BGC Bus

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.

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

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 City 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.

Routes

BGC Bus operates 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] WX01EDSA Ayala
WX02Bonifacio Stopover
WX03Crescent Park West
  East Express[12] EX01EDSA Ayala
EX02Market! Market!
Route Station
  Lower West Express[11] L01EDSA Ayala
L02McKinley Parkway
L03RCBC
L04Net One
L05Fort Victoria
Route Station
  North Express[12] NX01EDSA Ayala
NX02Arya Residences
NX03Nutriasia
NX04HSBC
NX05BGC Turf
NX06Globe Tower
NX07BGC 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] C01Market! Market!
C02Nutriasia
C03RCBC
C04Net One
C05Bonifacio Stopover
C06Crescent West Park
C07HSBC
C08The Globe Tower
C09One Parkade
C10University Parkway
Route Station
  North Route[14] N01North Station
N02Uptown Park Suites
N03Park Triangle
N04BGC Turf
N05The Globe Tower
N06RCBC
N07Net One
N08Bonifacio Stopover
N09Crescent Park West
N10Nutriasia
N11Uptown Mall
N12Uptown Parade
Route Station
  Night Route[15]
10 PM–6 AM (UTC+8)		 NR01EDSA Ayala
NR02McKinley Parkway
NR03RCBC
NR04Net One
NR05Bonifacio Stopover
NR06Crescent Park West
NR07HSBC
NR08The Globe Tower
NR09Nutriasia
NR10University Parkway
NR11Market! Market!
NR12One Parkade
NR13RCBC
NR14Net One
NR15Bonifacio Stopover
NR16Crescent Parkwest
NR17Fort 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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  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. "Lower West Route". Bonifacio Global City. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  12. "East and North Express Route". Bonifacio Global City. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  13. "Central Route". Bonifacio Global City. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  14. "North Route". Bonifacio Global City. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  15. "Night Route". Bonifacio Global City. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  16. "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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