Yangcheon-gu to Expand Heated Seats at Bus Stops to Over 130 by Year-End
103 Additional Units Installed at 98 Bus Stops, Increasing from 30 to 133 Units?Over 3x Installation Rate; Energy Savings with Minimal Power Heat Generation, Automatic Sensor Maintains Constant Temperature by Detecting External Heat
Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced that it will proactively expand the installation of 103 heated seats at 98 bus stops within the district by the end of the year to protect residents using public transportation from the cold wave ahead of winter.
Currently, there are 189 bus stops in Yangcheon-gu, with heated seats installed and operating at 30 of them. The district plans to add 103 heated seats at a total of 98 locations, mainly in densely populated residential areas and places frequently used by the elderly, including ▲28 locations in Mok-dong ▲17 locations in Sinwol-dong ▲53 locations in Sinjeong-dong, increasing the total to 133 seats by the end of the year. Once installation is complete, the heated seat installation rate in the district will surge more than threefold from 15.8% to 70.3%.
In particular, the newly installed heated seats will feature carbon nanotube coating between tempered glass layers, generating heat with over 30% less power consumption compared to existing products, which is expected to have a significant energy-saving effect.
The operating hours will be from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., when the bus waiting population is high. The heated seats, equipped with automatic sensors to detect external temperatures and maintain a set temperature, aim to minimize residents' discomfort caused by the cold wave.
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Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “Since buses are a representative public transportation used by many residents, we are greatly expanding heated seats so that people can stay warm even for a short time.” He added, “We will continue to discover and promote life-centered administrative services to create a livable Yangcheon together with our residents.”
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