en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Party Working Committee of Longquan Street and the Party Committee of Longjiang Community in Kunming, Yunnan Province, jointly with the Second People's Hospital of Kunming and Kunming Public Transport Group, launched a convenience measure: buses directly enter the hospital. Yang Yue, a 63-year-old Kunming resident, previously had to transfer twice to reach the nearest major hospital and walk about 1 kilometer after getting off. Now, she takes the Z1 bus from her community, and after four stops, the bus directly enters the gate of the Second People's Hospital of Kunming, stopping at a dedicated platform in front of the outpatient building.
Longjiang Community has a permanent resident population over 60 years old exceeding 1,100, with insufficient surrounding medical resources. Previously, residents had to travel to a hospital 10 kilometers away for medical care. In October 2025, the Second People's Hospital of Kunming began relocating near Longjiang Community, but under the original Z1 route, residents had to get off about 1 kilometer from the new hospital site, making walking inconvenient for the elderly. To bridge this gap, Li Zhihong, Secretary of the Longjiang Community Party Committee, contacted the Northern Branch of Kunming Public Transport Group (referred to as Kunming Public Transport Northern Company) and the head of the Second People's Hospital of Kunming, proposing a stop at the hospital entrance. Chen Jiemin, Party Branch Secretary of the 32nd Fleet of Kunming Public Transport Northern Company, expressed support, while Li Yi, Party Committee Secretary of the Second People's Hospital of Kunming, suggested placing the stop in front of the outpatient building steps to achieve a seamless "last 100 meters" connection.
From plan confirmation to implementation, the process took nearly three months, with challenges lying in the details. The internal roads of the hospital were originally pedestrian walkways and not suitable for bus traffic. The hospital proactively renovated the roads, adjusted internal traffic flow, and assumed subsequent maintenance costs. It also designated a special area for the bus stop, established a "green channel" transfer from the stop to the outpatient hall elevator, arranged volunteers for full guidance, and added prominent signage and age-friendly facilities along the route. Kunming Public Transport specifically selected drivers with over 10 years of experience for this route, provided specialized training in driving safety and first aid knowledge, optimized the route by adding two stops, and set intervals of 8 minutes during peak hours and 10 to 12 minutes during off-peak hours.
On April 1 this year, the new campus of the Second People's Hospital of Kunming officially opened, with the bus stop operating simultaneously. This route has benefited eight residential areas across four communities in Longquan Street, covering the entire northern urban area of Kunming, and has transported over 180,000 passengers cumulatively.
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