NAMYANGJU, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Namyangju in Gyeonggi Province has launched a new trolleybus service as part of its city bus network. The term trolleybus, which typically refers to trackless, electric trolley cars operated primarily in Europe, is also used to designate ordinary buses used for tourism purposes. While a number [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A man was arrested for physically assaulting a bus driver who demanded the man wear a face mask to ride the bus, police said Monday, in the first arrest case for a violation of mandatory mask use against COVID-19. The police in the city’s northeastern ward of Gwangjin said [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — South Korea’s ‘no mask, no ride’ policy on buses and taxis appeared to go smoothly on its first day of launch Tuesday as a continued outbreak in Seoul and the surrounding area prompted people to wear face masks. Starting Tuesday, bus and taxi drivers are mandated to wear masks as [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans will be required to wear masks on all flights and public transportation from this week as the country seeks to stem further spread of the new coronavirus, the transport ministry said Monday. All passengers using public transportation such as buses, taxis and subways are required to wear [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of passengers on public transportation in the capital city of Seoul tumbled more than 30 percent in the first week of this month from two months earlier amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country, data showed Sunday. According to the data by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A big drop in usage of public transit following the coronavirus outbreak is being met by ‘positive’ responses from local citizens, who typically have to contend with overcrowded buses and subway cars. “There are no people in Sadang Station,” said a local office worker. “I always used to wait [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s discount system for public transportation fares, including transfer discounts, saves 160,000 won (US$135) per person annually, a recent study showed. According to an analysis of the city’s data on public transportation traffic patterns last year, each person saved 530,000 won per year only calculating the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The successful ‘100-won taxi’ project introduced in rural areas with poor public transportation infrastructure will continue this year after the government decided to finance the project. In addition, rural areas expected to face cuts to public transportation after the new 52-hour workweek policy takes effect on all medium-range buses [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign tourists prefer subways and railroads while shying away from buses and taxis due to complicated route maps and expensive fares, a survey showed Monday. About 70 percent of 649 foreign tourists were satisfied by their use of subways and railroads, according to the survey conducted by the Korea [...]