Implementation of 'Quasi-Public Operation System' for General Metropolitan Buses in Yongin, Gimpo, Gwangmyeong, etc... Operator Recruitment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] The Metropolitan Transportation Committee under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (hereinafter referred to as the MTC) announced on the 28th that it will recruit operators by the 13th of next month to implement a quasi-public operation system for six general metropolitan bus routes.

The MTC has been operating three metropolitan express bus (M-bus) routes under a quasi-public operation system through a route bidding method since November last year to improve public transportation welfare. It has also revised related regulations such as the Enforcement Decree of the Passenger Transport Service Act in December last year to promote the quasi-public operation system by transferring general metropolitan buses to national affairs. On the 21st, the six routes subject to the quasi-public operation system were finalized through the Metropolitan Bus Route Committee's review.

The six routes for which operators are being recruited under the quasi-public operation system are Icheon, Yongin, Yangju, Siheung, Gwangmyeong, and Gimpo. In the Icheon area, considering the start of occupancy in the Majang Residential Development District, a new route operating from Icheon Terminal to Gangnam Station in Seoul will be established to improve accessibility to the Gangnam area. In Yongin, a new route operating from Yongin Namsa Agok to Seoul Station will be established to respond to increased demand for metropolitan bus use due to development projects such as Namsa Agok District and Yeokbuk District.

In Yangju, a route will be created operating from Yangju Deokjeong Station to Seoul Station to provide convenient access to Seoul Station from Okjeong New Town and Goeup New Town. In Siheung, considering the characteristics of existing routes and the inconvenience experienced by residents of Mokgam District such as congestion and boarding failures, a route operating from Siheung Neunggok Station through Mokgam District to Sadang Station will be established.

In Gwangmyeong, the existing Route 3002, which operates from KTX Gwangmyeong Station to Incheon National University, will be converted to a quasi-public operation system through license surrender by the operator to ensure more stable operation. In Gimpo, the existing Route 3000, which operates from Ganghwa Terminal via Gimpo Hangang New Town to Sinchon Station, will also be converted to a quasi-public operation system through license surrender by the operator.

Lee Kwangmin, Head of the Metropolitan Bus Division at the MTC, emphasized, "We will do our best to ensure that metropolitan bus services are provided stably to reduce the commuting and school commuting burdens of citizens who suffer from long hours and long-distance metropolitan travel."

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