SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Did you know that small handles attached to the bus seat and iron bars that stretch all the way down to the subway floor are designed for both adults and children? The Center for Civic Awareness & Policy Making pointed out that despite the original intent, these devices being [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s biggest Internet service provider, on Wednesday highlighted its capability to deliver fifth-generation (5G) mobile network service with a specially rigged bus in central Seoul. The 10-seater bus allows passengers to experience next-generation technologies, such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), through the 5G [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s city bus service set a new record for customer satisfaction in 2018, while customer ratings for the Airport Limousine bus service have dropped over the past four years due to long waits and expensive tickets. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Wednesday that Seoul’s city bus service obtained [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will be replacing all of its regular intra-city buses with low-floor vehicles by 2025. Buses with shorter routes, known locally as “town buses”, will be replaced, in phases, with mid-sized low-floor vehicles starting in 2020. In addition, the number of taxis available for call by [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government has adopted a revised ordinance banning people from carrying takeaway coffee cups into a public bus as part of its efforts to make bus travel safer and lessen cases of disputes, city officials said Friday. The ordinance, which will take effect on Thursday, will enable [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is set to introduce new road safety measures which will see even smaller buses being equipped with a lane departure warning system.Under the new plans from the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MOLIT) for road safety law reforms, buses that are only 9 [...]
JEJU, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Visitors to Jeju Island this past summer have been setting the blogosphere alight with high praise for the high speed Wi-Fi freely available on buses. The internet access service was first rolled out in June. The measure was the first top down restructuring of public transportation systems on the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — If you’ve ever walked from one end of a subway platform to the other, searching for the subway car with the most amount of elbow room possible, Korail has something for you. On August 8, the national railroad operator stated it had begun testing internally developed technology which will inform riders [...]
GOYANG, South Korea, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it will launch an all-electric bus in the domestic market next year. The move is part of the carmaker’s efforts to diversify its lineup with environmentally friendly vehicles and enhance its brand image in global markets where clean modes [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Two hundred South Korean-made buses will be exported to Yangon, the former capital and the largest city of Myanmar, for use by schools, South Korea’s trade promotion agency said Monday. According to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), the 29-seat New County buses, manufactured by South Korea’s top automaker [...]