Selected 22 congested metropolitan bus routes where to be added with 40 extra buses by year-end
The Metropolitan Transport Commission (Chairman LEE Seong-hae, hereinafter referred to as MTC) of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT, Minister WON Hee-ryong) announced that by the end of this year, additional 40 double-decker electric buses would be added to 22 metropolitan bus routes to significantly improve the convenience of metro transportation in the metropolitan area including new towns, etc.
The double-decker electric bus has a large-capacity means of transportation that can fundamentally resolve congestion during rush hours by increasing passenger traffic per unit by more than 60%* compared to existing vehicles.
* Number of passenger seats per unit: (metropolitan bus) 40-45 seats, (double-decker electric bus) 70 seats
MTC has introduced and operated 60 vehicles from 2020 to 2022 through the ‘Double-decker Electric Bus Supply Project’ and will introduce 40 additional buses this year to expand up to 100 units.
* A total of 60 vehicles in operation in South Korea, including 56 units in Gyeonggi-do, two in Incheon, and two in Daejeon
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