Chinatown bus lines

This article is about intercity bus travel. For Chinese-owned intracity public transit, see Dollar vans in the New York metropolitan area § Chinatown vans.

Passengers waiting to board a Travel Pack bus on Mulberry Street in Manhattan en route to Boston in 2004
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Passengers waiting at the now-defunct Fung Wah Bus Transportation ticket window on Canal Street at the Bowery in Manhattan's Chinatown
Passengers boarding a bus on a city street in warm weather
Eastern Bus MCI 102DL3 coach boarding passengers in Manhattan's Chinatown
Color-coded schematic map
2010 schematic map of four eastern U.S. Chinatown bus lines, with New York City as the hub
A woman standing outside a bus with its door open in winter
Bus-ticket saleswoman at the corner of East Broadway and Forsyth Street in the Little Fuzhou neighborhood of Manhattan's Chinatown

Chinatown bus lines are discount intercity bus services in the United States, often operated by Chinese Americans, primarily Fujianese.[1] They operate with lower overhead and lower fares compared to competing services. Destinations include most major cities as well as casinos popular with Asian Americans.

As a result of safety issues and several fatal crashes, most Chinatown bus lines were shut down by regulatory authorities in 2012. Others continue to operate with increased oversight.

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