatory work for the operation is moving along in high gear. The bus route passes through various big scenic sites in Qingdao, such as Zhan Qiao, Lu Xun Park, Underwater World, May 4th Square, Polar Ocean World, Mount Laoshan and other famous places in Qingdao.

“Unlike the former double-decker buses, those newly introduced double-decker buses have conductors who can speak both Chinese and English, and they are all at least 1.70 meters in height. Each passenger can travel through those famous scenic spots with only one ticket; which saves both time and money for passengers. In addition, the sightseeing buses will be converted to ordinary buses for citizens during any slack season for tourism,” Liu Yongkang said to reporters.

By Yu Meng Liu Nengzhou