Yongin City Holds Ceremony for New Shuttle Bus for People with Disabilities

On February 6th, Yongin City held a test drive ceremony for a newly purchased state-of-the-art shuttle bus at the Yongin Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled to enhance mobility and convenience for people with disabilities.

At the test drive ceremony, Yongin Mayor Kim Hak-gyu, along with officials from the Yongin Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled, civil servants, and approximately 20 disabled bus users participated in boarding the shuttle bus and traveling a route from the welfare center through Dunjeon-ri, Yurim-dong, Mapyeong-dong, and Yangji-myeon before returning to the center.

Mayor Kim Hak-gyu stated, "The state-of-the-art shuttle bus equipped with modern facilities will become a safe means of transportation for the 3,900 members of the Yongin Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled and approximately 30,000 people with disabilities in Yongin City," and added, "Going forward, we will continue to make efforts to enhance mobility convenience and welfare for people with disabilities."

The disability shuttle bus is a 37-seat large bus equipped with wheelchair lift devices, wheelchair securing devices, and LED information displays tailored for people with disabilities, and will be operated and managed by the Yongin Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled.

The bus was purchased with 120 million won in support from Yongin City and 60 million won in donations collected by the Yongin Comprehensive Welfare Center for the Disabled through the "Duri-hana Nanum-set Bazaar." The center adjusted operation routes focusing on areas where public transportation access is difficult, with routes centered on the eastern area of Yongin and operating twice daily.