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Yangon BRT

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Locale
  
Yangon

Number of lines
  
2

Daily ridership
  
9,000

Transit type
  
Bus rapid transit

Number of stations
  
22

Owner
  
Yangon Bus Public Company Limited

Yangon BRT is a bus rapid transit in Yangon, Myanmar, run by joint public-private venture Yangon Bus Public Company Limited (ရန်ကုန်ဘတ်စကား အများနှင့်သက်ဆိုင်သော ကုမ္ပဏီလီမိတက်). It was launched on 7 February 2016, with two circular routes. A prepaid card called Any Pay is available for payment as well as cash. The BRT Lite charges a flat rate of 300 kyats per ride (around US$0.24). The current houres of operation is from 6 a.m to 7.30 p.m.

Fleet

The YPBC operates a fleet of 65 buses serving in the Downtown Yangon (Myanmar) Area:

  • 15 King Long XM6119G
  • 15 Higer city-buses
  • 15 Daewoo city-buses
  • 15 Hyundai city-buses
  • 5 Scania Marcopolo
  • As with any other buses serving in the city, the company name and logo is at the top of the front-end of the bus. The route number is indicated below the company logo. Names of bus-stops served are also shown at the bottom of the windscreen.

    The Yangon Bus Public Company is the only bus transit company in Myanmar that operates with an all air-conditioned fleet of buses.

    References

    Yangon BRT Wikipedia