Mandala Partners：2026年人民的力量报告（英文版）

Passenger numbers and the network both shrank Total annual bus journeys shrank from 355M (1986) to 182M (2019), coupled with a network -40% smaller than in the 1970s.12 Fares rose while reliability fell By 2022/23, some single fares exceeded E4, more than double the E1.65 London cap. Services on some routes ran late a third of the time.23