"Not Cold Even in the Cold Wave" Transformation of Yongin Singal Intercity Bus Stop

Installation of Smart Bus Stops Equipped with Heating, Cooling, Heated Seats, and Chargers
Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, "We Will Do Our Best to Improve Aging Bus Stops"

The Singal Intercity Bus Stop at the entrance of Suwon Singal IC on the Gyeongbu Expressway in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, has been transformed into a smart bus stop equipped with various convenience facilities.

Yongin City announced on the 22nd that Mayor Lee Sang-il visited the newly established Singal Intercity Bus "Smart Bus Stop" at 469-2, Singal-dong, Giheung-gu on the 21st to inspect the facilities.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin (left), is inspecting the facilities at the Singal Intercity Bus Smart Stop.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The Singal Intercity Bus Stop is a stop for 21 intercity and express bus routes, as well as airport buses, departing from Yongin Bus Terminal and heading to various parts of the country, before entering Suwon Singal IC.

Since its operation began in 2011, this bus stop has been a temporary facility, causing inconvenience to users as there was no shelter from heatwaves, cold waves, or rain.

After Mayor Lee Sang-il took office in the 8th term of the local government, the city sought solutions and was selected in July as a target site for the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's "2023 Local Government Innovation Performance Expansion Support Project." The city invested a total of 80 million KRW, including 40 million KRW in national funds and 40 million KRW in city funds, to establish this smart bus stop.

This 6-meter-wide enclosed rest area is equipped with heating and cooling facilities, heated seats, ultraviolet (UV) air sterilizers, wireless phone chargers, and Wi-Fi. The city especially integrated advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to control internal heating, cooling, and ventilation.

Mayor Lee said, "We will continue to do our best to improve not only smart bus stops but also aging bus stops so that citizens can use them more conveniently."

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