Gyeonggi Province to Provide Real-Time Arrival Information for All Village Bus Routes by 2017

By 2017, integrated real-time bus arrival information will be available across all 21 municipalities in Gyeonggi Province where village buses operate.

Starting next month, Gyeonggi Province will provide integrated village bus information services in eight cities—Yongin, Anyang, Namyangju, Paju, Siheung, Guri, Hanam, and Gwacheon—the province announced on the 27th. The service will be further expanded to Seongnam and Gwangmyeong in October, and to Uiwang and Yangju in December.

Next year, the service will be extended to Goyang, Bucheon, Hwaseong, and Gunpo, and by 2017 to all areas including Suwon, Uijeongbu, Pyeongtaek, Gimpo, and Osan where village buses operate.

The integrated village bus information service will provide information on village bus route status, real-time bus locations, bus stop information by district, and bus arrival times for each stop.

Previously, each local government provided only limited information about village bus routes within their jurisdiction on electronic displays, despite many routes spanning adjacent municipalities.

To address this, the province has established a system to provide integrated services through the provincial Transportation Information Center.

This information can be accessed through the smartphone application "Gyeonggi Bus Info 2," the Gyeonggi Bus Information website (www.gbis.go.kr), or an automated response phone line (1688-8031).

Currently, 1,955 village buses operate on 605 routes across 21 municipalities in the province.