Yongin City Asks to Name the 'Tourism DRT' to Folk Village

Demand-Responsive Bus... Pilot Operation Starts at the End of September
Participation Available via City Website Until the 22nd

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 8th that it will conduct a citizen preference survey to select a brand name for the 'Yongin City Tourism Demand Responsive Transit (DRT)' service, which will operate to destinations such as the Korean Folk Village.

The preference survey will be conducted from today until the 22nd through the Yongin City website and other channels. Participants can vote for their favorite name among six candidates: ▲Tayong ▲Tabayong ▲Yongin DRT ▲Yongin Tourism DRT ▲Yongin Call Bus ▲Yongin Tourism Call Bus. These names were pre-created considering the city's characteristics, and participants can also propose new names themselves.

The city plans to select the most preferred name as the brand based on the survey results. The selected brand will be applied to the mobile app registration, bus stops, and tourist resources.

Earlier in April, the city secured a total project budget of 690 million KRW, including 345 million KRW in national funds, by being selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's '2024 Regional Tourism Transportation Improvement Contest.'

The tourism-type DRT will begin pilot operations at the end of September, connecting major local tourist spots such as the Korean Folk Village, Giheung Station, and Sanggal Station. The city plans to deploy 3 to 4 buses daily for six months and use artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize routes and schedules based on demand, finalizing the operation policy accordingly.

DRT is a public transportation service that allows users to call vehicles via a mobile application. It operates flexibly on routes and stops, enabling passengers to board at their desired time and place. Users can select the number of passengers and destination on the mobile app at the boarding stop and then call the bus. Major boarding and alighting locations include transportation hubs such as Giheung Station, Sanggal Station, and Singal Intercity Bus Terminal, as well as key tourist attractions like the Korean Folk Village, Gyeonggi Museum, and Nam June Paik Art Center.

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