Prime Minister Jeong Inspects Railway Transport and Safety in Preparation for Lunar New Year Holiday

On the 23rd, one day before the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun visited Seoul Station to inspect the special railway transportation measures. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun visited Seoul Station on the afternoon of the 23rd to inspect the 'Railway Transportation and Safety Measures for the Lunar New Year Holiday' and to send off returning travelers, the Prime Minister's Office announced.

This visit was made to check the preparation status of railway transportation and safety measures to ensure safe and comfortable railway use for returning travelers during the Lunar New Year holiday period, and to encourage railway workers who have entered emergency duty.

Prime Minister Chung first received an explanation about special transportation and safety measures for the Lunar New Year holiday from Son Byeong-seok, President of Korea Railroad Corporation, and encouraged the efforts of railway officials who work on emergency duty every year during the holidays to provide a comfortable journey home for the public.

Prime Minister Chung urged, "During this Lunar New Year holiday as well, please make extraordinary efforts based on the accumulated railway operation and service know-how so that the public can safely return to their hometowns without accidents."

He then visited the central control room and the station office at Seoul Station to encourage the staff on emergency duty.

Meanwhile, the government has designated the five days from today until the 27th as a special transportation period and plans to operate a joint government special traffic countermeasures headquarters to do its best to ensure smooth transportation of returning travelers and prevent safety accidents.

Centered on the countermeasures headquarters, an organic cooperation system has been established with the Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea Railroad Corporation, Incheon International Airport Corporation, Korea Airports Corporation, and the Bus Federation situation rooms to quickly grasp and share traffic conditions and take immediate action in case of emergencies or unexpected situations.

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