National Meritorious Persons Residing in Yongin to Ride Village Buses Free Starting Next Year

Yongin Special City (Mayor Lee Sang-il) will provide free village bus rides to local national meritorious persons starting January next year.

The city announced that a partial amendment to the "Yongin City Route Bus Transportation Business Support Ordinance" passed the second plenary session of the 308th regular session of the Yongin City Council held on the 13th.

Accordingly, 1,675 national meritorious persons in Yongin Special City—including disabled veterans, wounded veterans of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, and wounded veterans of the April 19 Revolution—will be able to use village buses connecting major residential areas and public transportation hubs free of charge starting January 2027.

Until now, national meritorious persons were able to use city buses free of charge with support from the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, but village buses were excluded from the program.

Based on the amended ordinance, the city plans to sign agreements with 11 village bus transport operators including Suseong Transportation, Yongin Transportation Co., Ltd., Gyeongnam Passenger Transportation, Dongbaek Transportation Co., Ltd., Sanghyun Transportation Co., Ltd., and Seungjin Passenger Co., Ltd. to support free village bus usage for national meritorious persons.

Mayor Lee Sang-il stated, "Going forward, we will continue to honor the noble dedication of national meritorious persons and expand inclusive public transportation welfare policies so that all citizens can conveniently use public transportation."