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The Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos de Macau (TCM) is one of the bus operators in Macau, Transmac being the other.

The company began as a ferry operator in the 1950s, and did not enter bus operations until 1974, when a bridge connecting the mainland with Macau and Taipa (Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho) was finished.

In late 2009, TCM was disqualified from a tender to operate public bus services from late 2010, as it was "four minutes late" in submitting its tender proposal on the tendering deadline. After several months of negotiation, TCM was awarded one of five batches of routes for operation since August 2011.

Since retirement of Hino Rainbow buses in 2017, nearly all of its operating buses are manufactured in mainland China. First Chinese-made buses appeared at TCM in 2005 and were manufactured by Wuzhoulong Motors. Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa is the only non-Chinese bus type currently operated by TCM and is a minibus. All other bus types owned are Chinese-made.

On 1 August 2018, the third bus operator New Era merged into TCM, becoming the largest bus operator in Macau.

Fleet

Current Operating Fleet
Manufacturer	Model	Country of Origin	Type	Year of entering Service	Fleet Number	Number of bus	Length (meter)	Capacity	Note
Yutong	ZK6128HGE	China	Low floor large bus	2014-2015	5001-5050	50	12.0	L26+S58	5001-5045 were formerly operated by New Era.
	ZK6128HNGE		CNG Low floor large bus	2016	6026-6050	25	12.0	L26+S57
	ZK6115HG1		Low floor large bus	2016	3098-3137	40	10.8	L26+S44	ex-New Era fleet
	ZK6105HG		Low floor large bus	2017	3138-3161	24	10.8	L30+S35
	ZK6125HNG		CNG Low floor large bus	2017	6001-6025	25	12.0	L26+S57
	ZK6986HG		Low floor Medium bus	2021	2106-2120	15	9.8	L23+S43
Mitsubishi Fuso	Rosa	Japan	Small bus	2016	1089-1098	10	7.7	L20+S15	Two-door variant of Rosa specially designed for Macau under the request of TCM. 1089-1093 were formerly operated by New Era.
Golden Dragon	XML6105J15	China	Low floor large bus	2017	3162-3169	8	10.5	L28+S44	ex-New Era fleet
Zhongtong	LCK6759SHEVG		Electrical low floor small bus	2022	E1154-E1196	43	7.5	L15+S25	The first electrical small bus in Macau.
	LCK6980SHEVG		Electrical low floor medium bus	2022-2023	E2121-E2250	130	9.8	L23+S40
	LCK6113SHEVG		Electrical Low floor Large bus		E3204-E3264 E3333-E3430	159	11.3	L26+S57
Higer	KLQ6116GHEV		Electrical Low floor Large bus		E3265-E3332	68	11.3	L26+S55

Current Non-operating Fleet
Manufacturer	Model	Country of Origin	Type	Year of entering Service	Fleet Number	Number of bus	Length (meter)	Capacity	Note
Yutong	ZK6118HGE	China	Shuttle bus for Sands Cotal Central	2014-2015	3088–3097,3170-3195	36	10.8	L26+S49	TCM requested to change the bus livery to white to serve as shuttle bus
Mitsubishi Fuso	Rosa	Japan	Training vehicle for D1 driving license	2016		2	6.9	21

Retired Fleet
Manufacturer	Model	Country of Origin	Type	Year of entering Service	Year of Retirement	Fleet Number	Number of bus	Length (meter)	Capacity	Note
Bedford	NJMZBZ0 SB5	United Kingdom (chassis); Hong Kong (body)	Large bus	1974/1980	1991-1996	H01-H04	12	9.1/9.2	L37+S17/L30+S22
Daihatsu	Delta	Japan (chassis); Hong Kong (body)	Medium bus	1977	1989-1990	L15-L16	2	7.3	25
Bedford	VAS5	United Kingdom (chassis); Hong Kong (body)	Medium bus	1978	1993-1994	L09-L10	2	7.9	35
Mercedes-Benz	OF1313	Brazil (chassis); Hong Kong (body)	Large bus	1987	2006	H05-H10	6	10.2	L43+S28
Nissan	Civilian	Japan	Small bus	1988-1990	2006	K01-K103	104	6.2/6.9	L22+S11/L22+S8
Nissan Diesel	CB12LXR	Japan (chassis); Hong Kong (body)	Large bus	1989	2006-2011	H11-H18	8	10.0	L41+S31
Toyota	Coaster	Japan	Small bus	1994/1997	2009-2011	K104-K153	50	7.0	L22+S13
Mercedes-Benz	OH1318	Brazil (chassis); Hong Kong (body)	Large bus	1995	2011	H19-H22	4	10.5	L44+S27
Hino	RK1MMKA	Taiwan (chassis); Hong Kong (body)		1996		H23-H28	6	10.2	L43+S23
	Blue Ribbon KC-HT2MLCL	Japan		1997		H29-H38	10	10.3	L29+S43
	Liesse KK-RX4JFKA		Small bus	2000			20	7.0	L16+S22
	Rainbow KK-HR1JKEE		Low floor Medium bus	2003	2011-2015		16	9.0	L21+S32
	Liesse KK-RX4JFEA		Small bus	2003	2016		18	7.1	L16+S21
	Rainbow PK-HR7JPAE		Low floor Large bus	2005	2017		10	10.5	L26+S39
Wuzhoulong	FDG6920G	China	Medium bus		2017		2	9.2	L24+S27
	FDG6110G		Large bus		2019		1	11.0	L35+S33
	FDG6110HEVG		Hybrid Powered Large bus	2006	2011		2	11.1	L35+S33	The first hybrid bus in Macau.
	FDG6920BG		Medium bus	2006	2017-2020		42	9.2	L24+S27
	FDG6121GC3		Large bus	2007/2009	2020		11	11.6	L39+S40
	FDG6751G		Small bus	2011	2022	1099-1153	55	7.9	L19+S15	* The first bus to meet Euro IV emission standard in Macau.
	FDG6101G		Low floor large bus	2011	2022	3196-3203	8	10.6	L27+S33	* The first bus to meet Euro IV emission standard in Macau.
	FDG6113EVG		Pure Electrical Low floor Large bus	2013	2018		1	11.5	L27+S12	The first pure electrical bus in Macau. Returned to Wuzhoulong in 2018.
	FDG6101CNG		CNG Low floor Large bus		2022	6051-6069	20^{[note 1]}	10.6	L23+S37	* The first CNG bus in Macau.
	FDG6951G		Low floor Medium bus		2022-2023	2071-2105	35	9.5	L21+S31	* The first bus to meet Euro V emission standard in Macau.
Yutong	ZK6770HG		Small bus	2011	2022	1001-1088	88	7.0	L17+S18	*ex-Reolian fleet
	ZK6902HG		Medium bus		2022-2023	2001-2070	70	9.6	L26+S40
	ZK6118HGE (Euro III)		Low floor Large bus		2022-2023	3001-3087	87	10.6	L28+S40

Routes

This is a full list of TCM's routes in Macau:^[1]

Route	Distance	The full fare (MOP)	The full fare from Macau pass (MOP)			Notes

Macau Peninsula / Taipa / Coloane
Route	Distance	The full fare (MOP)	General Version※	Seniors※	Students※	Notes
1	Border Gate ↔ Barra	$6	$3	$0	$1.5
2	Al. da Tranquilidade ↔ Barra
2A	Pérola Oriental ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral
3	Border Gate ↔ Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal
3A	Praça Ponte Horta ↺ Border Gate
3AX	Border Gate ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral		$4		$2	Operate during rush hour only
3X	Border Gate ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral		$4		$2
6A	Al. Tranquilidade ↺ S. Januário Hospital		$3		$1.5
6B	Barra ↺ S. Januário Hospital
7	Pérola Oriental ↔ Praceta 24 de Junho
8	R. do Parque Industrial ↔ Jai Alai
8A	R. do Parque Industrial ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral
10	Border Gate ↔ Barra
10B	Av. do Hipódromo ↺ Av. do Infante D. Henrique
10X	Bairro da Ilha Verde ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral		$4		$2
11	Barra ↺ R. do Cunha		$3		$1.5
12	Al. da Tranquilidade ↔ Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal		$3		$1.5
12T	Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral	FREE				Operate during Macau Grand Prix only
18	R. dos Currais ↔ Barra	$6	$3	$0	$1.5
18A	Pérola Oriental ↺ Almeida Ribeiro
18B	R. da Serenidade ↔ Barra
19	Al. da Tranquilidade ↺ Almeida Ribeiro
21A	Barra ↔ Ka-Hó Oil Terminal
22	R. 2 Iao Hon ↺ Estr. Gov. A. Oliveira
23	Estr. Ilha Verde ↺ Macau Tower
27	Mong-Há ↺ Estr. Ilha Verde
28A	Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal ↺ Estr. Gov. A. Oliveira
28B	Estr. Ilha Verde ↺ Barra
29	Estr. Ilha Verde ↺ Orient Arch
30	Bairro da Ilha Verde ↺ Taipa Central Park
30X	Border Gate ↺ Baía de N. Senhora da Esperança		$4		$2
31T	Fórum ↺ Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal	FREE				Operate during Macau Grand Prix only
35	Rot. Leonel Sousa ↺ Macau Union Hospital	$6	$3	$0	$1.5
36	Rot. Leonel Sousa ↺ Macau Airport
50	Praceta 24 de Junho ↺ Vl. de Coloane
50B	Praceta 24 de Junho ↺ Centre for Driving Lessons and Exams
52	Av. de Vale das Borboletas ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral
55	Av. de Vale das Borboletas ↺ Praça Ponte Horta
56	Av. de Vale das Borboletas ↺ Horta e Costa
59	Border Gate ↔ Rot. da Concórdia
60	Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal ↺ Praça Ponte Horta
61	Barra ↔ Border Gate					Co-operation with Transmac
71	University of Macau ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral
71S	University of Macau ↺ R. do Comandante João Belo / Edif. Fai Fu					Moring rush hour only
73	University of Macau ↺ Areia Preta Health Centre
73S	University of Macau ↺ Areia Preta Health Centre					Special Service
101X	Macau Checkpoint of HZM Bridge ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral		$4		$2	First 24-hours public bus service route
101XS	Macau Checkpoint of HZM Bridge ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral					Special Service
701X	University of Macau ↺ Baía de N. Senhora da Esperança					Co-operation with Transmac, second 24-hours public bus service route. Former Lotus CheckPort Coach Line
H1	S. Januário Hospital ↺ R. do Campo		$3		$1.5
H2	R. do Comandante João Belo / Edif. Fai Fu ↺ S. Januário Hospital
MT1	Praceta 24 de Junho ↺ Macau Airport
MT2	Praceta 24 de Junho ↺ Taipa Central Park
MT3	Mong-Há ↺ Baía de N. Senhora da Esperança
MT5	Edif. do Lago ↺ N.A.P.E.
N1A	Bacia Norte do Patane ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral (Clockwise)					Night Services
N1B	Bacia Norte do Patane ↺ Praça Ferreira Amaral (Anticlockwise)
N2	Bacia Norte do Patane ↔ Taipa Ferry Terminal
N3	Praça Ferreira Amaral ↔ Vl. de Coloane					Night Services (Extend to Hac Sa Beach between 1 June and 31 August every year)
N5	Praça Ferreira Amaral ↺ Av. de Vale das Borboletas					Night Services
N6	University of Macau ↺ Macau University of Science and Technology					Night Services

Fleet

Routes

See also

Notes

References

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