10 Routes Including ‘Yongin~Seoul’ to Increase Metropolitan Bus Services During Rush Hours

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] The Metropolitan Transportation Committee of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced on the 17th that it will select 10 additional metropolitan bus routes with high congestion in the Seoul metropolitan area this year. A total of 161 charter buses will be deployed during commuting hours on 40 routes.

To address the issue of high congestion inside buses during peak commuting hours or long intervals between buses causing various inconveniences on metropolitan bus routes in the Seoul metropolitan area, MOLIT is conducting the "Metropolitan Bus Increased Operation Project during Commuting Hours," which supports 30% of the cost of deploying charter buses with national funds.

According to MOLIT's Metropolitan Transportation Committee, the 10 routes where new charter buses will be deployed this time are ▲Yongin~Seoul Station (5005, 5005-2, 5000AB) ▲Yongin~Gangnam (5001, 5003AB) ▲Yongin~Jamsil (5600) ▲Suwon~Jamsil (1009) ▲Osan~Gangnam (5200) ▲Paju~Hapjeong (2200) ▲Hanam~Pangyo (3000). Starting from the 18th, 22 charter buses will be sequentially deployed daily.

In the case of Yongin City, with 6 new routes selected, the total number of routes expands from 1 to 7. Hanam City and Paju City will start the increased operation project for the first time. The 30 routes that have been receiving increased operation support will continue to operate 135 charter buses daily without interruption this year.

Yoon Joon-sang, head of the Metropolitan Bus Division at MOLIT's Metropolitan Transportation Committee, said, "So far, through the increased operation project for metropolitan buses, the number of seats during commuting hours has increased by an average of 19%, while the interval between buses has decreased by about 25%. We will continue to expand this project to improve the service level of metropolitan buses during commuting hours."

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