The bus transfer discount amount for city, seat, and express buses within Gyeonggi Province will be significantly expanded from the previous 50 won to 400 won starting June 20.
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 30th that it will increase the bus transfer discount to 400 won and eliminate transfer discount usage restrictions (Seoul offers 5 transfers) in order to increase public transportation usage.
As a result, commuters who transfer buses once will receive a daily discount of 800 won, amounting to 20,000 won per month (based on 25 days), and the province will cover 50 percent of the estimated annual losses of 13 billion won incurred by bus companies.
However, in the case of city buses, teenagers (middle and high school students) will receive a 300 won discount, while elementary school students receive no discount benefit.
Additionally, for transfer discounts, passengers cannot receive benefits if 70 minutes have passed since boarding. When a new integrated transit card system is installed on all 7,117 buses in the province in November, discount benefits can be received up to 30 minutes after alighting.
In particular, when the "Capital Region Transfer Discount" project results being jointly promoted by Gyeonggi Province, Seoul, Incheon, and the Korea Railroad Administration are released in November, transit cards issued in Gyeonggi Province will also be eligible for discount benefits in Seoul and Incheon.
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