A midibus is a classification of single-decker minibuses which are generally larger than a traditional minibus but smaller than a full-size single decker and can be anywhere between and long. While used in many parts of the world, the midibus is perhaps most common in the

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, where operators have found them more economical, and to have a sufficient number of seats compared to full size single-decker buses. Midibuses are often designed to be lightweight to save on

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(e.g. smaller wheels than on larger buses), making them not as durable as heavier 'full size' buses. Some midibuses, such as the Scania OmniTown, are heavier and therefore more durable. In some places such as Hong Kong, some bus routes have to be served by midibuses due to the winding roads along such routes.

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, such smaller and lighter-duty buses not being employed in

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roles there except in some very specialized instances. For example, Muni in San Francisco operates both and versions of the Orion VII transit bus to serve routes that include some of the steeper and curvier hills. In charter / tour roles, there is indeed a gap between the minibus (12-28 seats) and the touring coach (47-50 seats). Several shuttle bus companies such as Goshen Coach and Crystal have manufactured rear-engined vehicles that have 30–35 seats, but no generic term has ever been applied to them. They are usually lumped together with their smaller "minibus" brethren and called "minibus", or "shuttle bus". The only other alternative was to import a "short" (two-axle) version of European touring coaches, known often as "baby coaches", around long and equipped with some 30–32 seats. Examples of these include the TEMSA TS 30/TS 35 and the MCI J3500. In the 2000s, some manufacturers introduced mid-sized bus models based on large truck frames.

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Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC The Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC (sold as the Alexander Dennis Enviro200) is a single-decker city bus produced by Alexander Dennis since 2014, as the successor to the Enviro200 midibus and Enviro300 full-size bus. The first Enviro200 MMC ...

* Gillig Low Floor (29 and 35 ft variants) * New Flyer Xcelsior (35 ft variants) * ARBOC Specialty Vehicles * BYD Auto K7/K7M * Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (25, 30, 35 ft variants) * Agrale MT12 (chassis) * Autosan Sancity 9 LE * Autosan Sancity 10LF - (

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integral) * Albion Nimbus - from 1955–65 * Bedford VAS - From 1961-87 * Bedford JJL - an early unsuccessful attempt at a purpose built midibus 1975-81 *

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SU - 1960-6 * Chance Coach/Optima Opus * Daewoo BS090 Royal-Midi *Daewoo BC095 * Dennis Domino * Dennis Dart (chassis) * Dennis/Transbus/Alexander Dennis Dart SLF (chassis) * Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart - also manufactured and marketed in North America by New Flyer Industries as the New Flyer MiDi * ElDorado EZ Rider II MAX/BRT *

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A-402 * Grande West Vicinity *

Hino Melpha The Hino Melpha (kana:日野・メルファ) is a medium-duty bus built by Hino Motors through the J-Bus joint-venture.J-Bus webs ...

* Hino Rainbow * Heuliez GX117 *Heuliez GX127 * Hyundai Aero Town *

Hyundai Global 900 The Hyundai Green City (hangul:현대 그린시티) is a heavy-duty bus manufactured by the truck & bus division of Hyundai. Based on the Hyundai Aero City, it primarily available as short-body city bus and tourist buses. The Global 900's ma ...

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* Ikarus 405 * Ikarus E91 * Ikarbus ik-107 * Irisbus Citelis 10 * Isuzu Erga Mio *

Isuzu Gala Mio The Isuzu Gala Mio (kana:いすゞ・ガーラミオ) is a midicoach produced by Isuzu through the J-Bus joint venture. It is also available as the intercity coach only. First generation (1999-2004) * KK-LR233E1/J1 (1999) Second generation (2 ...

Isuzu Journey-K The Isuzu Erga Journey-K (kana:いすゞ・ジャーニーK) was a midibus built by Isuzu of Japan from 1984 to 1999. The range was primarily available as a public bus and an intercity bus either as an integral bus or a bus chassis. It can b ...

* Isuzu Novo *

Isuzu Turquoise The Isuzu Turquoise, known as Turkuaz () in Turkey, is a 26/31 seater intercity midibus produced by Anadolu Isuzu. For the 31 seater, it was renamed the Euro Turquoise. It comes with a length of , and has a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 10.4 t. It ...

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* * Kravtex Credo EN9,5 * Leyland Swift *

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(chassis) * MAN Lion's City M * MAZ-206 * MAZ-256 * MCW Metrorider *

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Mercedes-Benz O520 Cito The Mercedes-Benz Cito (coded as O520) was a low-floor midibus built by EvoBus for Continental Europe between 1999 and 2003. Unusual for buses at that time, it had a diesel-electric transmission and was planned to have a hybrid engine or a fuel ...

* Mercedes-Benz O530K (Citaro K) *

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(chassis) * Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi MJ/MK/Aero Midi-S * New Flyer Industries D30LF / 35LF * Neoplan Centroliner * Nissan Diesel Space Runner JP * Nissan Diesel Space Runner RM *

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(chassis) * Optare Excel * Optare MetroRider *

Optare Solo The Optare Solo is a low-floor minibus/ midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Optare in the United Kingdom since 1998. The Solo name is a play on its low-floor status, the manufacturer marketing its vehicle as having an entrance that ...

Optare Solo SR The Optare Solo is a low-floor minibus/midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Optare in the United Kingdom since 1998. The Solo name is a play on its low-floor status, the manufacturer marketing its vehicle as having an entrance that is ...

Optare Versa The Optare Versa is a low-floor midibus that was manufactured by Optare at its Sherburn-in-Elmet factory. In total 883 were produced between 2007 and 2018.Otokar Navigo Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş., also known simply as Otokar, is a Turkish bus and military vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Sakarya, Turkey. Otokar is a subsidiary of Koç Holding. History Otokar was founded in 1963 as Turkey's ...

/Sultan * PAZ-3237 * PAZ-4230 * Scania OmniTown * SOR CN 8.5 * Temsa Prestij *Thaco Town TB82S *Thaco Town TB85S *Thaco TB94CT *Thaco Meadow 85S *Thaco Meadow 89CT * VDL SB120 *

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* Volkswagen Volksbus * Volvo B6/B6LE (chassis) * Volvo B6BLE (chassis) * Wright StreetLite * Ashok Leyland Jan Bus Midi

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