Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation (Chinese: 國光客運; pinyin: Guóguāng Kèyùn) is a bus company in Taiwan.
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| Founded | 15 June 2001 |
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| Headquarters | Sanchong, New Taipei, Taiwan |
| Website | www.kingbus.com.tw |
History edit
Kuo-Kuang was established on July 1, 2001 as a result of the privatization of state-owned Taiwan Motor Transport.[1] After the state-run company announced its intention to close, some 1,090 employees each contributed NT$300,000 in order to raise the funds necessary to purchase the firm's assets and relaunch the service as Kuo-Kuang.[2] As of 2013, the company's fleet comprised more than 1,200 buses.[3] In January 2016, the final Greyhound buses still being used on regular Kuo-Kuang routes were retired.[4] In November that year, Kuo-Kuang's Taipei Main Station location was moved following the demolition of its historic Taipei West Bus Station home.[5]
Incidents edit
On 23 November 2015, the driver of a Kuo-Kuang bus traveling from Taipei to Taichung pulled over on a freeway after an electrical fire broke out. While the driver and passengers were waiting outside the bus, a truck drove into their vehicle, killing the driver and one passenger and injuring 13 more.[6]
On 2 June 2017, a Kuo-Kuang bus heading from Pingtung to Taichung crashed in poor weather, killing one person and injuring 31 others.[7]
On 10 June 2019, a southbound Kuo-Kuang bus collided with the rare of a flatbed semi-trailer along National Freeway 1 killing the bus driver and injuring 7 passengers.[8]
On 13 July 2020, a Kuo-Kuang bus en route to Taipei rear-ended a truck on National Freeway 1 injuring 13 passengers.[9]
References edit
- ^ Lee, Chia-Yen; Wong, Jinn-Tsai (2002). 民營化後國光客運人力資源管理策略之探討 (Thesis).
- ^ "Kuo-kuang Motor announces successful switch". 3 July 2002.
- ^ "民視英語新聞".
- ^ "Greyhound buses to run final journey - Taipei Times". 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Taipei West Bus Station passes into history - Focus Taiwan".
- ^ "國光客運電視起火 停路肩遭撞2死13傷 - 社會". 23 November 2015.
- ^ "國道3號客運追撞貨櫃車 司機慘死、30輕重傷 - 社會". 2 June 2017.
- ^ Everington, Keoni (11 June 2019). "2 Taiwan bus crashes in one day leave 4 dead, 21 injured". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Charlier, Phillip (2020-07-13). "13 injured in freeway bus accident". Taiwan English News. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
