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Korea's Advanced Public Transportation System

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2011-06-22

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During the evening rush hour‚ Seoul's buses and subway trains carry people home. Every day‚ 13 million people utilize public transportation in Seoul. This number is now rising because of the recent spike in gas prices.
[Interview : Kim Jeong-hye‚ Seoul resident] "I practically use only public transportation. There's no traffic because of the separate bus lanes‚ and it's convenient."
[Interview : Lee Hui-jun‚ Seoul resident] "Gasoline is really expensive‚ and taking the bus gets people to walk more. Public transportation helps in terms of health and finance."
Every day at rush hour‚ the Yeouido Transfer Center becomes a battleground. To make the wait as smooth as possible‚ Seoul has implemented cutting-edge technology‚ including electronic signs that indicate the arrival times by the minute of each bus.
[Interview : Andrew Nanson‚ Tourist
Canada
] "It's because it helps me know when the bus is coming. Instead of just waiting here for seven or eight minutes‚ I can schedule my time accordingly to the bus schedule."
This is where the bus information system is all controlled. All of the buses that are running in Seoul can be seen on one screen.
When a bus moves‚ a GPS satellite emits the bus's location to the bus information system and waiting passengers.
[Interview : Yu Yeong-dae‚ Operating manager
Jungbu Unsu
] "We call it the BMS‚ short for the Bus Management System. The monitors show where exactly the buses are‚ and drivers are aware of the distance between the bus in front and the bus behind."
No discussion of Korea's high-tech public transportation system would be complete without transportation cards. With just one of these convenient cards‚ passengers can use all of Seoul's public transportation system.
Transportation cards have made rapid advances in technology. In recent years‚ transportation cards have focused on their appeal to consumers‚ coming out in a variety of designs.
[Interview : Jennine Best‚ Tourist
Canada
] "I have been using transportation cards for the last four years in Seoul. They're very convenient and easy to use."
[Interview : Noh Jeong-hyeon‚ Seoul resident] "It's convenient. You can use all the transportation systems with one card."
At present‚ 100% of subway riders and 96% of bus riders use transportation cards. The number of transportation card users has increased significantly thanks to the new systematic transfer system.
How does the transfer system work[Interview : Jeong Hyeon-gyu‚ Department chief
Korea Smart Card
] "Korea's transportation system is unique in that the cutting-edge IT technology used in the transportation cards allow the cards to provide a means for implementing social policies such as transfer discounts and fares based on distance."
Seoul's public buses move swiftly through the rush hour traffic. When bus-only lanes were moved from the outermost lanes to the central lanes‚ the buses were able to escape congestion. The new system is very well-received by the passengers.
[Interview : Kim Mi-hwa‚ Seoul resident] "These days‚ Seoul uses central bus-only lanes. It's very convenient and more enjoyable. Even if it's just a ten or twenty-minute ride‚ it's more enjoyable."
[Interview : Kong Seon-guk‚ Head of bus route team
Seoul Bus Management Division
] "We expanded the bus-only lanes in 2004. The new lanes increased the punctuality and the speed of bus transit‚ which increased the number of bus passengers significantly."
Thanks to the more convenient system‚ public transportation users are increasing each year. Last March‚ 1.3 million people utilized public transportation each day. Of these‚ 7.17 million were subway passengers‚ and 5.89 million were bus passengers.
At a subway station in Seoul‚ people stop on their busy way to watch a musical per

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