Wonju City Urgently Deploys Charter Buses on City Bus Routes Suspended During Operation

From the 16th, 4 charter buses will be prioritized on Daedo Passenger routes 3 and 16
Considering charter bus supply, 37 more buses will be added sequentially

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Due to the financial difficulties of city bus companies and their failure to pay CNG refueling fees, operations on some city bus routes have been suspended. Starting from the 16th, Wonju City will deploy four charter buses to replace two affected city bus routes.

According to Wonju City on the day, considering the supply situation of charter buses, an additional 37 buses will be sequentially deployed, and one public (Nuri) bus will be operated in the Gwirae-myeon area.

Meanwhile, the city visited the gas supplier and transportation company on the 15th to mediate and expedite the normalization of city bus operations.

The transportation company stated, "We will hold an executive meeting to find a solution for the CNG refueling fees and continue negotiations with the fuel supplier."

Previously, the transportation company had deposited a security deposit of 45.5 million KRW, equivalent to approximately six days of expected usage fees, and was using CNG under the condition of daily payment of refueling fees.

However, from the 8th to the 13th, they failed to pay 38 million KRW in CNG refueling fees to the gas company, resulting in suspension of fuel supply and consequently, the suspension of city bus operations.

According to the city gas supply regulations (Article 25, Paragraph 1), a security deposit of approximately 480 million KRW, equivalent to three months of expected usage fees, must be deposited with the city gas provider.

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