Paju City Launches Village Bus Route 079 Linking Unjeong and Unjeong Jungang Stations... Service Starts Oct. 14

Paju City Adds New Village Bus Route Linked to GTX
Route via Haeoreum Village to Begin Service on Oct. 14
36 Trips a Day... Every 25 to 30 Minutes

Paju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on October 13 that it will launch Village Bus Route 079 on October 14, connecting Haeoreum Village with Unjeong Station on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line and Unjeong Jungang Station on the GTX-A metropolitan express railway.

Village bus No. 079, which Paju City will begin operating on the 14th, connects Haeoreum Maeul with Unjeong Station on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line and Unjeong Jungang Station on the GTX-A line. Photo provided by Paju City.

Route 079 will depart from Unjeong Station, pass through Garam Village, Sannae Village, Haeoreum Village and Mulhyanggi Village, and continue to Unjeong Jungang Station. Three buses will make 36 trips a day, with intervals of 25 to 30 minutes. The first bus will depart at 5 a.m. and the last at 11:30 p.m. The same timetable will apply on weekdays, Saturdays and public holidays.

Until now, Haeoreum Village had no village bus route directly connecting it to Unjeong Station, making it inconvenient for residents to use the railway and Starfield Village. Students traveling between Haeoreum Village and Garam Village and Byeolharam Village also had to transfer on their way to and from school.

Paju City expects the new route to serve as a transport link between the GTX-A and the Gyeongui-Jungang Line, making commuting easier for residents and travel to school more convenient for students.

The new route is part of an urban transport model project to expand connections to rail services. The city issued a call for transport operators in August and selected an operator in September. After checking preparations for the service, it held a test ride on October 12.

Paju Mayor Son Baechan delivers remarks during a test ride on Village Bus No. 079 on the 12th. Photo provided by Paju City.

Mayor Son Baechan said, "The launch of Route 079 will ease travel difficulties for residents of Haeoreum Village and strengthen the GTX-connected transport system centered on Unjeong Station and Unjeong Jungang Station. We will build a convenient and comprehensive public transport system that reflects residents' needs and local conditions."

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