Agreement Signed with Office of Education
Targeting Bubal to Downtown and Baeksa·Sindun to Downtown Routes
Icheon City in Gyeonggi Province will begin operating a circular bus service for students commuting from outlying areas to the city center starting in October.
At the Icheon City Student Commuter Shuttle Bus Project Agreement Ceremony, Kim Eunjeong, Superintendent of Icheon Office of Education (third from the left), and Kim Kyunghee, Mayor of Icheon City (fourth from the left), are holding up the agreement document. Provided by Icheon City
On July 28, Icheon City signed a business agreement with the Icheon Office of Education at City Hall to promote a pilot project supporting a circular bus service for student commutes.
This agreement outlines cooperation between the city and the education office to jointly conduct the pilot project, aiming to guarantee commuting rights for students in transportation-disadvantaged areas. Previously, the city conducted three rounds of demand surveys and held business consultations with the education office to prepare for the pilot project.
According to the agreement, starting in October, the two organizations will operate four large buses in two areas: Bubal to downtown and Baeksa·Sindun to downtown. The circular bus service will run once in the morning for school arrival and twice in the afternoon for school departure. The city expects that approximately 187 students from 13 schools will benefit from the operation of the school buses.
After monitoring the pilot operation, the two organizations plan to make improvements and officially launch the school bus service in March next year.
Kim Kyunghee, Mayor of Icheon, stated, "Through the operation of the school bus service, we will establish a foundation so that students in transportation-disadvantaged areas can commute safely and conveniently."
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