87% of Gyeonggi Residents Say Extending Nighttime Operation of Metropolitan Buses Was "Well Done"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] A survey revealed that 87% of Gyeonggi Province residents positively evaluate the decision to extend the late-night operation of metropolitan buses in Gyeonggi Province.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 31st that in a public opinion survey conducted on August 17-18 with 1,000 residents, 87% of respondents evaluated the late-night extension of major metropolitan bus routes between Seoul and Gyeonggi as "well done." Only 7% responded that it was "wrong."

Earlier, on the 28th of last month, the province announced the "Plan to Promote Late-Night Extension Operation of Metropolitan Buses," and since the 1st of this month, the last buses on nine major metropolitan bus routes running between Gyeonggi Province and Seoul have been extended from around midnight (12 a.m.) to 2 a.m.

In this survey, 28% of respondents reported having used metropolitan buses traveling between Gyeonggi and Seoul within the past month. Among them (275 people), 33% answered that they had "missed the last bus" because the metropolitan bus service ended after midnight while returning home.

Additionally, 85% of respondents said that if there were metropolitan buses operating during late-night hours for returning home after midnight due to overtime work or personal schedules, they would "use" the metropolitan bus on that route.

Park No-geuk, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Transportation Bureau, said, "The high satisfaction of residents regarding the late-night extension operation of metropolitan buses in Gyeonggi Province has been confirmed. We will do our best to expand the late-night extension routes to more cities and counties in the future."

This survey was conducted by Gyeonggi Province through a telephone interview method, commissioned to the public opinion research agency Case Stat Research Co., Ltd. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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