Subway, buses to run until 2am during Lunar New Year, train discounts for families

  • 5 years ago
설 귀경길 서울 버스•지하철 막차시간 새벽 2시까지 연장, 내년부터 코레일 열차 무임 유아연령 만 6세 미만으로 확대

Lunar New Year period is just around the corner,... which means hundreds of thousands of South Koreans will be travelling to their hometowns to spend the holiday with their families.
To help deal with this mass exodus,.. Seoul city will enforce special transportation measures starting next week.
From February third to sixth,... the number of express buses on the motorway will be increased by 22 percent,... to accommodate a daily average of 130-thousand passengers.
Buses and subway will operate until 2 a.m. on the fifth and sixth,... when demand for these public transports is expected to peak.
Late night buses will run until three forty-five A.M.
Korea Railroad Corporation will allow children under six to board trains for free or at a discount.
Families travelling together can also receive a 30 percent off regular prices if two members of the group are under the age of 25.
For details on discount rates go to the Korail website or download its smartphone app.

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