Mokpo City Bus Strike Transport Measure: Operation of '1000 Won Rental Taxi'

Operating on weekdays during commuting hours from November 9
Fare 1,000 won, boarding and alighting only at bus stops on 8 main bus routes

Mokpo City operates a 1,000 won rental taxi service due to the bus strike. (Photo by Mokpo City)

[Mokpo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Hyeong-seok] Mokpo City in Jeollanam-do will operate about 150 "1000-won rental taxis" as a special transportation measure to alleviate citizen inconvenience and reduce the cost burden on transportation-vulnerable groups due to the prolonged city bus strike.

According to the city, the operation will start on the 9th, during the weekday peak commuting hours when citizen movement is high: from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the morning and from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the afternoon.

Any Mokpo citizen can use the service during these hours, and passengers only need to pay 1000 won per person, starting from elementary school students.

As a substitute for city buses, the rental taxis will operate along eight major city bus routes (No. 1, 1-A, 6, 9, 13, 15, 20, 60), and users must board and alight at bus stops.

The "1000-won rental taxi" can be identified by a flag attached to the back of the taxi (Mokpo City Emergency Transport Vehicle 1000-won Rental Taxi), and the service operates only within the business area; call systems such as Nangmancall and Kakao are not available.

A city official stated, "To reduce citizen inconvenience caused by the prolonged bus strike, we will mobilize all administrative efforts to explore additional measures beyond charter buses and rental taxis."