At 6:30 on the morning of September 15, Bus 1228 was officially put into operation to solve the “Last Mile” traffic problem for residents living in the area of Zhayin Lu and Yinhang Lu, with about 100 people from Shuidian Xincun, Lane 81 and Lane 75 of Zhayin Lu as witnesses.
People living in this area had to walk more for than one hour to take Metro Line 10, which was a killing obstacle to them for years. With the support of the district party committee and the district government, Yangpu District Urban Construction and Transportation Commission negotiated with Shanghai Bashi Public Transportation Group No.1 Branch to decide on the opening of Bus 1228 to solve the traffic problem of local communities in peak hours. Bus 1201 and Bus 1218 are two existing routes.
Bus 1228 has a route of 3.6 kilometers with 11 stops on each trip, starting from Yinhang Lu and Songhu Lu crossing, to Yinhang Lu, Songhu Lu, Guoxiu Lu, Zhenghe Lu, Yinhang Lu, Zhayin Lu, then turning around at Zhayin Lu and Qianshan Lu crossing, Zhayin Lu, and stopping at Yinhang Lu and Songhu Lu. The bus operates from 6:30 am to 8:30 am, peak hours in the morning and 16:00 pm to 18:00 pm, peak hours in the evening, only on work days. The bus stops operation on weekends and holidays. Ticket price is RMB1.
According to certain leader of the bus operator, the operation interval is around 20-30 minutes currently. The bus operator will make adjustments based on the actual operation in the future to facilitate the work and traffic of local residents.