Thing about business of route bus

In order to operate a route bus, it is desirable to have facilities such as sales offices and to have a good understanding of the local situation such as road environment and traffic conditions, so bus operators operating in nearby areas are selected. It is often done.

Route buses are covered by fare revenue from users, so route buses that do not match the actual usage will be reduced at the discretion of each bus operator.
Undoing the number of route buses will be determined by each bus operator, but since a significant increase in the number of users is indispensable, active use of those living along the line is required.

Yokohama City believes that in order to operate route buses stably and continuously in the future with limited financial resources, it is desirable to aim for operation that does not rely on financial support. For this reason, we do not operate so-called community buses, in which local governments outsource the operation to bus operators to compensate for the deficit of operating expenses.

According to the Road Transportation Act, when operating a route bus, the establishment of sales offices to operate the route stably and the number of required spare vehicles are determined. In addition, certain fixed costs are incurred, such as the need to secure a vehicle waiting area for time adjustment, so as a result, businesses are divided into areas.
In addition, routes operated by multiple bus operators in parallel are inefficient routes for bus operators, so it is necessary to be careful to get on routes operated by another bus operator. It is considered.