Mokpo City Opens Yuldo and Dallido Village Buses to Improve Island Transportation Convenience

Two 11-Seater Village Buses Scheduled to Operate from Late This Month

Kim Jong-sik, Mayor of Mokpo (center), Park Chang-su, Chairman of Mokpo City Council, and Jo Ok-hyun, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly member (right), attending the village bus opening ceremony. Photo by Mokpo City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 6th that it held an opening ceremony for village buses in Yuldo and Dallido, areas vulnerable to public transportation.

The city held the opening ceremony in front of the passenger waiting room at the Dallido ferry terminal, attended by Mayor Kim Jongsik, City Council Chairman Park Changsoo, provincial and city council members, and about 60 residents.

The 11-seater village buses for Yuldo and Dallido, one bus each for a total of two, will begin operation in late December after a trial run, scheduled to run four times a day in accordance with the ferry sailing times.

The Yuldo and Dallido village buses, which will alleviate transportation inconveniences for island residents in areas vulnerable to public transportation, are public-type buses.

Public-type buses are a new project initiated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2019, operating buses with 50% national funding and 50% city funding to guarantee transportation rights on routes with severe deficits or sections where large buses cannot enter.

In Mokpo, four public-type buses have been operating on three routes since June last year, with over 64,860 passengers using the service so far.

A city official stated, “We expect the Yuldo and Dallido village buses to improve the mobility convenience of island residents who have experienced difficulties in using transportation.”

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