Guri Also Joins 'Climate Companion Card'... Expanding Its Base

Available from the opening day of Line 8 Byeollae Line

The unlimited public transportation pass in Seoul, the 'Climate Companion Card,' is now available to residents of Guri City as well.

On the morning of the 2nd, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon signed a 'Business Agreement for Participation in the Climate Companion Card Project' with Guri Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun at Seoul City Hall. Accordingly, about 180,000 residents of Guri City will be able to use the Climate Companion Card to board and alight at all 24 stations on Line 8 starting from the opening day of the Byeollae Line extension, which is scheduled for the 10th. The Guri section of the Byeollae Line includes Jangja Lake Park, Guri, and Donggureung stations.

Four Seoul-licensed city bus routes passing through Guri City already accept the Climate Companion Card. A Seoul city official stated, "We will expedite consultations with the central government, Korail, and others to enable the Climate Companion Card to be used at Guri Station on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line and Galmae Station on the Gyeongchun Line, which pass through Guri."

The Climate Companion Card service, which started in January this year, has seen increasing demand for use in areas surrounding Seoul. Accordingly, Seoul has expanded the usage area of the Climate Companion Card by signing agreements with Incheon, Gimpo, Gunpo, Gwacheon, Goyang, Namyangju, and now Guri City. Based on Mayor Oh's transportation philosophy that "all residents of the metropolitan area commuting or attending school in Seoul are Seoul citizens," Seoul plans to strengthen cooperation with Guri City.

Mayor Oh said, "Following the agreement with Namyangju City last month, Guri City is now participating in the project, completing the final puzzle connecting the northeastern metropolitan area with the Climate Companion Card. We will continue to expand the benefits of the Climate Companion Card so that more metropolitan residents can enjoy not only the convenience of public transportation but also solutions to metropolitan transportation issues and responses to the climate crisis."

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