Daegu Urban Railroad Corporation Launches 'Yangsim Yangsan' Rental Service in Aboveground Station Waiting Rooms

'Daepurika' Heatwave Measures Including Additional Customer Waiting Rooms and Operation of Portable Air Conditioners

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation (DTRO) announced on the 18th that, with record-breaking heatwaves forecasted this summer, it will implement various heatwave countermeasures focusing on the aboveground stations of Line 3.

First, the corporation placed parasols in the waiting rooms of three Line 3 stations (Maechun Market, Cheongna Hill, Suseong-gu Citizen Sports Complex) for public use. Using a parasol is known to lower the surrounding temperature by about 7 degrees Celsius and the perceived temperature by as much as 10 degrees Celsius.

In this regard, on the afternoon of the 17th, the corporation held a parasol distribution event at Suseong-gu Citizen Sports Complex Station on Line 3 and also gave away 200 bottles of water to citizens free of charge. Additionally, customer waiting rooms equipped with heating and cooling systems were newly installed at four Line 3 stations (Guam, Namsan, Suseong Market, Jisan). As a result, a total of 26 such facilities have been installed across 19 stations to date.

Hong Seung-hwal, president of Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation, said, "We are worried as an unprecedented heatwave is expected this summer while people are already exhausted from the COVID-19 pandemic. We will thoroughly respond to COVID-19 while ensuring that heatwave countermeasures are prepared without any setbacks."

Meanwhile, since early this month, Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation has proactively responded to overcome the heatwave by operating 57 portable air conditioners and large fans to provide cool air services to passengers.

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