& shy; Passengers greeted the station staff warmly. & shy; Minbai line is a bus line from Mawei Tingjiang town to white eyebrows village, the most remote natural village in Mawei. This line passes through 11 stations throughout the whole process, stringing up natural villages one by one. The rain-and-rain bus turned the winding narrow village road into an umbilical cord connected between countryside and urban. & shy; Usually there are not many passengers, most of them are old people and students. Villagers “feel grateful” for such a line that can’t make profits but still insists on Operation. Some people will put 200 yuan into the coin box every Spring Festival; Villagers will bring it to the pot every holiday, qing Guo and other traditional food condolences to the passengers; The driver is also very familiar with everyone. When he stopped at Min’an primary school station, he found that students with familiar faces would wait for a while before getting on the bus…… & shy; A few days ago, a station in Japan that insists on operating only for one student passenger moved many netizens. In Fuzhou, there are also some bus routes that insist on serving a few passengers. Minbai special line has the highest operating cost among these special lines. Yesterday, our reporter specially experienced it. & shy; The secretary traveled more than 30 kilometers to work & shy; At 04:30, Fuzhou city was still asleep. The driver Xiaolai, who lived near the Cangshan campus of Normal University, had already got up. After a simple wash, Xiaolai began the first “journey” of the day-riding an electric car to pick up the bus at the lower yard. At 6 o’clock, the second “journey” in Xiaolai officially began-driving a bus to a small village near the mountain. Xiaolai was driving very slowly, “I have been driving in the village for a long time, and the car is full of old people, so I can’t get up soon”. In the second “journey”, Chen Meiru, the station attendant, had to be picked up at Mawei Qingzhou bus station Xiaolai. She had already transferred two buses. & shy; At 06:58, the bus finally arrived at Village white eyebrows, the starting station. The vehicle had not stopped yet. Several old people walking around the park came quickly. At 7 o’clock, several passengers were scattered on the first bus leaving Xiaolai, and they went to the farmers market to buy vegetables. The bus drove on the winding narrow village road, Qianyang village, kangban village, Dongsheng village, Min’an village…… The Minbai special line passes through 11 stations, connecting natural villages and passengers one by one. Compared with the rush of more than 30 kilometers in the early morning of Xiaolai, this line is only 10.8 kilometers one way. “There are the most passengers on the first bus every day, and there are at most 20 people in one way. There are only a few people in one trip at ordinary times, and they often run empty.” Xiaolai said that weekends are mostly old people who go to the market, and weekdays are mostly students who go to Min’an primary school for classes. After the early “peak” passenger flow, there are fewer and fewer passengers. Although the bus is always empty at the beginning, the bus always starts at the point. “Maybe there are passengers waiting for the bus at the midway station.” Xiaolai smiled and drove on the road. & shy; Four buses, four drivers and two station attendants are all the guards of Minbai special line. They have to travel more than 30 kilometers from Fuzhou city to reach white eyebrows village every day. & shy; Villagers treat drivers as their own & shy; Since the opening of Minbai special line on September 1, 2014, there have been not many passengers, but they have been widely praised by villagers. “My children are all in America. I live alone in village White Eyebrows. With a bus, the children don’t worry about me going out.” Huang Hexian Yim is 77 years old this year, and he will go to Tingjiang market to purchase every three or four days. “The old man is free to take the bus. He used to take a taxi when he went out, and it costs 30 yuan to go back and forth.” Huang Yim said, “We are happy that this car is the same as that of our family.” Through the observation of following the bus, the reporter found that nearly two thirds of the passengers on Minbai special line were the elderly. They were grateful for the operation of the bus, and many old people insisted on taking the car with coins. & shy; With gratitude, there is also Huang Jianzhi who has been working in other places for many years. Mr. Huang’s family of five, his wife stayed at home, and all three children were in Fuzhou. Although he didn’t take the bus himself, the biggest dependence of his family was this Minbai line. “My wife has to take a bus every day when she goes out, and the child will take a bus to get home at Anfu Cemetery station change every Friday when she comes back from Fuzhou.” Mr. Huang said that after many years, he finally looked forward to the bus. Because there were few villagers along the line, when this line was opened, everyone was very worried about whether it could continue to operate. The reporter learned that Huang Jianzhi had to invest 200 yuan in the coin box every year when he returned to the village during the Spring Festival. “We are very grateful to have such a bus route. We are really grateful.” & shy; The reporter saw in the station room of the white eyebrows special line that the wall was full of banners sent by villagers and village committees. Not only that, the station attendant Chen Meiru told the reporter that the surrounding villagers often brought their own fruits and vegetables, and they must bring traditional food such as pot edge and Qing Guo every festival, “Villagers and passengers regard us as their own people, and we should serve them attentively.” & shy; Xike line will continue to operate & shy; “I can only receive 20 or 30 yuan every day, and the highest is only close to 100 yuan.” The staff of Fuzhou Bus Group, who is in charge of the operation, told the reporter that despite losing money in the operation, they are still trying their best to optimize the travel needs of the masses and continue to operate. “The Minbai special line has less passenger flow and more students on weekdays. It took us a week to work out a new timetable according to the school and the actual driving situation.” Captain Lin of Minbai special line told the reporter that after a long time, the driver was familiar with the students. When he stopped at Min’an primary school station, he found that the students with familiar faces would wait for a while before getting on the bus, “Some time ago, the car was in bad condition. From March 1st, a new bus was added to avoid temporary failure of some cars and delay driving.” & shy; In addition to the remote Minbai special line, Fuzhou also has high-tech park Ring Line, Mindu Manor special line, 172 Road, 173 Road and other bus lines with few passengers, but still insist on operation. “Each line is opened only when citizens have demand. For example, the Ring Line of Sanfang and Qixiang is convenient for citizens to go to the Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital. Although there are not many passengers, pregnant women are often taken by car, it is still convenient for some people.” The staff of Fuzhou Bus Group said that there is no plan to cancel these lines and they will continue to operate. & shy; Can’t only calculate economic accounts & shy; It has only been opened for more than a year, and the masses and bus attendants along the line have formed a deep friendship. Although there were not many passengers and they operated at a loss, just for this reason, the bus group stated that it would try its best to meet the travel needs of the masses and drive the remote bus line of Minbai special line. & shy; Such an attitude makes people feel warm. & shy; Admittedly, as a group company, profit-making is a very important task, because no one is willing to do business at a loss. But don’t forget, the first name of “public transportation” is “public”. To assume the function of public transportation, it is necessary to bear more social responsibilities. Therefore, we can’t stare at Money in everything, only counting economic accounts instead of public welfare accounts. & shy; What’s more, this leased line is so popular. Adhering to people-oriented and people-oriented is the essence of the Party’s mass line. Therefore, what the masses welcome is the starting point and foothold of our work. In this sense, we should also like the masses along the line to give a praise to the public transport group! (Reporter Xie XINGX/Wen Ye Yibin/photo)
