Paju City's 'Rural-type Ttokbeoseu' to Start Full Operation from the 27th

Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation held the opening ceremony for the rural-type Ddokbus in Paju City on the 26th and began full-scale operation of the Ddokbus from the 27th.

Gyeonggi-do's demand-responsive "Ddokbus" officially began operation in Paju City on the 27th.

Gyeonggi-do announced that the demand-responsive new transportation service "Paju Rural Ddokbus," which allows passengers to board at their desired time and place and travel to their desired destination, held an opening ceremony at the Gwangtan-myeon Administrative Welfare Center in Paju on the 26th and started full-scale operation.

The Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation previously conducted a pilot operation of Ddokbus for nine days from the 18th to the 26th.

The Ddokbus vehicles are 13-seater Solati vans, with three vehicles each operating in Tanhyeon-myeon, Gwangtan-myeon, and Unjeong 4-dong, totaling nine vehicles. They operate daily from 5:30 AM to midnight. The fare is the same as the regular city bus fare: 1,450 KRW for adults, 1,010 KRW for youths, and 730 KRW for children. When using a transportation card, the integrated metropolitan area transfer discount also applies.

Paju Ddokbus started pilot operations in 2021 in Unjeong and Gyohwa, and since August last year, the Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation has participated as a joint transportation operator.

Due to increased demand, five vehicles were added on October 5th, and the service area expanded to Tanhyeon-myeon, Gwangtan-myeon, and Unjeong 4-dong.

The Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation is sequentially operating 136 Ddokbus vehicles in 11 cities and counties across the province, including the Paju rural-type Ddokbus. As of the 10th, the cumulative number of Ddokbus passengers has exceeded 1.5 million.

Min Kyung-sun, president of the Gyeonggi Transportation Corporation, said, "Through Ddokbus, we expect a significant improvement in mobility convenience for Paju citizens by connecting not only local hubs such as village halls and industrial complexes but also tourist destinations like Majang Lake. We will strive to expand Ddokbus operations to more areas within Gyeonggi-do to provide better transportation welfare."

Ddokbus is a unique brand of Gyeonggi-do's demand-responsive transport system (DRT), meaning "a bus that moves smartly." It won the grand prize (Presidential Award) in the local public corporation and foundation category at this year's "Active Administration Best Practice Competition" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The integrated transportation platform app for calling Ddokbus, "Ddokta," won the grand prize in the public service category at the "App Awards Korea 2023."

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