Suwon Route 300 Seat Bus to Operate as General City Bus Starting August 1

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Route 300 seat bus, which operates on a line running through National Route 1 in Suwon, will transition to general city bus service starting August 1. With the conversion to general city bus, fares will drop to 60% of their current levels.

Route 300 runs through the Pyeongtaek-Osan-Byeongjeom section and passes through National Route 1 in Suwon (Suwon Terminal-Suwon City Hall intersection-Dong-Suwon intersection-Changnyong Gate-Suwon Sports Complex-Hanil Town-Gyeonggi Human Resources Development Institute), and continues to Uiwang and Beomgye Station (Anyang). It serves approximately 7,700 passengers daily on average. Since January 2024, it had transitioned to the Public Management System, a Gyeonggi Province-type semi-public operation model.

Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, and the operating company (Samkyung Transportation) discussed the conversion of Route 300 to general city bus service in consideration of public interest aspects including △reducing transportation fare burdens for Suwon residents and passengers from other regions using Route 300 △accommodating the mobility disadvantaged through low-floor bus deployment △improving air quality through introduction of eco-friendly fuel vehicles. The operating route will remain unchanged.

With the transition to general city bus service, in-city fares will drop to 60% of previous levels. Based on transportation cards, fares are 1,450 won for adults, 1,010 won for youth, and 730 won for children. Previous seat bus fares were 2,450 won for adults, 1,820 won for youth, and 1,230 won for children.

A city official stated, "We hope that the conversion of Route 300 to general city bus service will reduce residents' burden of bus fares," and added, "We will continue to make efforts to enhance convenience in public transportation use."