Director, Wide Area Bus Site Inspection on the way home from work
“I will bet my life and death to secure a bus and a driver”
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Won Hee-ryong visited a bus stop near Sadang Station, where the demand for large area buses is high, found the boarding difficulties, and said, “The we will definitely fix it.”
On the evening of the 3rd, Minister Won observed the situation of the ‘7770’ bus which runs from Exit 4 of Sadang Station on Seoul Metro Line 4 to Suwon Station, and then posted on his Facebook page: “I sorry you see this frustrating situation that you can only get on if you send 6 buses right in front of your eyes, i will definitely fix it,” he wrote.
In particular, Minister Won also communicated with citizens leaving their jobs. A citizen who stood in a long line to get on the bus introduced himself saying: “Even if I’m leaving, I’ll be home at 9”.
Minister Won said, “Energy is drained from the start of work and when you come home after a war of work, you are exhausted and traffic is a pain.” We will put our lives on the line to secure buses and drivers and we will place more chartered buses right away,” he stressed.
“We plan to actively promote the provision of an additional 12,000 seats by March, the introduction of electric double-decker buses and the introduction of express lines such as Metro Line 9,” he said. family,” he said.
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs stressed that it intends to expand the provision of metro buses and improve facilities, as well as expand the government-led semi-public bus lines to all metro buses in Gyeonggi-do by 2025.
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