page_title: Articulated bus
section_title: Taiwan
hierarchical_section_title: Articulated bus / Use / Asia / Taiwan
caption_attribution_description: 中文（台灣）‎: 臺中快捷巴士公司宇通雙節大客車278-U8，行駛臺中市快捷巴士藍線，準備進入臺中火車站
context_page_description: An articulated bus is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usually a single-decker, and comprises two or more rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint enclosed by protective bellows inside and outside and a cover plate on the floor. This allows a longer legal length than rigid-bodied buses, and hence a higher passenger capacity, while still allowing the bus to maneuver adequately.
  Due to their high passenger capacity, articulated buses are often used as part of bus rapid transit schemes, and can include mechanical guidance. 18 m or 59 ft ⁵⁄₈ in in length; whereas standard rigid buses are usually 11 to 14 m or 36 ft 1 ¹⁄₈ in to 45 ft 11 ¹⁄₈ in long. The common arrangement of an articulated bus is to have a forward section with two axles leading a rear section with a single axle, with the driving axle mounted on either the front or the rear section. Some articulated buses have a steering arrangement on the rearmost axle which turns slightly in opposition to the front steering axle, allowing the vehicle to negotiate tighter turns, similar to hook-and-ladder fire trucks operating in city environments.
context_section_description: Articulated buses were legalized in Taiwan on February 2012, and construction of Taichung BRT blue line started in November 2013. The line opened for the public on July 27, 2014.
caption: ZK6180HG articulated bus in Taiwan.
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