SUWON, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province has announced a plan to establish and implement a ‘smart safety service,’ including a drowsy driving detection system for buses operating in regular lanes from next month. The smart safety service, which includes the emergency rescue function in the event of accidents, [...]
UIJEONGBU, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi provincial government said Wednesday that it will introduce a tagless bus fare payment system that allows passengers to pay their bus fare without having to scan their transportation card. Passengers can install the Tagless Pay app on their smartphone and register their prepaid or deferred transportation card to [...]
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, [...]