Incheon Island Residents Pay 1,250 Won Bus Fare to Ride Passenger Ferry

Incheon Passenger Ferry [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Residents of islands in Incheon will soon be able to use passenger ferries at city bus fare levels.

Incheon City announced on the 21st that it will implement the 'Island Residents Passenger Ferry City Bus Fare System' starting from the 1st of next month.

The support targets residents who have their resident registration in the islands of Ganghwa-gun and Ongjin-gun and have lived there for more than 30 days. They can use passenger ferries by paying the same fare as Incheon city buses: 1,250 KRW for adults, 870 KRW for teenagers, and 500 KRW for children.

Since the amendment of the 'Act on the Promotion and Use of Public Transportation' at the end of 2020, which included passenger ferries as public transportation, the city has been working to expand fare support for island residents.

Currently, the out-of-pocket fare for island residents is 50% of the normal fare on routes where the ferry fare is less than 8,340 KRW, and between 5,000 KRW and 7,000 KRW on routes where the fare is 8,340 KRW or more.

With the implementation of the passenger ferry city bus fare system, the city expects the budget for island residents' fare support this year to increase by 1.2 billion KRW compared to last year, reaching 10.4 billion KRW.

Meanwhile, the city plans to promote tourism on Incheon islands by maintaining discount benefits not only for island residents but also for Incheon citizens at 80% of the regular fare, residents of other cities and provinces at 50%, and military personnel visitors at 70%.

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