Sancheong-gun Jirisan Area 1000 Won Single Fare for Local Buses ... Expansion of Transportation Welfare

Around Sicheon and Danseong-myeon... Expansion of Samjang and Sinan Planned for Next Year

Jirisan Area 1000 Won Local Bus Flat Fare System [Image Source=Sancheong-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Starting July 1, a 1,000 won local bus will operate in the Jirisan area of Sicheon-myeon and Danseong-myeon in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province.

On the 29th, the county announced that to improve transportation welfare for the elderly and alleviate transportation inconveniences for residents, local buses will run in Jungsan, Georim, Naedae, and Bancheon villages in Sicheon-myeon, as well as Baegun village in Danseong-myeon.

The newly serviced areas have previously been served by intercity buses. However, due to lack of profitability, these buses operated only once or twice a day, causing chronic transportation inconveniences in the region.

Separate from the local bus service, the existing intercity buses running from Jirisan Jungsan-ri to Jinju and Changwon will continue to operate as usual.

The county plans to expand local bus routes starting next year to include Samjang-myeon, where the Bammeorijae Tunnel scheduled to open in 2022 will be located, and Sinan-myeon, where road conditions have improved due to road widening and paving.

Meanwhile, since July 2020, Sancheong-gun has introduced and operated the ‘1,000 won local bus’ and the ‘Bravo Hanbang Taxi’ service.

Additionally, the county actively works to reduce traffic accidents by providing transportation cards worth 100,000 won to elderly drivers who surrender their driver's licenses.

To enhance convenience for transportation-vulnerable groups using local buses, the county also operates the ‘San-en Cheong Transportation Guide Project,’ a bus boarding and alighting assistant program.

A county official stated, “We will gradually expand the operation of the 1,000 won local bus by identifying areas where public transportation is inconvenient,” and added, “We will continue to strive to realize transportation welfare that elderly citizens and local residents can truly feel.”

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