The 'Electric Articulated Bus' Carrying Up to 84 Passengers Runs for the First Time in Sejong City

Electric Articulated Bus (Photo by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] The country's first electric articulated bus will begin operation in Sejong City starting on the 23rd.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Metropolitan Transportation Committee, the Administrative City Construction Agency, and Sejong City announced on the 22nd that electric articulated buses, a high-capacity transportation means capable of carrying up to 84 passengers at once, will be operated in Sejong City.

The electric articulated bus features three boarding doors and is equipped with advanced convenience facilities such as a lane departure warning system and an automatic wheelchair securing device. It can travel over 200 km on a single charge, and the fare is the same as the existing BRT buses.

Two electric articulated buses will be deployed on the Sejong internal circulation line (Route 900) and the metropolitan route between Osong Station, Government Sejong Complex, and Banseok Station (Route 990).

Additionally, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Metropolitan Transportation Committee explained that projects such as the installation of advanced BRT stations and pilot projects for BRT priority signal systems, which are part of the 'Sejong BRT Upgrading' initiative, will proceed without delay.

The advanced BRT station project, which installs screen doors, wireless internet (Wi-Fi), bus information terminals (BIT), and LED advertising facilities, has been piloted at six stations within Sejong City and will be gradually expanded to all BRT routes operating in Sejong City.

The priority signal system project, which grants BRT vehicles priority at crosswalks and intersections, will be introduced gradually from this year on the Sejong City circulation routes in coordination with related agencies such as the National Police Agency.

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