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A Happy City for Transportation-Vulnerable Citizens – Busan Expands Duribal Fleet by Ten Vehicles

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will introduce ten additional Duribal vehicles this year to enhance transportation convenience for individuals with disabilities and other mobility-vulnerable citizens. The vehicles will be handed over to the city’s entrusted operating organization, the Busan Infrastructure Corporation.

At 2 p.m. today (October 16), the city will deliver the ten vehicles to the Busan Infrastructure Corporation at the Nopo Cargo Truck Public Parking Lot. As a result, Busan now operates a total of 232 Duribal vehicles.

The Duribal is a special transportation service vehicle in Busan equipped with ramps and lifts to assist wheelchair users in boarding and alighting safely.
The service provides mobility assistance to individuals with severe walking disabilities and to senior citizens aged 65 and older who use wheelchairs and are eligible for care-grade support.

Furthermore, from October 30 to November 6, Busan Metropolitan City and the Busan Infrastructure Corporation will dispatch sixteen Duribal vehicles and welfare managers to support the delegations from seventeen cities and provinces participating in the 45th National Para Games, which will be held at thirty-eight venues across Busan, including the Busan Asiad Main Stadium (opening ceremony).

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In addition, since April this year, the city has been operating a total of 2,850 voucher call taxis for transportation-vulnerable groups—including persons with disabilities and pregnant women—under an integrated dispatch system.

Through this integration, operational performance has significantly improved compared to before its implementation.
From March (before integration) to August (after integration), average daily call volumes increased as follows:
– Call taxis for persons with disabilities rose from 3,000 to 3,800 trips per day, an increase of more than 26 percent.
– Call taxis for pregnant women rose from 600 to 900 trips per day, a 50 percent increase.

Hwang Hyun-cheol, Director General of the Transportation Innovation Bureau, stated,
“This expansion of the Duribal fleet is expected to further enhance mobility convenience for transportation-vulnerable citizens. Busan Metropolitan City will continue striving to provide safe and convenient transportation services for all.”