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Busan City Buses to Increase Service Starting Today (11th) to Ease Rush-Hour Congestion

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Busan Metropolitan City announced that starting today (11th), city buses will operate with increased service during commuting hours.

○ Following the government’s decision last April to raise the national energy crisis alert level and implement an alternate-day driving system for private institutions (March 25, 2026) and public institutions (April 8, 2026), the city established a public transportation service expansion plan to minimize inconvenience for citizens.

The city bus system planned to increase service if ridership rose by more than 5 percent compared to the same period last year (2025). As ridership surged by 5.8 percent, the expanded operations will begin today (11th).

○ Since March, the city has continuously monitored city bus ridership. While the increase rate remained within 2 percent through mid-April, ridership sharply rose by 5.8 percent between April 27 and May 1, prompting the city to implement additional service during commuting hours beginning today (11th).

The expanded service hours will cover commuting periods (07:00–09:00 and 18:00–20:00), applying to 32 routes and 737 buses operating mainly along key arterial roads centered around Seomyeon and Busan Station.

○ The number of operations will increase from 1,125 to 1,344, adding 219 additional runs. As a result, the average dispatch interval is expected to decrease from 9 minutes to 7 minutes.

○ The expanded routes mainly include heavily crowded lines heading toward Seomyeon, Busan Station, and Nampo-dong.

Meanwhile, the urban railway system has independently established a transportation plan through Busan Transportation Corporation and has been operating an additional 16 services during commuting hours since April 8.

○ Service has been expanded by 4 runs on Line 1, 4 runs on Line 2, and 8 runs on Line 3, reducing intervals from the previous 5 minutes to approximately 3.5 to 4.5 minutes.

Hwang Hyun-cheol, Director General of the Transportation Innovation Bureau, stated, “The energy crisis caused by instability in the Middle East could have a significant impact on the regional economy as a whole,” adding, “We will do our utmost to reduce household burdens caused by rising oil prices and ensure that citizens can use public transportation without inconvenience.”