Using the Altteul Transportation Card Greatly Reduced Transportation Costs... Gyeongnam Province Expands to 12 Cities and Counties This Year

Up to 10% Transportation Fare Discount, Maximum Monthly Accumulation of 19,800 KRW

Last Year's Average Monthly Savings of 22%, Including Sacheon-si and Haman-gun

Gyeongnam Provincial Government Office

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Se-ryeong] Gyeongnam Province will expand the 'Altteul Transportation Card Mileage' support project this year.

The Altteul Transportation Card Mileage support project started in 2020 to reduce the transportation cost burden for residents who regularly use public transportation.

Users of the Altteul Transportation Card receive up to a 10% discount on transportation costs from the card company based on usage performance, and 20% mileage cashback up to a maximum of 19,800 KRW per month based on the distance traveled by walking or cycling to use public transportation.

This year, the number of beneficiaries has increased from about 7,600 last year to about 12,460, and Sacheon City and Haman County have been added, making it available in 12 cities and counties within the province, including Changwon, Jinju, Tongyeong, Gimhae, Miryang, Geoje, Yangsan, Changnyeong, Goseong, and Sancheong.

Residents registered in these areas can apply for the card, and they can use it by issuing a dedicated card on the Altteul Transportation Card website.

Gyeongnam Province analyzed the usage performance of the Altteul Transportation Card last year and reported that 78.9% of users were young people in their 20s and 30s, and 63.5% were office workers and students, showing a steady increase since the project began, while those aged 40 and above accounted for 19.6%, slightly higher than previous years.

The average monthly transportation cost for card users was 56,949 KRW, with mileage of 8,409 KRW and card company discounts of 4,146 KRW, resulting in an average transportation cost saving of 12,555 KRW, reducing monthly transportation expenses by about 22%.

Compared to the previous year's performance, the cumulative mileage payment in 2021 increased by 96% from about 152 million KRW in 2020 to about 300 million KRW, and the cumulative number of mileage recipients increased from about 23,000 to about 36,000.

The province plans to increase the project budget to about 520 million KRW this year to promote the program so that more residents can benefit.

Heo Dong-sik, Director of the Urban Transportation Bureau, said, "Since the project started in 2020, the number of users and the rate of transportation cost savings have steadily increased," adding, "We will continue to secure users and expand the project so that more residents can enjoy the benefits."

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