Kaohsiung Smart Transport QR Code: as Taiwan’s first municipality that trails the fare payment QR Code policy to lead mobile payment for public transport, passengers can scan the QR Code on the bus with their mobiles to take routes O12 and O20 of the Kaohsiung City Bus (K-Bus) and all routes of the Great City Life Bus (G-Bus). From September 1, 2021, the QR Code machine has been equipped on all K-Bus buses to support mobile payments by passengers to enjoy more convenient services.
Passenger Information System (PIS): A total of 847 smart LED real time passenger information (RTPI) systems are installed at the metro stations, bus shelters, upright PIS, and cylinder PIS to display bus arrival information. Besides keeping passengers informed of the estimated time of arrival (ETA) and network of the bus, PIS can protect the safety of passengers waiting for the bus at night.
Smart Bus + PA with “Kaohsiung iBus”
“Kaohsiung iBus” app was integrated with YoubBike 2.0 in 2021 to keep passengers posted of the availability and parking space for YouBike at YouBike 2.0 points while looking up bus fares at the same time. In addition, the schedule of the Kaohsiung Circular Light Rail (KCLR) is added to the homepage to keep passengers posted of the ETA, status, and schedule of KCLR. Other citizen services are also optimized, such as “Schedule with Bus/Train Type,” “Detour Notice,” “Voice Assistant” and “Nearby Stops on Homepage.”
By August 2021, the public announcement (PA) system has been equipped at 40 bus shelters, such as Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Fengshan Transit Station, Kaohsiung Railway Station, etc., with more passengers or passengers with visual impairment. In the future, TBKC will continue to build and provide friendlier bus shelters.
