Rural Transit
Rural Transit
Rural Transit of Mindanao Incorporated (RTMI) is a bus line under the umbrella of Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC). It operates bus transport services in the northern and western part of Mindanao, with its headquarters in Cagayan de Oro. Its bases are located in Bulua and Yacapin (both in Cagayan de Oro), Pagadian, and Dipolog.
History
In 1981, Ricardo B. Yanson and his wife, Olivia Villaflores Yanson, the founders of Vallacar Transit, ventured into Mindanao.
They bought out Fortune Express and Bachelor Express, both Cagayan de Oro-based bus companies in 1985.
Fortune Express was renamed Rural Transit of Mindanao, while Bachelor Express was retained.
In 2005, the conglomerate bought out Lilian Express Inc. and sister company Mary May Express, its fiercest business rival and became the dominant transit company in the island of Mindanao.
Brands
Yanson Group has a practice to their bus branding such as "Transit" and "Tours" to differentiate their ordinary and air-conditioned buses.
Similarly, there are two brands under Rural Transit of Mindanao Inc., Rural Transit is a bus brand for their ordinary fare buses while Rural Tours is a bus brand for their air-conditioned buses.
Their brandings are labeled at the side liveries and at the back of their bus units.
Bases
Their subsidiaries are sub-divided by bases.
These are based on their area of their operation, and their base number shall be the prefix number for their bus fleets.
Yanson Group started this practice in 2005 after they bought out Lilian Express Inc., and felt that re-organizing their company is needed.
There are four bases under Rural Transit of Mindanao:
Prefix | Base Name | Address |
---|---|---|
1 | Bulua | Zone 1, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City |
2 | Yacapin | J.R. Borja Extension, Cagayan de Oro City |
9 | Pagadian | Tiguma, Pagadian City |
10 | Dipolog | Sta. Filomena, Dipolog City |
Provincial destinations
Since the re-organization of Yanson Group of Bus Companies in 2005, Rural Transit of Mindanao is sub-divided into bases in which has different areas of service and destinations.
Bulua Base
Bulua base is located in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro with its terminal hub at Westbound Integrated Bus Terminal, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro. It is also the main base for Rural Transit of Mindanao. The base is assigned as Base 1 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from Cagayan de Oro to the western part of Mindanao.
Cagayan de Oro-Iligan
Cagayan de Oro - Mukas, Kolambugan
Cagayan de Oro -Dipolog via Ozamiz
Cagayan de Oro -Ozamiz
Cagayan de Oro -Oroquieta
Cagayan de Oro -Pagadian
Cagayan de Oro -Pagadian via Kapatagan
Cagayan de Oro -Zamboanga via Pagadian
Cagayan de Oro -Kapatagan via Iligan
Yacapin (Agora) Base
Yacapin base is also located alongside Market City Terminal (formerly Agora Market), Cagayan de Oro with the said terminal as their terminal hub.
The base is assigned as Base 2 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies.
Their routes are from Cagayan de Oro to the southern parts of Mindanao.
Cagayan de Oro-Valencia
Cagayan de Oro -Kalilangan
Cagayan de Oro -Kadingilan
Cagayan de Oro -Kibawe
Cagayan de Oro -Davao via Buda
Cagayan de Oro -General Santos
Cagayan de Oro -Tacurong
Cagayan de Oro -Wao
Cagayan de Oro -Damulog
Cagayan de Oro -Banisilan
Cagayan de Oro -Balingoan
Cagayan de Oro -San Fernando
Malaybalay - Kalilangan
Malaybalay - Kibawe
Malaybalay - Wao
Valencia - Kalilangan
Valencia - Kibawe
Valencia - Kadingilan
Valencia - Wao
Pagadian Base
![A Rural Transit 2392 bound for Cagayan de Oro. Her Number, 2392 indicates the prefix number 2, which is assigned for Yacapin Base.](https://everipedia.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=640/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Rural_Transit_Bus.jpg)
A Rural Transit 2392 bound for Cagayan de Oro. Her Number, 2392 indicates the prefix number 2, which is assigned for Yacapin Base.
Pagadian base is located Tiguma, Pagadian City with Pagadian City Integrated Bus Terminal as their terminal hub.
The base is assigned as Base 9 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies.
Their routes are from Pagadian City to any parts of Zamboanga Peninsula and Misamis Occidental.
Pagadian-Zamboanga City via Ipil
Pagadian -Ozamiz via Molave
Pagadian -Molave
Pagadian -Ipil
Pagadian -Dumingag
Pagadian -Naga
Pagadian -Diplahan
Ipil -Buug
Dipolog Base
Dipolog base is located Sta.
Filomena, Dipolog City with Dipolog City Integrated Bus Terminal as their terminal hub.
The base is assigned as Base 10 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies.
Their routes are from Dipolog City to any parts of Zamboanga Peninsula and Misamis Occidental.
Dipolog-Zamboanga City via Ipil
Dipolog -Ozamiz
Dipolog -Pagadian via Molave
Dipolog -Ipil
Dipolog -Sindangan
Dipolog -Labason
Dipolog -Godod
Dipolog -Siayan
Dipolog -Sergio Osmeña Sr.
Ipil - Sindangan
Ipil - Labason
Fleet
![A Rural Transit 9202 heading to Pagadian. Her number, 9202 indicates the prefix number 9, which is assigned for Pagadian Base.](https://everipedia.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=640/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Rural_Transit_9202.jpg)
A Rural Transit 9202 heading to Pagadian. Her number, 9202 indicates the prefix number 9, which is assigned for Pagadian Base.
![A Rural Tours 10062 bound for Zamboanga City. Her number 10062 indicates the prefix number 10 which is assigned for Dipolog Base.](https://everipedia.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=640/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Rural_Tours_10062.jpg)
A Rural Tours 10062 bound for Zamboanga City. Her number 10062 indicates the prefix number 10 which is assigned for Dipolog Base.
Rural Transit of Mindanao has several units from Chinese brand buses.
Some of their fleets are also provided by their parent company's coach building division, Vallacar Transit Incorporated - Transport Engineering and Bus Body Assembly Plant (VTI-TEBBAP).
Yanson ViKing
Yanson Legacy
Yanson FB4J
Yanson Crius FF1J
Yanson Crius RK
Yanson Contessa
Yutong ZK6127H
Yutong ZK6127HA
Yutong ZK6858H
Yutong ZK6119H
Yutong ZK6119H2
Yutong ZK6119H9
King Long XMQ6129Y5
King Long XMQ6129Y
King Long XMQ6125AY
King Long XMQ6871CY
King Long XMQ6126Y
King Long XMQ6119T
King Long XMQ6107Y
King Long XMQ6111CY
See also
Yanson Group of Bus Companies
Ceres Liner
Mindanao Star