"Enjoy a Comfortable Spring Outing to Everland via Yongin Light Rail"

Yongin City Increases Train Operations
and Expands Safety Personnel

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is increasing the number of Yongin Light Rail trains and expanding safety personnel deployment for visitors to Everland, a representative local tourist destination, to welcome spring.

On the 15th, Yongin City announced that it has established a plan to maintain structures and expand transportation services so that spring travelers can use the light rail comfortably.

Yongin Light Rail connecting Giheung Station and Everland. Yongin City will increase light rail operations and expand safety personnel in preparation for the rise in Everland visitors this spring. Provided by Yongin City

The Yongin Light Rail is a light rail line connecting Giheung Station, where transfers to the Suin-Bundang Line are possible, and Jeondae-Everland Station, covering a distance of 18.143 km.

In preparation for the increase in Everland visitors in spring, the city conducted the 'Giheung Station Underpass Environment Improvement Project' last month and will clean 15 Yongin Light Rail stations, external stairs, and overpasses by the 25th. Additionally, repair work on the undersides of all light rail bridges will be carried out until the end of June.

To prepare for the increase in travelers, the city has also planned to expand operations and implement safety measures. By analyzing reservation status at Everland, a major tourist spot on the light rail line, from late April to late May, the city decided to operate 7 additional trains in the morning and 3 additional trains in the afternoon during this period.

At Giheung Station, where passenger congestion occurs in the morning, 7 additional response personnel will be deployed, and if more than 100 passengers are unable to board trains, an emergency standby train will be immediately dispatched. At Jeondae-Everland Station, where passengers crowd in the evening, 3 additional personnel will be assigned to ensure passenger safety, in addition to the existing staff.

The city has produced and distributed promotional materials including guidelines such as ▲holding the handrails on escalators while using them ▲not walking or running on escalators ▲boarding within the yellow safety line ▲carrying young children and pets while boarding, to ensure passengers use the light rail safely.

A city official said, "This measure was prepared to ensure a pleasant and safe spring trip for citizens using the Yongin Light Rail," adding, "We will do our best to make the light rail a transportation means for enjoyable travel."

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