Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon checked the status of free shuttle bus operations on the morning of the 14th, the second day of the Seoul city bus strike.
That morning, Oh visited a stop near DMC Raemian E-Pyeonhan Sesang Complexes 2 and 4 in Seodaemun District to check the status of free shuttle buses consolidating major hubs and subway stations.
On the 13th, the first day of the city bus strike, the Seoul Metropolitan Government deployed and is operating 763 free shuttle buses consolidating major hubs and subway stations, focusing on areas without village buses. As of the 13th, the number of users was counted at about 86,000. In addition, autonomous districts are operating more than 270 free shuttle buses on their own.
Oh said, "We are trying to ease commuters' inconvenience by mobilizing every available means, including adding subway runs and operating free shuttle buses," adding, "Even so, I will carefully check once more to see if there are any blind spots."
He went on, "We will focus all our capabilities on resolving the city bus strike issue as soon as possible so that we can return city buses, the feet of citizens, to Seoul residents."
Earlier, at 9:10 p.m. on the 13th, Oh held an emergency countermeasures meeting in the mayor's office at Seoul City Hall with relevant departments and related agencies attending. Through the meeting, the city decided to increase additional subway runs from 172 per day to 203. It also took measures such as expanding the extension of peak commute hours from the existing 2 hours (1 hour each for morning and evening) to a total of 4 hours (2 hours each for morning and evening).