Reolian

Reolian Public Transport Co. (Reolian), (Chinese: 維澳蓮運公共運輸股份有限公司) was one of the three Bus Public Transport Operators of Macau along with Transmac (Transportes Urbanos de Macau) and TCM (Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos de Macau).

Reolian Public Transport Co.,LTD
Sociedade de Transportes Públicos Reolian, SA
維澳蓮運公共運輸股份有限公司
IndustryPublic transport
Founded2009
DefunctJuly 1, 2014
Headquarters,
Area served
Macau
OwnerVeolia Transport RATP Asia - HN Group
Number of employees
550 (2011)
Websitewww.reolian.com.mo(June 2013)

The company was a joint venture between Veolia Transport RATP Asia (VTRA) and a company in Macau, the HN Group.[1] It was declared bankrupt by the Macau judiciary on December 4, 2013. All bus routes and vehicles previously operated by Reolian were taken over by Macau Nova Era de Autocarros Públicos (known as Macau New Era Public Bus Co in English) with effect on July 1, 2014.

History

Reolian was founded in 2009 after an invitation to a tender organized by the government of Macau.[2] One of the objectives of the tender was to liberalize the public bus service market by opening this market to more bus operators by grouping the 60 Macau bus lines into five different sections. In this configuration, up to five different bus operators would have the chance to operate.

After the tender result Reolian was selected to operate three of the five sections available, The remaining two sections were granted to Transmac. Transportas Companhia de Macau was initially disqualified for arriving four minutes late in handling its proposal.[3] After several months of legal battles between the government and Transportas Companhia de Macau, an agreement was reached between all parties on August 13. In exchange for TCM dropping all lawsuits that contest the government's handling of the tendering process, Reolian was deprived from one of its awarded section.[4]

Previous to the operation, Reolian declared that it was facing some difficulties in recruiting the 400 drivers that were necessary to operate properly the 26 bus lines awarded [5][6][7] On August 1, 2011, Reolian started its public transport service officially with 250 drivers instead of the planned 400.[8] The Transport Department therefore asked the other two selected operators, Transmac and Transportas Companhia de Macau to support Reolian with some additional services on four lines until additional drivers could be hired.[9]

In September 2011, Reolian increased the wage of its drivers by 30% to accelerate its recruitment process. 60 additional drivers, coming from other two public operators and private shuttle industries, were recruited following this decision. This put an end to the support provided by the other two operators. At the end of the month, Reolian had 390 drivers, 40% of whom were recruited from outside the public transport industry.[8]

The driver turnover rate during the first 3 months of operation was 20%, which was still affecting its stability.

In February 2012, Reolian took part in Google Transit program. This public transport route planner for Macau was launched. The data of Macau's 58 regular bus lines (excluding special lines) has been integrated to Google Maps.[10]

In January 2013, Reolian's Maintenance Center has been awarded with the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series - OHSAS 18001 Certificate. Reolian is the first public transport company in Macau to receive the certification.[11]

On October 1, 2013, the company announced it was filing for bankruptcy.[12]

ZK6902HG bus used by Reolian in Macau, China
Reolian bus maintenance center in Macau, China
Inside Reolian's ZK6902HG bus

Fleet

Reolian has a fleet of 245 newly equipped buses. 30% of Reolian bus are low entry.

Bus Fleet Details
Bus ModelBus NumberQuantitiesPurchased
Year
LengthPassenger
Capacity
Operating on bus routeRemarks
Yutong Group
ZK6118HGE
3001-308787201110.6m691 - 3 - 3X - 10 - 10X - 30 - MT1 - MT2Low entry
Yutong Group
ZK6902HG
2001-20707020119.6m683A - 10A - 10B 11 - 28A - 50two step entry
Yutong Group
ZK6770HG
1001-10888820117m368 - 8A - 18 - 21A - 23 - 27 - 28B - 28BX - 35 - 36 - 50X - H1three step entry

All the buses are equipped with Air Con, LED screen for passenger information, 2 doors (Entrance and Exit Doors), Automatic Gears, and GPS system.[13]

Routes

Reolian operated 27 of the 62 public bus lines in Macau:[14]

Type of service

Normal RouteRoute operated all week, generally from 6am until midnight
Express RouteRoute only operated from 7am to 9am from Monday to Saturday
Special RouteRoute only available for a certain period. Line 31 was only available during the training, first and second day of Macau Grand Prix)

Key

~Fare depending on the origin, only the maximum fare is indicated here
indicates that the Route is circular

Bus routes operated by Reolian

RouteStartEndFareType of service
Route 1Portas Do CercoBarraMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 3Portas Do CercoTerminal MaritimoMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 3APortas Do CercoP.Ponte HortaMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 3XAV. ALM. Lacerda/Ouvidor ArriagaPraça Ferreira AmaralMOP$3.2Express Route
Route 8Estrada Ilha VerdeJai AlaiMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 8AEstrada Ilha VerdePraça Ferreira Amaral MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 10Portas Do CercoBarraMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 10ATerminal MaritimoBarraMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 10BPortas Do CercoPraia Grande MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 10XPortas Do CercoPraça Ferreira AmaralMOP$3.2Express Route
Route 11BarraTaipa MOP$4.2 ~Normal Route
Route 18Portas Do CercoBarraMOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 21A妈阁九澳油库MOP$6.4 ~Normal Route
Route 23Estrada Ilha VerdeTorre De Macau MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 27Estrada Ilha VerdeAreia Preta MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 28ATerminal MaritimoTaipa MOP$4.2Normal Route
Route 28BEstrada Ilha VerdeTemple A-Ma MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 28BXEstrada Ilha VerdePraça Ferreira Amaral MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route 30Rua Lei Pou ChonTaipa MOP$4.2 ~Normal Route
Route 31ForumTerminal Maritimo FreeSpecial Route
Route 35Rotunda Leonel SousaCentro A. E Exames De Condução MOP$2.8Normal Route
Route 36Rotunda Leonel SousaAeroporto de Macau MOP$2.8Normal Route
Route 50Praça Ferreira AmaralVila De ColoaneMOP$6.4 ~Normal Route
Route 50XPraça Ferreira AmaralCentro A. E Exames De ConduçãoMOP$4.2 ~Normal Route
Route 55Seac Pai VanBarraMOP ? ~Normal Route
Route H1Hospital S. JanuárioRua do Campo MOP$3.2Normal Route
Route MT1Praceta 24 De JunhoAeroporto de Macau MOP$4.2 ~Normal Route
Route MT2Praceta 24 De JunhoAeroporto de Macau MOP$4.2 ~Normal Route

See also

References

  1. "Reolian - About Us". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "Our Subsidiaries - Reolian MACAU". Ratp Dev. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. "DSAT strives to open bus services in October". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  4. "Second chance « Macau Business". Macaubusiness.com. 2010-09-27. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  5. "Reolian in final trials, still hiring drivers". Macau Daily Times. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  6. "Reolian still needs 230 drivers before August". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  7. "First gear « Macau Business". Macaubusiness.culiasolutions.org. 2011-07-26. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  8. "Reolian's chief on TDM Talk Show: Public transport industry in need of 'more rules'". Macau Daily Times. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  9. "Transmac to boost Reolian's busier routes". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  10. "Reolian Public Transport Ltd. - Macau Route Planner". Reolian.com.mo. 2012-02-25. Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  11. http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/41270-reolian%E2%80%99s-maintenance-center-certified.html
  12. http://www.reolian.com.mo/zh/news-and-press/item/372-reolian-public-transport-co-ltd-public-statement
  13. General Information about Reolian
  14. General view of Reolian Public Transport bus routes
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