Integrated Transportation Discount 'The Gyeonggi Pass' Surpasses 420,000 Subscribers in Just 10 Days

The Gyeonggi Pass Promotional Poster

The number of subscribers to Gyeonggi Province's integrated transportation discount card, 'The Gyeonggi Pass (The 경기패스)', surpassed 420,000 just 10 days after the project started on the 1st of this month.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 13th, as of the 10th, the total number of nationwide subscribers to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's K-Pass linked with The Gyeonggi Pass is 1.09 million. Among them, 420,000 are subscribers to The Gyeonggi Pass, accounting for nearly 40% of the total. In the metropolitan areas of Incheon and Seoul, which are also part of the Seoul metropolitan area like Gyeonggi Province, the number of subscribers is 90,000 and 360,000 respectively, making Gyeonggi Province the top among the 17 cities and provinces nationwide.

Breaking down The Gyeonggi Pass subscribers, out of 420,000, 127,000 are new subscribers, and 300,000 are existing users who switched from the previous Altteul Transportation Card. The 127,000 new subscribers exceed 50% of the 253,000 new nationwide K-Pass subscribers. Additionally, among the 410,000 existing Altteul Transportation Card users in the province, 300,000 have completed the switch, resulting in a conversion rate of 70%.

The Gyeonggi Pass expands the K-Pass monthly limit of 60 rides to unlimited and refunds 20% of monthly public transportation costs. However, for youths in their 20s and 30s, the refund rate is 30%, and for low-income groups, it is up to 53%. Furthermore, the age range for youth eligible for the 30% refund has been extended from 19?34 years to 19?39 years.

Gyeonggi Province is also promoting the 'Gyeonggi Province Children and Youth Transportation Expense Support Project,' which provides an annual support of 240,000 KRW to reduce transportation costs for children and adolescents who are not eligible for this project. Applications have been accepted since the 2nd of this month.

Residents of Gyeonggi Province who wish to use The Gyeonggi Pass can obtain a K-Pass dedicated card (credit or debit card) through the K-Pass website or the websites of various card companies (Shinhan, KB Kookmin, NH Nonghyup, Woori, Hana, Samsung, Hyundai, BC, IBK Industrial Bank, Gwangju Bank, K-Bank, Lee Dong-ui Jeulgeoum, DGB U-Pay). After issuing the card, they can register as members on the K-Pass website. During registration, an automatic address verification process is conducted, and if confirmed as a Gyeonggi resident, The Gyeonggi Pass benefits are automatically applied.

Gyeonggi Province is actively promoting The Gyeonggi Pass to ensure more residents can benefit from it.

First, promotional posters and X-banners (stand signs) for The Gyeonggi Pass have been installed in 224 subway stations within the province. Additionally, external wrapping advertisements and application guides for The Gyeonggi Pass have been attached to 800 Gyeonggi metropolitan buses and 15,000 city and village buses within the province.

Moreover, to assist digital vulnerable groups who have difficulty signing up on the K-Pass website, consultation and guidance desks for The Gyeonggi Pass have been established at 573 community centers across 31 cities and counties and at 1,100 Nonghyup branches within the province, where visitors can receive project introductions and application guidance. Furthermore, various social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram are used to provide information on how to apply for The Gyeonggi Pass and announce various promotional events.

Gyeonggi Province also plans to prepare measures to expand The Gyeonggi Pass benefits in the second half of this year.

Kim Sang-su, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Transportation Bureau, stated, "Our goal is for all 1.6 million Gyeonggi residents who use public transportation more than 15 times a month to benefit from The Gyeonggi Pass." He added, "To achieve this, we will actively promote The Gyeonggi Pass benefits to more residents and actively consider ways to enhance the benefits of The Gyeonggi Pass."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.