Suncheon City’s ‘100-Won Pickup Taxi’ Popular Among Remote Village Residents

Increase Usage Frequency from 4 to 5 Times per Month

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu) announced on the 15th that the ‘100-won Pickup Taxi’ service provided to residents of remote villages has gained great popularity among the residents.

The ‘100-won Pickup Taxi’ is a system that allows residents in areas with poor public transportation access to take a taxi from their home or village community center, the village center, to the eup/myeon/dong office by paying only 100 won and presenting a boarding pass (in card form) at their desired time.

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The city has been operating this system since October 2015, and currently, 11 eup/myeon/dong and 64 villages are covered, benefiting 1,500 people.

The target villages are selected based on being located more than 700 meters (1 km for dong) away from the village center and bus stops within the eup/myeon/dong. Residents of these villages who do not own a vehicle can use the pickup taxi service.

This year, to expand transportation convenience for residents of remote villages, the usage frequency was increased from 4 times to 5 times per person per month.

A Suncheon City official said, “We hope that by increasing the number of times the pickup taxi can be used, the inconvenience of residents in remote villages who find it difficult to use city buses will be alleviated.”

Meanwhile, over the past four years, remote village residents have used the pickup taxi a total of 225,475 times, with the highest usage observed on market days and during spring and winter seasons, especially among the elderly.

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