Gyeonggi Province Prepares Emergency Measures for Railway Strike

Gyeonggi Province has prepared emergency transportation measures in preparation for a strike by the Korean Railroad Corporation labor union scheduled to begin at midnight on March 1st.

The province first anticipates that if the strike by union members materializes, approximately 800,000 users will face inconvenience across seven operational sections of subway lines 1, 3, and 4 in Suwon, Seongnam, Anyang, and other areas. The province has decided to implement emergency transportation measures including expanded bus operations, lifting taxi restrictions, and deployment of chartered buses, while also launching campaigns promoting carpooling and public transportation use.

In particular, for buses, the province will increase operations by 1,195 vehicles and 2,513 trips, and will adjust city bus operating hours by advancing the first bus to 5:30 a.m. (30 minutes earlier) and delaying the last bus to midnight (1 hour later).

Additionally, 312 village buses will be deployed, and 340 chartered buses will be assigned to intercity bus routes between Seoul and other provinces, with operations planned for 674 trips per day.