Megabus.com, a low-cost, express bus company that offers $1 fares, announced it will begin double-decker bus service between St. Louis and Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City and St. Louis and Bloomington-Normal today. Megabus.com became the first bus company in the United States to introduce intercity, double-decker bus travel in September.

Megabus.com, a subsidiary of Coach USA, purchased 17 wheelchair-accessible double-decker buses and is integrating them into already scheduled routes in Ann Arbor, Bloomington-Normal, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Toledo. Each city will receive double-decker service by January 2008.  
Manufactured by Belgium-based Van Hool, the new TD925 double-decker has been produced to meet U.S. specifications.
The 79-passenger double-decker buses are 13.2 feet high and are equipped with seat belts for every passenger and two wheelchair spaces. The buses have two doors and the low ground-level entry allows passengers in wheelchairs to enter curbside at the second door. Luggage is kept in the back of the bus instead of underneath, allowing more room for passengers.
The megabus.com double-decker bus trips will always have $1 tickets available for a limited number of seats. Passengers are encouraged to book early to receive these low fares. After all $1 tickets have sold, prices increase incrementally.
Megabus.com, which launched in the United States April 2006, offers low-cost bus travel to 13 Midwest cities and eight West Coast cities and has served more than 700,000 customers.
Booking for megabus.com travel is done via the Internet at www.megabus.com, which is available in both English and Spanish.