A NEW sightseeing bus service that will carry tourists around the North Bund area in Hongkou District will go into operation next month.

Sightseeing Bus Line 5 will use double-decker vehicles to transport people from Zhongshan Road E. to the North Bund via Waibaidu Bridge. Passengers will be able to see the Broadway Mansions Hotel, the Shanghai Postal Museum, Xiahai Temple, the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum and the Shanghai Port International Passenger Center on the hour-long journey.