8 new energy buses have been replaced and put into service. Shanghai's convertible double decker sightseeing bus was retired on Sunday
The reporter learned from Chunqiu Group today that the earliest batch of convertible double decker sightseeing buses in Shanghai will officially end operation on Sunday, September 24th. To supplement transportation capacity, 8 newly purchased new energy vehicles have been registered and put into operation.
In Shanghai, where urban tourism resources are concentrated and highly distinctive, urban sightseeing buses were launched in October 2010, greatly meeting the needs of domestic and foreign Shanghai tourists to efficiently visit Shanghai during fragmented time. Among them, the first batch of 8 convertible double decker buses were the earliest batch of Shanghai sightseeing buses to be put into operation. Over the past decade, the total number of tourists who have taken open top sightseeing buses has exceeded ten million. This Sunday, the service life of these 8 convertible cars will expire. Due to current laws and regulations, automobile manufacturers are temporarily unable to provide new convertible double decker cars. The buses that will be replaced in the future are all enclosed sightseeing buses.
Newly purchased and put into operation new energy double decker sightseeing buses.
Zhou Weihong, Deputy General Manager of Spring and Autumn Tourism, said that since May this year, netizens and bloggers have sparked a strong "nostalgic" trend towards convertible buses on multiple social media platforms. We are very grateful for the love of convertible buses among citizens and tourists. "However, for high-quality urban tourism, the model of sightseeing bus is just one of the resource advantages, and more importantly, the service level must be improved and the space and content of sightseeing bus products must be expanded." Zhou Weihong said that Spring and Autumn has made a lot of efforts to this end, such as combining the tour guide interpretation service and the "building readable" shuttle bus, carrying out in-depth cooperation with Happy Fried Dough Twists, and integrating "sightseeing+drama" into the sightseeing bus routes; In other cities in China, sightseeing routes with local characteristics have been opened, such as food sightseeing buses in Guangzhou and coastal sightseeing buses in Xiamen.
In order to continue giving more value to the "city business card" of sightseeing buses, in addition to adding 7 new energy sightseeing buses in 2022, Spring and Autumn Group will purchase 8 new energy sightseeing buses this year to make up for the transportation capacity after the withdrawal of convertible buses. Since September 26, the operation routes of urban sightseeing buses have been adjusted to five, including five theme routes, namely, "Classic Punch Card Puxi essence Tour", "Architecture Readable", "Tour Puxi Pudong to see both sides of the Pujiang River through the Nanpu Bridge", "One, Two, Four Memorial Hall Scenic Spot Special Line of the CPC", and "Golden Night Tour Line: The North and South Bunds of the Magic City Never Sleeps".