From Beijing's most prosperous CBD to the city's sub-center, a total length of 25 kilometers, passing 28 stations, sending night return home ——
Life on the road at night 27
After reaching the terminal, Wang Liyan took a sip of hot water in the cab using the work gap.
In the early morning, at Dabeiyao East Station, the driver drivers got off the bus and started a new day's work.
In the early morning, the passengers queued up at the departure station.
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In January 2020, the reporter followed Beijing Ye 27 Road twice to record the night walkers and their stories on this night bus. Drivers who drive at night, young people who come home from work late at night ... The workers under the night show another side of the city on this night bus, about the hardships and beauty of life, about the hard work and struggle of life .
Wang Liyan is the only female driver of Ye 27 bus. During the epidemic, she has been working as usual. With the increase in the number of people returning to Beijing to resume work, there are more and more passengers taking the night bus. She expects Ye 27 to resume the lively past as soon as possible.
As the night fell and the lanterns first came on, the Beijing city, which had been tumultuous for a day, gradually quieted down, and occasionally the sound of the wind roaring could be heard. The No.27 bus went from Beijing's most prosperous CBD to Tongzhou, the city's sub-center, and drove 25 kilometers along the way. It passed 28 stations and sent the city back home at night.
In this city with a population of more than 20 million, 36 night-shift bus lines outline the length of the 848-kilometer road network. About 10,000 passengers take the night-shift bus every day, with an average of 792 departures per day.
40-year-old Wang Liyan is the only female driver of Ye 27 bus. Among her passengers, there are young people who just got off the night shift, middle-aged people with gray hair who are still on the move, and some college students who meet with friends and miss the last subway. ...
On this bus there is another aspect of the city, about the hardships and beauty of life, about the hard work and struggle of life.
Iron driver, passenger in water
At 10:20 in the evening, Wang Liyan came to the bus station. As usual, first go to the dispatch room to sign in and get the car key, then open the tail box, conduct a routine inspection of the vehicle, and then walk into the cab to check whether the various switches and driving indicators are normal.
Wang Liyan had short, sharp hair, and was clean and ready to drive. During the epidemic, although the bus was sterilized regularly every day, before each departure, she still had to kill the whole car again to rest assured.
Seven years ago, Wang Liyan joined the Beijing Public Transport Group Passenger Second Branch and officially became a bus driver, realizing his "bus dream".
In September 2016, in order to further serve the city ’s sub-center residents ’night trips, the No. 27 bus was officially opened. Wang Liyan, who lives in Tongzhou, was transferred to this route and took a day off every 3 days, even during the Spring Festival Scheduling.
"Tonight I will run two round trips, from 0 to 5:45." Wang Liyan took the broom to sweep the garbage scattered in the car, while talking to the reporter about the driving arrangements for the night.
The young girl who came out for the live broadcast late at night, the old man who remembered Wang Liyan's name, and the "coat brother" who brought a piece of bread every time he got on the train ... Some distinctive passengers left a deep impression on Wang Liyan. Although their ages, identities, and occupations vary, they are busy for life in the night when no one is around.
Wang Liyan remembers a "mysterious" grandmother, about 80 years old, with gray hair and glasses, always pulling a small shopping cart when getting on the bus, but judging from the time of getting on the car is not going to "walk early". It turned out that the old lady went to the restaurant to make secret seasoning. Every night, he took the bus to the terminal, finished the seasoning and then took a taxi home.
"At the time of the outbreak, there was almost no one in the car." Wang Liyan recalled on April 14, "Often one or two passengers per car, and everyone joked that they got on a 'special car.'" It is difficult to meet when you are empty.
Wang Liyan told reporters that as the number of people returning to Beijing to resume work increased, more and more passengers took the night bus.
In the night shift of more than 200 days a year, Wang Liyan has become accustomed to the rhythm of daily life, and during the day she always takes time to exercise. The passenger company's various guarantees for night shift drivers, such as regular medical examinations and the provision of on-board safety officers, made Wang Liyan feel at ease in his work.
Driver's nightlife
At 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Wang Liyan drove out of the bus station on the night 27 road.
Just arrived at the first station, there were 4 passengers, wearing helmets, thick cotton trousers, carrying a folding car, the work clothes read "sometimes driving". As soon as they got into the car, they sat half-lying and lying down and began to doze.
Wang Liyan observed that 70% of the passengers who took the 27th night were on behalf of drivers. Most of these drivers came from around Beijing, especially in Hebei.
Within a few stops, the carriages were slightly crowded because they were full of folding cars.
The 32-year-old Xiao Pan is a frequent visitor to Night 27. Before he got on the bus, he had ran 3 or 4 orders and earned four or five hundred yuan a night. For him, the most difficult thing to do on behalf of the driver is how to go home after sending the guests.
"I used to earn 300 yuan from a single order, but I didn't pick it up, because there was no car nearby to come back." Xiao Pan has collected the timetables of all the night buses in Beijing. Every time before ordering, I have to look at the timetable. Determine whether there is a bus that can take him home after running the order.
Between words, Xiaopan's mobile phone screen was on. "Following the order," Xiao Pan said as he stood up and picked up the folding bike. He said hello to the reporter and hurriedly got out of the car, sorted out his helmet and gloves, mounted a folding bike, and disappeared into the night.
"Dry driving is mostly done by young people in their early 20s." Wang Liyan said that driving is too tiring to grow old and can't take the pain, but there are exceptions.
Driving the old Chen is a special case that Wang Liyan said. When Chen was about 60 years old, his white hair was prominent in a bunch of young drivers.
Lao Chen opened a company in Beijing when he was young, and his business was booming. Later, the company closed down and lost his income. Lao Chen didn't want the child to know that he was driving for the driver, and only came out quietly at night, thinking about making some money and taking his granddaughter to travel.
At 1: 5, the night arrived at the terminal on the 27th road.
Urban young people of "Oli to"
At 1:40, Wang Liyan drove slowly into the station on the return night 27 road, and the long-awaited passengers swarmed up.
With the "didi" sound of passengers swiping cards, several familiar faces appeared in front of Wang Liyan. On the bus were several young people who often took the night home on the 27th Road. They seemed to be tireless and chatted with great interest.
Wang Liyan told reporters that many of the young people who got on the bus at this station were engaged in the service industry in the city. When the business hours were late, they always took the night bus back home. The originally dull carriage became angry because of these young people.
Li Defu is one of them.
Two years ago, Li Defu came to Beijing and worked as a waiter at KTV. Now he works in a beverage shop. Although the beverage shop closes at 10 pm, it still has to clean the hygiene and prepare the materials for the second day of the shop After a busy life, it was 1 am.
"When the business is good, one stop is just a few hours, and you can't even drink your saliva." But in his view, this is not something to complain about. "Everyone is not easy, why can't you carry it?"
A few young people talked to me one by one. Li Defu made jokes from time to time to make people around laugh a lot.
Asked why he still has the energy to joke after the night shift, Li Defu said: "Negative emotions are contagious. If I am not happy, it will affect others."
Li Defu told reporters that he earns 6,000 to 7,000 yuan a month and is quite satisfied with his current state. "It's hard to climb a hill in life, but you have to hold on."
After talking, Li Defu took out his mobile phone to share with him his favorite inspirational video, because the popular "Oli give" (ie "give power") of this video has become his daily mantra.
Before getting out of the car, Li Defu stood in front of the door and said to everyone, "Oli gave it."
At 2:45 in the morning, after the last passenger of the bus was sent off, Wang Liyan drove the car into the bus stop, turned off, stopped, stretched out, and continued to prepare for the second bus.
As the night grew thicker, Wang Liyan and Night 27 Road continued to carry passengers and their stories through Beijing City.
Reporter Wang Weiwei photographed by Zhao Chunqing
Guan Chendi