▲ A bus depot in Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi Province announced that if city and intercity buses go on a general strike, it will deploy chartered and official government buses, while increasing subway and taxi allocations to minimize passenger inconvenience.
The provincial government estimates that if the general strike materializes, 3,798 buses (35.7%) belonging to 29 companies out of the 10,631 city and intercity buses in the province will join the strike, putting 12 cities in the southern region and 3 cities in the northern region within the strike's impact zone.
In response, the province has prepared measures to deploy loop-service chartered buses to 160 major hubs, including subway stations and terminals in these areas.
It also plans to intensively deploy and increase the frequency of city bus routes that are not participating in the strike during commuting hours to shorten dispatch intervals.
The province plans to encourage the maximum operation of about 630 village bus routes totaling 2,300 buses, as well as 27,000 taxis.
Additionally, plans are underway to increase the number of metropolitan subway and light rail operations during commuting hours and deploy safety personnel to prepare for congestion inside stations.
Along with these measures, the province plans to provide information on the strike situation and alternative transportation through the Gyeonggi Bus Information System (gbis.go.kr), the provincial and city websites, social networking services (SNS), and notices at bus stops.
The Gyeonggi Provincial Federation of Automobile & Transport Workers' Unions, affiliated with the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, decided on a general strike for October 30 through a member vote on October 23, and is currently engaged in last-minute negotiations with management.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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