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Yangon BRT

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Yangon Bus Rapid Transit
Overview
OwnerYangon Bus Public Company Limited
LocaleYangon
Transit typeBus rapid transit
Number of lines2
Number of stations22
Daily ridership9,000
Key peopleDr Maung Aung (Chairman)
WebsiteYangon Bus Public Company Limited
Operation
Began operation9 February 2016
Number of vehicles65

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 hours of operation is from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Fleet

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The YPBC operates a fleet of 65 buses serving in the Downtown Yangon (Myanmar) Area:[1]

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.

YBPC BRT Lite Line 1

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Bus-stop name Bus-stop name Transfer Location Remarks
Htauk Kyant Junction (Terminus) Mingaladon Township
Nwe Khway
Bo Chan
Wireless
Kha Ye Bin Junction
Saw Bwar Gyi Kone
8 Mile Junction Buses continue southward from Htaukkyant or

return northward from Na Wa Day Cinema

towards Htaukkyant

Hledan Hledan
Myay Ni Kone Myaynigone
Corner of Pyay Road and

Bogyoke Aung San Road

Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road

and Sule Pagoda Road

Bahan 3rd Street
Shwe Gone Daing
Kokkine
Chaw Twin Kone
Na Wa Day Cinema Loops back to 8 Mile Junction bus-stop;

heading towards Htaukkyant

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Yangon Bus Public Company". 11 December 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.