Jeonju City Introduces BMS for City Buses... Eradicating Unauthorized Departures and Route Deviations

A Total of 410 Million Won to Be Invested by This November

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Jeonju City in Jeollabuk-do is introducing a systematic management system to eradicate unfriendly behaviors such as early departure, late departure, and cancellations of city buses.

On the 27th, the city announced that by November, it plans to establish a Bus Management System (BMS) with a total project cost of 410 million KRW to efficiently manage city bus operations and improve passenger satisfaction.

By using the Bus Management System (BMS), it will be possible to manage the operational history of city buses along with basic information about drivers and dispatch electronically, enabling real-time management of city bus operations.

Once this system is introduced, the city will be able to track operational facts such as early or late departures where city buses leave earlier or later than scheduled, cancellations where buses do not operate at all, and route deviations where buses operate on different roads due to traffic congestion or convenience instead of the designated routes.

Until now, when complaints about improper city bus operations were received, the city manually checked the operational history, confirmed violations, and notified the bus companies.

Additionally, the city plans to implement a function in the system to systematically monitor individual drivers' rest times, ensuring sufficient breaks to prevent driver fatigue and drowsiness, thereby creating a safe public transportation environment.

The city plans to complete the basic configuration of the system by next month and conduct a one-month pilot operation in October to improve any issues before fully managing operations.

Lee Kang-jun, Head of the Citizen Transportation Headquarters, said, “We expect that cases causing inconvenience to citizens, such as speeding and cancellations, will decrease through the introduction of this system,” and added, “We will continue to introduce various advanced systems so that citizens can use public transportation conveniently and safely.”

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