Bonifacio_Transport_Corporation

BGC Bus

The Bonifacio Transport Corporation, or more commonly known as BGC Bus or formerly The Fort Bus, is an intercity bus company in Metro Manila, the Philippines, serving routes that connect Makati and Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

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The company is a subsidiary of the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC), an affiliate company under the Ayala Corporation. The bus system uses the Beep contactless smart card and GCash e-wallet as modes of electronic payment.[1][2]

History

Founded in 1998, the Bonifacio Transport Corporation was established under the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC). It was formed through an initial fleet of 24 buses — 10 of which are Mercedes-Benz buses and the rest are a mix of Daewoo, and Nissan Diesel units — as an intercity transport system to and from the adjacent business districts of Bonifacio Global City and Ayala Center.[3][4]

In 2008, six Mercedes-Benz O500M 1725 buses were deployed by FBDC, followed by an additional 14 buses to keep up with passenger demand.[5][6][7] In the same year, HM Transport Inc. and the Bonifacio Transport Corporation signed an agreement, allowing the use of HM Transport buses to serve routes to and from Bonifacio Global City. As a result, a weekday bus route between the Market! Market! shopping mall in Taguig, EDSA, and Kalayaan Avenue was established.[8]

In 2016, the BGC Bus replaced its TapBGC contactless smart card with AF Payments Inc.'s Beep card. A limited public trial was conducted from June 11 to 26, and was fully rolled out on June 27, 2016.[1]

Fleet

Mercedes-Benz DMMW Aero Extreme
MCV Evolution C120 LE

Bonifacio Transport Corp. utilizes and maintains Mercedes-Benz buses.

These buses were formerly operated by Bonifacio Transport Corp. They have since been sold off, scrapped, or simply left inactive.

Routes

As of May 2024, BGC Bus operates primarily on 8 different routes with terminals at the McKinley Exchange Corporate Center along EDSA in Makati and at the Market! Market! mall in Taguig.[14] On August 7, 2017, express bus routes were introduced.[15] All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

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References

  1. "beep™ card & BGC Bus tie-up, a win for commuters". beep™ business. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  2. "BGC bus starts accepting GCash payments onboard". Milyonaryo.com.ph. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. Ni Madam Rosa (August 10, 2009). "Bonifacio Global City: Built with character, designed with soul". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  4. "Megaworld properties at Fort Bonifacio Global City". Megaworldglobalcity.wordpress.com. February 16, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  5. "Shuttle's best". Philstar.com. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  6. premierpropertyspecialist (August 18, 2008). "Mercedes-Benz shuttle coaches inside Bonifacio Global City". Ayalaupdates.wordpress.com. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  7. "Mercedes-Benz shuttle coaches inside Bonifacio Global City". Findarticles.com. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  8. Pio, Jojo (February 24, 2011). "Commuting-Travelling To Fort Bonifacio Global City From Ayala". Tofortbonifaciofromayala.blogspot.com. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  9. Guiao, Micah Avry (August 27, 2023). "LIST: Here Are the Bus Routes in BGC". Spot.ph. Summit Media. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  10. Tantiangco, Aya (August 2, 2017). "BGC rolls out express buses, new routes". GMA News. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  11. "BGC Bus Routes and Schedule Changes with the New One-Way Scheme". Primer. Primer Media Inc. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  12. "Central Route – BGC". Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  13. "Lower West Route – BGC". Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  14. "BHS-Ayala Express". TheFortCity.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  15. Bonifacio Global City (May 20, 2024). "ATTENTION: NEW BGC BUS ROUTE". Facebook. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  16. "North Route – BGC". Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  17. "Night Route – BGC". Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  18. Isla, Rouselle (April 5, 2022). "BGC Bus Route and Schedule Guide for Commuters". Moneymax. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

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