SHANGHAI'S bus operators have increased traffic capacity as the new semester of local primary schools and high schools began last Friday.

According to the city’s transportation commission, Shanghai Bashi Group, the city’s major bus operator, expected to add 246 buses from Friday, to ensure a capacity of nearly 8,000 buses running on its 120 major routes.

Pudong Bus Transport Co, the main bus operator in the Pudong New Area, has also increased capacity for its 27 routes, with 30 buses added and more than 700 services added. Some bus routes in Pudong have been adjusted from last Friday.