▁a ▁free ▁ride ▁below ▁ 8 ▁kilom eters . ▁From ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁same ▁benefit ▁extended ▁from ▁ 8   km ▁to ▁ 1 0   km , ▁and ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁route ▁numbers ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁under ▁ 3 0 0 . ▁ ▁Oper ators ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ta ich ung ▁Bus ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ta ich ung ▁Municipal ▁Government ▁to ▁operate ▁high ▁capacity ▁bus ▁services . ▁Ren you ▁Bus ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁bus ▁operator ▁of ▁the ▁network . ▁For ▁some ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁the ▁network ▁are ▁run ▁by ▁only ▁these ▁two ▁companies . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁w iden ▁the ▁bus ▁service ▁network , ▁the ▁City ▁Government ▁let ▁more ▁bus ▁companies ▁operate ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁operators ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁since ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁events ▁▁▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 : ▁The ▁first ▁Ta ich ung ▁City ▁Bus ▁operator , ▁Ta ich ung ▁Bus ▁was ▁established . ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 8 : ▁Ta ich ung ▁City ▁Bus ▁started ▁to ▁operate . ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 6 : ▁Ren you ▁Bus ▁was ▁established ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁network . ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 : ▁All ▁bus es ▁started ▁to ▁charge ▁by ▁the ▁sections ▁divided