Incheon City to Offer Free City Bus Rides for Seniors Aged 75 and Older Starting This Fall

On April 13, Incheon City announced that starting in the second half of this year, city bus fares will be made free for seniors aged 75 and older.

The city will replace the existing Senior Free Pass, which is a subway free pass, with the new "i-Silver Pass," allowing users to ride both the subway and city buses for free with a single card.

Incheon i-Silver Pass. Provided by Incheon City

Approximately 220,000 people are eligible for this support, and the total project budget of 17 billion won for this year will be fully covered by the city budget. Incheon City finalized the card design in March, and is currently working on card production and improvements to the transportation card terminal system.

The city expects the i-Silver Pass to go beyond simply providing transportation fare support, becoming a system that genuinely guarantees mobility rights for seniors. In particular, it emphasized that this is the first time in the metropolitan area that a unified free public transportation fare support system, including buses, is being established.

A representative from Incheon City stated, "The i-Silver Pass is a policy to reduce transportation costs for seniors amid high inflation and to support their daily mobility and social participation," adding, "We will thoroughly prepare to ensure the seamless implementation of the program in the second half of the year."

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