Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Adds 40 Double-Decker Electric Buses to Metropolitan Area Bus Routes

Double-decker electric buses will be additionally deployed on metropolitan area express bus routes.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 27th that by the end of the year, 40 double-decker electric buses will be added to 22 express bus routes.

The ministry plans to deploy 5 buses on route 1000 in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, and 4 buses each on routes 7800 and 7780 in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi Province.

Additionally, 2 buses each will be deployed on major congested routes such as M4403 and M4108 in Hwaseong-si, route 5500-2 in Yongin, routes 5300 and 1311 in Osan, and route 3102 in Ansan.

The ministry explained that the double-decker electric buses can carry 70 passengers, making them effective in reducing congestion during peak commuting hours compared to regular express buses that can carry about 40 to 45 passengers.

They emphasized that the buses are developed as low-floor buses that can accommodate wheelchairs, allowing convenient use for transportation-vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities.

The ministry also added that since double-decker electric buses do not emit harmful substances such as nitrogen oxides, converting one regular express bus to a double-decker electric bus generates an annual social benefit of 4 billion KRW.

Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "To enhance the safety of express buses, we will significantly expand the deployment of double-decker electric buses equipped with various advanced safety devices such as collision avoidance systems, and will also continuously expand regular express buses. We plan to supply an additional 6,000 seats by March on routes where inconvenience remains high due to non-stop passage."

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