Konyang University Provides Part of Hospital Parking Lot Site to Daejeon City Free of Charge

Used as a Depot for the New Transportation System (Three-Car Articulated Vehicle) Pilot Project
Daejeon City and Konyang University Sign Land Use Agreement

Photo by Daejeon City

Konyang University will provide a portion of the parking lot site within Konyang University Hospital in Gwanjeo-dong, Seo-gu, free of charge to Daejeon City for use as a depot for a pilot project involving a new transportation system (three-car articulated vehicle).

On the morning of December 9, Daejeon City and Konyang University signed a memorandum of understanding for the use of land to establish a depot for the new transportation system (three-car articulated vehicle) pilot project in the reception room at City Hall.

With this agreement, part of the parking lot at Konyang University Hospital will be used as a depot for the new transportation system pilot project.

From the left, Yongha Kim, President of Konyang University, Jangwoo Lee, Mayor of Daejeon (Photo by Daejeon City)

Daejeon City will establish the depot on the site and operate routes so that users of Konyang University and the hospital can conveniently access the new transportation system.

The new transportation system, being introduced for the first time in Korea in Daejeon City, consists of a three-car articulated vehicle with a large transport capacity (approximately 230 passengers). The project aims to begin pilot operations in March 2026 on a dedicated 6.5 km lane running from Konyang University Hospital to Yongso Samgeori, Doandong-ro, and Yuseong Spa Station.

Because it operates on a dedicated lane, it can maintain punctuality, and its spacious interior allows even transportation-vulnerable groups who have found public transit inconvenient to use it comfortably and conveniently. The system is being recognized as a highly accessible and pleasant mode of public transportation.

Photo by Daejeon City

Currently, as there are no relevant laws or regulations for this vehicle, the project is being implemented under a regulatory sandbox. Despite the short preparation period, it was selected last year as a task for the Ministry of Economy and Finance's "Government Corporate and Regional Investment Promotion Plan," and this year as an "Outstanding Case of Local Regulatory Innovation for 2025" by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, achieving visible results and attracting significant national attention.

Kim Jongmyung, Director of the Railway Construction Bureau of Daejeon City, said, "Through this agreement, not only users of Konyang University Hospital but also some residents of Gwanjeo-dong will be able to benefit from the new transportation system," adding, "We expect this new transportation system to become a nationwide model leading the future of public transportation innovation."

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