Cheonan City Supports Commuter Rail Pass Transportation Costs in the Seoul Metropolitan Area... Up to 1 Million KRW Annually

For Commuting Students and Cheonan Citizens with Income Below 150% of the Median Standard

Starting next month, residents of Cheonan City, Chungnam Province, will receive transportation cost support of up to 1 million KRW annually for metropolitan area railway commuter passes.

The city, together with Chungnam Province, announced that from the 1st of next month, students commuting to the metropolitan area using regular or high-speed railway commuter passes and Cheonan residents with an income below 150% of the median income will be reimbursed 25% of the fare spent on commuter passes in local currency.

The transportation cost support applies only to commuter passes used from January of this year, with a maximum annual support of 1 million KRW per person. Applications can be made starting next month at Cheonan City Hall and the railway transportation cost support website.

Applications must be submitted within three months after using the commuter pass, and those whose commuter pass usage period spans from December of last year to January of this year are not eligible for support.

However, commuter passes used from January to March can be applied for until the end of June.

To apply for transportation cost support, students commuting to the metropolitan area must submit a certificate of enrollment, and those with income below 150% of the median income must provide a health insurance qualification certificate, health insurance qualification confirmation, or health insurance payment confirmation.

Mayor Park Sang-don stated, “The commuter pass transportation cost support is expected to alleviate the economic burden on citizens,” adding, “It will encourage population inflow to the metropolitan area and enhance residential satisfaction through revitalization of the original downtown area.”

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