New M-Bus Routes Established Between Suwon and Seoul Station, Yongin and Gyodae Station

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[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] To ease commuting difficulties for residents in the Seoul metropolitan area, new express bus (M-bus) routes connecting Suwon to Seoul Station and Yongin to Gyodae Station will be established.

The Metropolitan Transportation Committee under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 24th that it decided to create two new M-bus routes at the wide-area bus route committee meeting held on the 22nd.

The newly established routes are Gwonseon Daerim Apartments in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province to Seoul Station (5 buses), and Dongbaek (Chodang Station) in Yongin to Seoul Gyodae Station (10 buses).

The committee explained that "Suwon and Yongin in Gyeonggi Province have experienced difficulties in commuting to and from Seoul due to the high congestion of existing routes caused by the continuous increase in demand for wide-area bus usage," and thus decided to establish new M-bus routes to Seoul. They also added that the new routes were selected after comprehensively considering public transportation demand, future demand due to new town development, congestion levels of existing wide-area bus routes, and the willingness of local governments to provide financial support.

The two newly decided M-bus routes will have transportation operators selected through a public recruitment announcement. After licensing procedures, transportation services are scheduled to begin in the first half of next year.

Choi Kiju, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Committee, stated, "We plan to continuously expand M-bus routes targeting areas with poor public transportation conditions such as new towns to improve the convenience of public transportation for metropolitan commuters."

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