Chinatown bus lines are discount intercity bus services that have been established in the Chinatown

Chinatown

A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...

 communities of the East Coast of the United States

United States

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 since 1998. Similar Chinese American

Chinese American

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-run bus

Coach (vehicle)

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 services are cropping up on the West Coast. The buses have been subject to controversy because of safety issues, possible ties to criminal gangs, and two fatal accidents in March 2011.
The first company to offer such services was the Fung Wah Bus

Fung Wah Bus Transportation Inc.

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, which began routes between New York City

New York City

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 and Boston

Boston

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 in 1998.