Yeongam Public Bus Terminal, Newly Operated with a Completely Changed Appearance

Newly Renovated Yeongam Public Bus Terminal Waiting Room / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Yang-i-seo] Yeongam Public Bus Terminal has been newly renovated with a completely changed appearance and started new operations from the 9th.

According to Yeongam County on the 13th, the Yeongam Public Bus Terminal was previously operated by individuals managing the waiting room, ticket office, bus stops, parking lot, and shops. However, due to a decrease in bus passengers caused by COVID-19 and accumulated deficits, the operators gave up and applied to close the terminal.

In response, Yeongam County leased the bus terminal facilities to minimize inconvenience to residents and improve transportation convenience. At the end of July, through a public announcement, the county hired five employees for management, ticketing, cleaning, and other necessary tasks to directly operate the terminal.

Before operating the bus terminal, the county thoroughly cleaned the old waiting rooms and restrooms, repainted the bus parking platform and bus stop lanes, repainted signs, and replaced guideposts and information boards, making every effort to improve the environment.

Residents who saw the bus terminal neatly organized and newly refurbished said, "It feels like a decade-old congestion has completely cleared," and "Only now does the Yeongam Bus Terminal seem to have taken its proper form," expressing great interest and expectations for the terminal operated by the county in the future.

A Yeongam County official said, "I felt a great sense of accomplishment when I heard that the convenience store owner in the terminal shops personally gave drinks to the cleaning staff to express gratitude after the reopening of the Yeongam Public Bus Terminal."

He also emphasized, "The Yeongam Public Bus Terminal, directly operated by the county, aims to be reborn not just as a space where residents wait for buses and board or alight, but as a place where residents can rest comfortably as a valuable asset of the community."

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