'Weekend Passenger Drop↓' Sejong City Reduces City Bus Operations

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City will reduce the number of weekend city bus operations starting from the 4th.

According to the city on the 1st, the number of city bus passengers over one month since February 22 was 698,636, a decrease of 546,366 (44%) compared to the same period last year (1,245,002 passengers).

February 22, the reference date, was the day the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) occurred in the region, causing a sharp decline in weekend city bus usage after the COVID-19 outbreak.

Due to the decrease in passengers, transportation revenue during this period also sharply dropped from 1.239 billion KRW to 770 million KRW, a decrease of 532 million KRW (43%).

The weekend situation is even more severe. According to the city, the reduction rate of weekend city bus users after the first local COVID-19 infection reached 52% compared to normal times.

Accordingly, the city plans to proactively reduce weekend city bus operations and adjust weekday routes if the COVID-19 situation prolongs.

Weekend city buses on the metropolitan routes (No. 1000, 1004, 1005) will reduce operations from the previous 15-20 minute intervals (199 trips) to 20-minute intervals (158 trips), and new town branch routes (No. 201-204, 221, 222) will reduce from the previous 10-15 minute intervals (513 trips) to 15-minute intervals (405 trips).

Separately from the reduction in city bus operations, the city will completely suspend intercity bus service between Sejong and Incheon Airport starting from the 1st.

However, the express bus route operating between Sejong Terminal and Seoul Gyeongbu Terminal (17 trips per day) will, starting from the 1st, add two additional stops at Boram-dong Sejong City Hall and Eojin-dong Office for Government Policy Coordination, in addition to the existing Yeongu Complex stop.

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