Gwangju City is set to completely revamp its local bus routes.
The city will finalize the "Gwangju Local Bus Route Overhaul Plan" during a Bus Policy Review Committee meeting on the 22nd.
According to Gwangju City on the 21st, the number of bus routes will increase from 103 to 118, adding 15 new routes, while the average wait time will decrease from 25.2 minutes to 20.7 minutes, a reduction of 4.5 minutes.
The number of daily bus operations will also rise from 8,394 to 9,355, an increase of 961 trips.
This overhaul aims to reduce wait times for citizens and enable faster travel to desired destinations.
The plan will maintain the current fleet of 1,044 buses due to budget constraints, without adding new vehicles.
High-demand routes will be streamlined, while less frequented outer routes will be connected with branch lines.
The number of long-distance routes exceeding 30 kilometers will be reduced from 16 to 10, and 11 routes will be split into 23 lines based on user demand.
Gwangju City has shared the preliminary plan detailing the routes with citizens and collected over 6,000 public opinions during a two-week consultation period that began on August 10.
Following this, the city reviewed the validity of the feedback and made adjustments to over 50 routes in the final plan.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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