Gwangju City Extends Reduction of City Bus Operations Until Next Month 5

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 20th that it will extend the reduced operation of city buses in accordance with the postponement of the opening of elementary, middle, and high schools.

Gwangju city buses have been operating with reduced service since January 1, during the vacation period, as the government postponed the opening of elementary, middle, and high schools to prevent community transmission of COVID-19.

The reduced operation was originally scheduled until the 22nd, but as the vacation period for elementary, middle, and high schools was extended to the 6th of next month, the Gwangju Bus Transportation Association applied for an extension until the 5th of next month.

Considering that the number of city bus users in the first week of this month was about 1.37 million, a 51% decrease compared to the same period last year (about 2.785 million), Gwangju decided to extend the reduced operation until the school opening period.

Son Doo-young, head of the city's public transportation department, said, "Based on the analysis of passenger usage, the current reduced operation rate of about 12% should be increased, but to alleviate the inconvenience of commuters, we decided to maintain the current level of reduced operation. We plan to adjust the reduced operation depending on the COVID-19 situation going forward."

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