SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With transportation cards becoming ubiquitous among commuters on city buses, Seoul city government plans to introduce buses without fare boxes, causing public concerns. The city plans to cater to any inconvenience caused by the lack of fare boxes by putting up QR codes at every bus station through which [...]
ANSAN, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province has decided to install ultra-fine particle spray-type unmanned disinfectors on buses as part of efforts to minimize the ratio of COVID-19 cases with unknown infection origin. Starting from Wednesday, the city government installed the unmanned disinfectors on 16 city buses, each of [...]
UIJEONGBU, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of Gyeonggi Province is set to launch an on-site technology demonstration to introduce a ‘non-contact transit bus fare payment system’ that can minimize passengers’ risk of COVID-19 infection and prevent safety accidents on buses. In collaboration with local mobility firm LOCA Mobility Corp., the provincial government will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Buses and taxis in Seoul will soon be equipped with a new 5G service that provides information on traffic hazards including jaywalkers and illegally parked vehicles. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Tuesday that it will launch a 5G service that features the convergence of road-based information on vehicles, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government will launch a pilot program next week that will allow passengers to mount their bikes onto city buses. Under the plan, passengers on five bus routes will be able to mount their bikes onto the back of the bus or carry them inside for two [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Buses and subways in Seoul will run on extended operating hours over the weekend to meet demand for late-hour travel during the Lunar New Year holiday, the city government said Friday. Subway lines No. 1 to 9, as well as the Ui-Sinseol Light Rail Transit, will run until 2 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s transport ministry on Thursday selected the western port city of Incheon and four other areas for a pilot project for an improved bus rapid transit (BRT) system. The so-called super-BRT project is designed to provide a subway-level transport service by securing exclusive roads and priority traffic signals. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government on Monday announced plans to run additional night buses to meet demand for the year-end season when getting taxis becomes more difficult. The city government said it plans to operate additional night buses running on nine routes — N13, N15, N16, N26, N30, N37, N61, [...]
JEONJU, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonju residents will have a unique opportunity to participate in a program to modify the public bus routes in the city. The Jeonju Council for Sustainable Development announced that registration is now open to recruit ‘Civil Bus Route Designers’ until August 16 to create more convenient bus routes in [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — All city buses in Gwangju, host of this year’s FINA World Championships, will have public Wifi onboard as South Korea moves to bolster its internet connectivity infrastructure, the government said Thursday. Starting Friday, all of Gwangju’s 1,044 buses will have Wifi as the city, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, [...]