Seoul City Adjusts 19 Bus Routes to Enhance Passenger Safety and Convenience

19 City Bus Routes Changed After Regular Route Adjustment Review Committee... Sequential Application from March
Guaranteeing Rest Rights, Resolving Overcrowded Congestion Areas, Providing Services to New Housing Sites and Blind Spots

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 25th that it has finalized adjustment plans for 19 bus routes, implemented to respond to changes in transportation conditions such as new housing development areas, revised laws and systems, and subway connections, as well as to improve city bus services. The adjustments will be carried out sequentially starting in March.

With this route reorganization, it is expected to expand routes and resolve local complaints in large-scale apartment complexes, improve working conditions and enhance safety by shortening long-distance routes, connect with subway stations, and reorganize sections with low passenger numbers and inefficient operations, thereby strengthening the safety and efficiency of bus operations.

Seoul City will modify three routes that require adjustments to provide transportation within large-scale housing redevelopment areas such as Wirye District and Helio City, as well as newly developed housing sites, and to improve the quality of public transportation services linked to nearby subway stations. The affected routes are 3217, 4412, and 242.

Six long-distance routes?108, 150, 153, 362, 3412, and 2311?will be shortened. Seoul City analyzed the presence of alternative routes and boarding/alighting usage characteristics among long-distance routes and shortened the routes within a range that minimizes inconvenience to citizens. While long-distance routes have the advantage of allowing travel between major areas without transfers, drivers on these routes must drive continuously for over four hours without breaks.

In addition to addressing low passenger usage and providing transportation services in traffic blind spots, inefficient routes such as existing winding sections will be straightened to improve service quality and operational efficiency for users. Bus routes 271B, 1128, 1226, 162, 3422, and 705 will be changed, while routes 674, 6620, and 6624 will have their turnaround and U-turn paths altered without changes to their operating sections. Route 7713 will change its entry and exit method, and routes 705 and 7734 will improve unnecessary detours when departing from garages.

The city plans to apply the route changes sequentially starting in March. The implementation dates for each route adjustment will be promptly announced through the city’s website, the Seoul Public Transportation app, notices inside buses and at stops along the routes, and banners on the exterior of buses. Additionally, information can be obtained via the 120 Dasan Call Center and the Seoul City Bus Transport Association’s operations management department.

Hwang Bo-yeon, Director of Urban Transportation at Seoul City, explained, “This bus route adjustment focuses on improving working conditions and safety by shortening long-distance routes, distributing public transportation services regionally, providing transportation services in underserved areas, and enhancing subway station accessibility, thereby improving the quality of public transportation services and operational efficiency.”

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