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Bonifacio Transport Corp.
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A Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus operating under the BGC Bus transport system.
Founded1998;26 years ago (1998)
Headquarters2/F Bonifacio Technology Centre, 31st Street cor. 2nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila
Service area Bonifacio Global City
Service typeCity Operation
OperatorFort Bonifacio Development Corp.

The Bonifacio Transport Corporation, or more commonly known as BGC Bus or formerly The Fort Bus, is an intercity bus company in Metro Manila, the Philippines, serving routes that connect Makati and Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Contents

The company is a subsidiary of the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC), an affiliate company under the Ayala Corporation. The bus system uses the Beep contactless smart card and GCash e-wallet as modes of electronic payment. [1] [2]

History

Founded in 1998, the Bonifacio Transport Corporation was established under the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC). It was formed through an initial fleet of 24 buses — 10 of which are Mercedes-Benz buses and the rest are a mix of Daewoo, and Nissan Diesel units — as an intercity transport system to and from the adjacent business districts of Bonifacio Global City and Ayala Center. [3] [4]

In 2008, six Mercedes-Benz O500M 1725 buses were deployed by FBDC, followed by an additional 14 buses to keep up with passenger demand. [5] [6] [7] In the same year, HM Transport Inc. and the Bonifacio Transport Corporation signed an agreement, allowing the use of HM Transport buses to serve routes to and from Bonifacio Global City. As a result, a weekday bus route between the Market! Market! shopping mall in Taguig, EDSA, and Kalayaan Avenue was established. [8]

In 2016, the BGC Bus replaced its TapBGC contactless smart card with AF Payments Inc.'s Beep card. A limited public trial was conducted from June 11 to 26, and was fully rolled out on June 27, 2016. [1]

Fleet

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Mercedes-Benz DMMW Aero Extreme
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MCV Evolution C120 LE

Bonifacio Transport Corp. utilizes and maintains Mercedes-Benz buses.

These buses were formerly operated by Bonifacio Transport Corp. They have since been sold off, scrapped, or simply left inactive.

Routes

As of November 2023, BGC Bus operates primarily on 7 different routes with terminals at the McKinley Exchange Corporate Center along EDSA in Makati and at the Market! Market! mall in Taguig. [14] On August 7, 2017, express bus routes were introduced. [15] All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

List of BGC Bus routes
RouteOriginDestinationScheduleRef.
East Express  EX01   EDSA Ayala   EX02   Market! Market! Monday to Friday
5 AM to 1 AM
[16] [17]
North Express  NX01   EDSA Ayala  NX07   BGC Arts CenterMonday to Friday
6 AM to 1 AM
Saturday and Sunday
6 AM to 12 AM
[16] [17]
Central Route  C01   Market! Market!  C09   University ParkwayMonday to Friday
5 AM to 1 AM
[18] [16]
Arca South Express  AS01   Arca South   AS10   Market! Market!Monday to Friday
To BGC: 6:40 AM
To Arca South: 5 PM
[16]
West Route  W01   EDSA Ayala  W09   Fort VictoriaMonday to Friday
5 AM to 1 AM
[16] [19]
BHS-Ayala Express  BA01   EDSA Ayala  BA02   One Bonifacio High Street Sunday to Thursday
10:15 PM
Friday and Saturday
11:15 PM
[20]
Weekend Route  WE01   EDSA Ayala  WE17   Fort VictoriaSaturday and Sunday
5 AM to 12 AM
[16]
List of discontinued BGC Bus routes
RouteOriginDestinationScheduleRef.
North Route  N01   North Station  N12   Uptown ParadeMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM
[16] [21]
Nuvali Express  NU01   Nuvali  NU02   Market! Market!Monday to Friday
To BGC: 6:30 AM
To Nuvali: 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM
[16]
Upper West Express  WX01   EDSA Ayala  WX03   Crescent Park WestMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM
[19]
Lower West Express  L01   EDSA Ayala  L05   Fort VictoriaMonday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM
[16] [19]
Night Route  NR01   EDSA Ayala  NR15   Fort VictoriaMonday to Friday
10 PM to 6 AM (30-minute intervals)
[16] [22]
Ayala Express  AX01   EDSA Ayala  AX10   Glorietta 5 Monday to Friday
6 AM to 10 PM
[23]

See also

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