Namyangju City to Modify Thank You Bus Route No. 30 Starting Next Month 16th⋯Increase Service Frequency·Reduce Headway

[Suwon Ilbo=Eom In-yong] Namyangju City announced on the 19th that it will change the route of Thank You Bus No. 30 starting with the first departure on the 16th of next month.

The Thank You Bus No. 30, currently operating from Cheonghak-ri via Byeolnae Station, Toegyewon Station, and Sarung Station to Geumgok-dong, is planned to operate on a shortened route from Saneung Bus Depot to Geumgok-dong.

Following the opening of the Byeolnae Line in August, requests from residents of Cheonghak-ri in Byeolnae-myeon and Byeolnae 5 Complex for improved access to Byeolnae Station continued, and the city has since modified the operational route of Thank You Bus No. 30 between Byeolnae Hana Mart and Byeolnae Station from last month, reducing travel time to Byeolnae Station by 4-5 minutes.

With this additional route change, the operational efficiency of this bus line is expected to improve further.

The city has faced difficulties in reducing headway due to the nature of this route, which covers a long distance of 42 kilometers round trip. However, this measure of excluding low-utilization sections will now allow for shorter headway intervals.

As a result, the service frequency of Thank You Bus No. 30 (Cheonghak-ri to Saneung Bus Depot) is expected to increase by 10 trips, and the headway during peak commute hours with high ridership is projected to be reduced to 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, the section from Saneung Bus Depot to Geumgok-dong that will be shortened currently has three city bus routes—No. 23, No. 55, and Thank You Bus No. 20—operating 190 times daily.

Mayor Joo Gwang-deok of Namyangju City stated, "We decided on the route change to enhance citizens' public transit convenience and accessibility to Byeolnae Station, as well as to ensure efficient bus route operations. Going forward, we will continue to monitor operational conditions and take necessary measures swiftly to make our best efforts in improving citizens' transit convenience."