70,000 People Use 'Gihudonghaeng Card' on First Day of Introduction

On the 26th, one day before the pilot operation of the 'Climate Companion Card,' the unlimited public transportation pass introduced nationwide for the first time by Seoul City, promotional flyers for the Climate Companion Card were posted at Gwanghwamun Station on Subway Line 5 in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

On the first day of service for Seoul City's unlimited public transportation pass, the 'Gihu Donghaeng Card,' approximately 71,000 people used public transportation with the Gihu Donghaeng Card.

According to Seoul City on the 28th, the total number of bus and subway rides using the Gihu Donghaeng Card the previous day was 223,284, with 96,942 bus rides and 126,342 subway rides recorded. Among those who purchased the 65,000 KRW pass and registered for Ddareungi bike-sharing, 1,508 people registered, and 338 of them used Ddareungi the previous day.

The city explained that to ensure the stable operation of the Gihu Donghaeng Card, since the start of card sales on the 23rd, it has been operating an emergency situation room for the Gihu Donghaeng Card, focusing all efforts on system monitoring and resolving citizen inconveniences.

Although some complaints were received the previous day about mobile cards not being recognized, these cases were due not to system errors but to the NFC function embedded in the mobile phone not being activated or another transportation card being set as the main card instead of the Gihu Donghaeng Card.

They urged that to tag the Gihu Donghaeng Card mobile card on the phone's lock screen, users should check ▲ activation of the phone's NFC ▲ setting the Gihu Donghaeng Card as the main card in the Mobile T-money app ▲ and long tagging on the terminal when boarding and alighting public transportation.

Yoon Jong-jang, Director of the City Urban Transportation Office, said, "Since this is the early stage of implementation, we will do our best to improve the service by reflecting citizens' opinions on any shortcomings, and since mobile cards can be purchased 24 hours a day, please consider using the mobile card if purchasing a physical card is difficult."

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