Suwon Special City Temporarily Increases Service on 5 Bus Routes in Response to Resource Security Crisis

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-seong] Suwon Special City announced on the 6th that it will temporarily increase service on three general city bus routes (300, 301, 900) and two express bus routes (7770, 7780) in response to the resource security crisis situation.

This measure is being implemented to address citizens' transportation inconvenience as public transportation demand increases due to the proclamation of the "caution" level resource security crisis alert triggered by the prolonged Middle East conflict and the implementation of a five-day automobile restriction policy for private vehicles (two-day policy for public institutions). Until the resource crisis alert is lifted, a total of 10 additional vehicles will be deployed across the five routes to provide 26 extra trips daily.

In particular, the city selected long-distance routes with high commute-hour demand among Gyeonggi Province's publicly managed transit routes, and projects that this will help alleviate congestion during major commute periods.

Routes 300 and 301 connect Pyeongtaek and Osan through Suwon to Uiwang and Anyang, while route 900 links Suwon with Anyang, Siheung, and Guro. Routes 7770 and 7780 are direct express buses operating between Suwon and Sadang.

The city plans to review additional route increases in the future based on trends in public transportation demand.