Additional Seoul Donghaeng bus routes to operate from Tuesday
Published: 06 May. 2024, 16:48
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- LIM JEONG-WON
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![A Seoul Donghaeng Bus passes through a station in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Aug. 21, 2023. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/06/946d01ac-9824-4db5-81e2-74f859d43418.jpg)
A Seoul Donghaeng Bus passes through a station in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Aug. 21, 2023. [NEWS1]
Buses on the Seoul Donghaeng bus routes, connecting the greater Gyeonggi area and Seoul, will be expanded to Seongnam, Goyang and Uijeongbu from Tuesday.
Buses between the three cities and Seoul will be added, announced the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday.
The Seoul Donghaeng Bus was introduced to resolve commuter difficulties and traffic congestion for residents of the metropolitan area. Its introduction follows Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's announcement that citizens in the Gyeonggi metropolitan area are also Seoul citizens.
A total of four new routes will be added to assist with residents' morning commutes, and the Climate Card can be used on all of the additional routes. The fee is 1,500 won ($1.10) per use.
The Seoul 07 bus will depart from Yangjae Station in Seoul and take passengers to Pangyo 2nd Techno Valley in Seongnam. It will run four times at intervals of 15 to 20 minutes from 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
The Seoul 08, which runs from Hwajeong Station in Goyang to Digital Media City Station will run three times from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
The Seoul 09 bus will from Gosan District in Uijeongbu to Nowon Station four times from 6:30 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.
And the Seoul 10 will run from Gajeong-dong in Uijeongbu to Dobongsan Station four times between 6:30 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government also announced that additional stops and buses will be added to the three existing Seoul Donghaeng bus routes. The Seoul 04 will add one additional stop in Goyang, and the Seoul 05 will add two additional stops in Yangju. The Seoul 06 will also add two stops in Gwangju, Gyeonggi.
With the route expansion, a total of 10 Seoul Donghaeng bus routes will be in operation from Tuesday.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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