Opening of Eco-friendly Transportation Transfer Center at Namsan... Transfer from Tourist Bus to Green Circulation Bus

Official Opening on the 1st of Next Month... Immediate Boarding of 'Green Circulation Bus' from Parking Lot, Eco-Friendly Public Transport Transfer Hub

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 28th that starting from the 1st of next month, it will officially open the ‘Bus Transfer Parking Lot’ within the Namsan Yejang area to prevent environmental pollution and improve the pedestrian environment in Namsan. Until now, there have been inconveniences such as parking difficulties for tour buses due to group tours around the downtown Myeongdong area, and long-term parking, stopping, and idling caused by tour bus traffic at the top of Namsan.

Accordingly, Seoul City plans to restrict tour bus entry into the park through the opening of this parking lot. The city will establish a green circulation bus transfer system to allow convenient access to the top of Namsan while using eco-friendly transportation. Although the restriction on tour bus entry is currently being piloted, it will be gradually expanded to a full restriction in the future.

The Namsan Yejang Bus Transfer Parking Lot has a total of 40 bus parking spaces. Aside from 3 spaces for tour bus boarding and alighting, 3 spaces for circulation bus boarding and alighting, and 8 spaces reserved for electric charging and waiting for circulation buses, the remaining spaces can be used for tour bus parking. Considering the purpose of operating it as a bus-only parking lot, parking for passenger cars and two-wheelers is prohibited.

The parking fee is 500 KRW per 5 minutes, and the operating hours are from 6 a.m. to midnight year-round. If payment is made through Baro Green Payment, a 50% discount is available within a 2-hour range.

Various facilities such as electric chargers will be operated within the parking lot for the convenience of users. Construction is planned to activate operations, including the installation of a lobby (waiting area) and benches, improvement of boarding and alighting spaces, convenience facilities, and auxiliary facility stores. For safety enhancement, continuous analysis and monitoring of tour bus entry and exit statistics, as well as adjustment of parking spaces based on demand analysis, will be conducted.

The Namsan Yejang parking lot is expected to operate as a ‘parking lot-type transfer center’ where tour buses and green circulation buses can conveniently transfer. In particular, since Yejang is connected to Namsan Park and is a popular destination for many tourists, it will transform into a transportation center where visitors can experience a convenient pedestrian environment while riding the eco-friendly green circulation buses.

Hwang Bo-yeon, Director of Urban Transportation at Seoul City, said, “Through the newly opened and operated Namsan Yejang parking lot, it is expected to greatly contribute to resolving the tour bus parking difficulties in the downtown area and improving air quality in Namsan.” He added, “We look forward to the interest and use of citizens in the Yejang parking lot, which is reborn as an eco-friendly transportation transfer center.”

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