BGC Bus

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Bonifacio Transport Corp.
BGC Bus Logo.svg
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A Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus operating under the BGC Bus transport system.
Founded1998; 24 years ago (1998)
Headquarters2/F Bonifacio Technology Centre, 31st St. cor. 2nd Ave., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Metro Manila
Service areaBonifacio Global City
Service typeCity Operation
RoutesMakatiBonifacio Global City via McKinley Road
OperatorFort Bonifacio Development Corp.

Bonifacio Transport Corp., or more commonly known as BGC Bus or formerly The Fort Bus, is an intercity bus company in Metro Manila, Philippines operated under Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC), an affiliate company under Ayala Corporation, one of the largest conglomerate company established during the Spanish era. It plies routes from EDSA in Makati to Bonifacio Global City in Taguig via McKinley Road.

This bus company was regarded as the first non-EDSA Metro Manila bus that traverses from one business district to another. It utilizes Beep Card, a contactless smart card, as a mode of electronic payment.

History[]

Founded in 1998, Bonifacio Transport Corp. was established under Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC). It was formed through the use of 24 buses –- 10 of which are Mercedes-Benz buses and the rest are Nissan Diesel units—for internal transport system to and from Bonifacio Global City and Ayala Center.[1][2]

In 2008, the Mercedes-Benz O 500 M 1725 buses were launched by FBDC. Six coaches were used first for the said route, just like some of the buses used in other countries like United Kingdom or Turkey. Later, there were additional 14 buses of the same model to sustain the need of the passengers of the bus.[3][4][5]

In the same year, HM Transport Inc. and Bonifacio Transport Corp. signed an agreement, allowing the use of some buses to ply at Bonifacio Global City; thus, it gave an opportunity to extend route up to Market! Market! in Taguig as its terminal via EDSA and Kalayaan Avenue but this was only operates every weekdays.[6]

Fleet[]

Bonifacio Transport Corp. utilizes and maintains UD Nissan Diesel, Mercedes-Benz and Higer buses.

  • Higer
    • DMMW Aero Adamant (under HM Transport)
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Nissan Diesel
    • Santarosa EXFOH (under HM Transport)

Routes[]

BGC Bus operated primarily on 7 different routes originating from EDSA Bus originating from EDSA-Ayala-McKinley Bus Terminal or at Market Market.[7][8][9]

On August 7, 2017, express bus routes were introduced.[10]

Routes to other Ayala Land developments are also available. On March 7, 2016, the Arca South-BGC route was opened. The company is also operating an express bus service from Market! Market! to Nuvali in Santa Rosa, Laguna and a morning rush hour service along Ayala Avenue in the Makati Central Business District.

Express Routes
All routes operational: Monday–Friday
Route Station
  Upper West Express[11] WX01 EDSA Ayala
WX02 Bonifacio Stopover
WX03 Crescent Park West
  East Express[12] EX01 EDSA Ayala
EX02 Market! Market!
Route Station
  Lower West Express[11] L01 EDSA Ayala
L02 McKinley Parkway
L03 RCBC
L04 Net One
L05 Fort Victoria
Route Station
  North Express[12] NX01 EDSA Ayala
NX02 Arya Residences
NX03 Nutriasia
NX04 HSBC
NX05 BGC Turf
NX06 Globe Tower
NX07 BGC Arts Centre
Other Routes
All routes operational 7 days a week; Except North Route which runs Monday–Friday. Night Route also runs as Weekend Route,6am-10pm on Saturdays and Sundays
Route Station
  Central Route[13] C01 Market! Market!
C02 Nutriasia
C03 RCBC
C04 Net One
C05 Bonifacio Stopover
C06 Crescent West Park
C07 HSBC
C08 The Globe Tower
C09 One Parkade
C10 University Parkway
Route Station
  North Route[14] N01 North Station
N02 Uptown Park Suites
N03 Park Triangle
N04 BGC Turf
N05 The Globe Tower
N06 RCBC
N07 Net One
N08 Bonifacio Stopover
N09 Crescent Park West
N10 Nutriasia
N11 Uptown Mall
N12 Uptown Parade
Route Station
  Night Route[15]
10 PM–6 AM (UTC+8)
NR01 EDSA Ayala
NR02 McKinley Parkway
NR03 RCBC
NR04 Net One
NR05 Bonifacio Stopover
NR06 Crescent Park West
NR07 HSBC
NR08 The Globe Tower
NR09 Nutriasia
NR10 University Parkway
NR11 Market! Market!
NR12 One Parkade
NR13 RCBC
NR14 Net One
NR15 Bonifacio Stopover
NR16 Crescent Parkwest
NR17 Fort Victoria
Nuvali Express[16]
Route operational Monday–Friday: 6:30 am (to BGC only), 6:30 pm and 7:15 pm (to Nuvali only)
Station
Nuvali
Market! Market!
Arca South Express[16]
Route operational Monday–Friday: 6:10-8:40 am (from Arca South only), 4:30-7:30 pm (from BGC, RCBC only)
Station
Arca South
Market! Market!
Nutriasia
RCBC
Net One
Bonifacio Stopover
Crescent West Park
HSBC
The Globe Tower
One Parkade
Market! Market!
Ayala Avenue Express[16]
Route operational Monday–Friday: 6-10 am)
Station
EDSA Ayala
Ritz Tower
Makati Stock Exchange
PBCOM Tower
RCBC Plaza
The Columns
City Gate
Security Bank Centre
SGV Building
Glorietta 5

Stations[]

Station Route Landmarks
Express Other
Upper West East Lower West North Exp. Central North Night
BGC Turf N/A N/A N/A NX05 N/A N04 N/A Turf BGC
Bonifacio Stopover WX02 N/A N/A N/A C05 N08 NR05 BGC Stopover Pavilion
NR15
Crescent Park West WX03 N/A N/A N/A C06 N09 NR06 31st West Parking
NR16
EDSA Ayala WX01 EX01 L01 NX01 N/A N/A NR01 Ayala MRT station
Fort Victoria N/A N/A L04 N/A N/A N/A NR17 Fort Victoria, Sun Life Centre
The Globe Tower N/A N/A N/A NX03 C08 N05 NR08 W City Center, Globe Telecom Tower
HSBC N/A N/A N/A NX02 C07 N/A NR07 HSBC Centre, W Fifth Avenue
Market! Market! N/A EX02 N/A N/A C01 N/A NR11 Market! Market!
One Parkade N/A N/A N/A N/A C02 N/A NR12 One Parkade
McKinley Parkway N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A NR02 Robinson's Residences
Net One N/A N/A L03 N/A C04 N07 NR04 Net Park
NR14
North Station N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N01 N/A North Triangle Park
Nutriasia N/A N/A N/A NX04 C09 N10 NR09 J.Y. Campos Centre
Park Triangle N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N03 N/A Park Triangle, STI College - Global City
RCBC N/A N/A L02 N/A C03 N06 NR03 The Fort, RCBC Savings Corporate Center
NR13
University Parkway N/A N/A N/A N/A C10 N/A NR10 Market! Market!, Every Nation Building
Uptown Mall N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N11 N/A Uptown Mall
Uptown Parade N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N12 N/A Uptown Parade
Uptown Parksuites N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N02 N/A Uptown Parksuites

Operations[]

Bonifacio Transport Corp. operates 24/7 as of today. The trip may be 10–15 minutes, depending on the traffic and stops. Most of the passengers of the bus company were those working at call centers erected in Bonifacio Global City and nearby areas at Ayala, Makati.[17]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Megaworld properties at Fort Bonifacio Global City". Megaworldglobalcity.wordpress.com. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  3. ^ "Shuttle's best". Philstar.com. 2008-04-14. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  4. ^ premierpropertyspecialist. "Mercedes-Benz shuttle coaches inside Bonifacio Global City". Ayalaupdates.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  5. ^ "Mercedes-Benz shuttle coaches inside Bonifacio Global City". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  6. ^ Pio, Jojo (2011-02-24). "Commuting-Travelling To Fort Bonifacio Global City From Ayala". Tofortbonifaciofromayala.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Ayala Fort Bus". Ph-commute.com. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  9. ^ From Edsa to Bonifacio Global City in 10-15 minutes
  10. ^ Tantiangco, Aya (2 August 2017). "BGC rolls out express buses, new routes". GMA News. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Lower West Route". Bonifacio Global City. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  12. ^ a b "East and North Express Route". Bonifacio Global City. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Central Route". Bonifacio Global City. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  14. ^ "North Route". Bonifacio Global City. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Night Route". Bonifacio Global City. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "BGC Bus Routes". The FortCity. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Getting to the Fort in style". Newsinfo.inquirer.net. 2008-02-23. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
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