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.
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 A Mercedes-Benz Citaro bus operating under the BGC Bus transport system. | |
| Founded | 1998 |
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| Headquarters | 2/F Bonifacio Technology Centre, 31st Street cor. 2nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila |
| Service area | Bonifacio Global City |
| Service type | City Operation |
| Operator | Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. |
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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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.
- Daewoo
- Isuzu
- Almazora City Star (Isuzu Forward Chassis)[11]
- Mercedes-Benz
- UD Nissan Diesel
- Santarosa EXFOH (Nissan Diesel Condor Chassis)[13]
Routes
As of May 2024, BGC Bus operates primarily on 8 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).
| Route | Origin | Destination | Schedule | Ref. | ||
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| 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 Center | Monday to Friday 6 AM to 1 AM Saturday and Sunday 6 AM to 12 AM | [16][17] | |
| Central Route | C01 Market! Market! | ↔ | C09 University Parkway | Monday 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 Victoria | Monday 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 Victoria | Saturday and Sunday 5 AM to 12 AM | [16] | |
| — | LRT Gil Puyat | ↔ | EDSA Ayala | Monday to Friday 6 AM to 10 AM | [21] | |
| Route | Origin | Destination | Schedule | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Route | N01 North Station | ↔ | N12 Uptown Parade | Monday to Friday 6 AM to 10 PM | [16][22] | |
| 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 West | Monday to Friday 6 AM to 10 PM | [19] | |
| Lower West Express | L01 EDSA Ayala | ↔ | L05 Fort Victoria | Monday to Friday 6 AM to 10 PM | [16][19] | |
| Night Route | NR01 EDSA Ayala | ↔ | NR15 Fort Victoria | Monday to Friday 10 PM to 6 AM (30-minute intervals) | [16][23] | |
| Ayala Express | AX01 EDSA Ayala | ↔ | AX10 Glorietta 5 | Monday to Friday 6 AM to 10 PM | [24] | |