부안~인천공항, 공항버스 노선 생긴다

Buan~Incheon Airport, New Airport Bus Route Created

In the future, it will be possible to travel from Buan to Incheon Airport using an airport bus. Additionally, a new express bus route will be established between Jeonju and Seosan in Chungcheongnam-do.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Minister Kim Yoon-deok) has reviewed the applications for new intercity and express bus routes received in the second half of 2025 and will establish 23 new intercity and express bus routes, including 8 airport bus routes.

This initiative is aimed at improving the accessibility to airports for local residents and reducing transfer inconveniences. Particularly, the plan is to expand routes focusing on areas where there have been limited railway services or required transfers in the middle, in order to enhance regional connectivity.

For express buses, three new routes will be established: Seosan ↔ Jeonju (150km, 4 times/day), Cheongju ↔ Dangjin (103km, 2 times/day), and Cheongju ↔ Boryeong (132km, 4 times/day). These routes have been newly created to address the inconvenience of having to transfer in Daejeon despite being within 150km between Seosan, Boryeong, Dangjin, Cheongju, and Jeonju.

As part of the local airport and tourism activation policy discussed at the 11th National Tourism Strategy Meeting, 8 new airport bus routes will be established.

The newly established routes include: Kimhae Airport ↔ Jeonju ↔ Iksan ↔ Gunsan, Cheongju Airport ↔ North Cheongju ↔ Gimcheon ↔ Gumi ↔ East Daegu, Jeonju ↔ Wanju Innovation City ↔ Cheongju Airport, Incheon Airport ↔ Incheon ↔ Haenam ↔ Wando, Hwasun ↔ Jangseong ↔ Incheon Airport, Incheon Airport ↔ Yeongam ↔ Haenam, Seosan ↔ Dangjin ↔ North Cheongju ↔ Cheongju Airport, and Buan ↔ Seocheon ↔ Incheon Airport.

To prevent the drawbacks of monopolistic operation by specific operators, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to limit the operation period of the newly established routes to 11 years (equal to the bus replacement cycle) and comprehensively review the necessity of future routes, transportation performance, and fairness of opportunities to decide on renewal.

📝 Summary:
New intercity and express bus routes will be established in South Korea to improve accessibility to airports for local residents and reduce transfer inconveniences. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to establish 23 new routes, including 8 airport bus routes, with a focus on areas lacking railway services.

🗣️ Korean Translation:
한국에서는 지역 주민들의 공항 접근성을 향상시키고 환승 불편을 줄이기 위해 새로운 시외 및 고속 버스 노선이 설치될 예정입니다. 국토교통부는 철도 서비스가 부족한 지역을 중심으로 8개의 공항 버스 노선을 포함한 23개의 새로운 노선을 설치할 계획입니다.

❓ Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the main goal of establishing new intercity and express bus routes in South Korea?
2. How many new airport bus routes will be established as part of this initiative?
3. Why does the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plan to limit the operation period of the newly established routes?

💡 Vocabulary Learning:
1. accessibility / 접근성 / noun
- the quality of being easy to approach or use
- 공항에 쉽게 접근할 수 있도록 지역 주민들의 접근성을 향상시키는 것이 중요합니다.
- Improving accessibility for local residents to easily reach the airport is important.

2. inconvenience / 불편 / noun
- something that causes trouble or difficulty
- 환승 불편을 줄이기 위해 새로운 버스 노선이 설치되었습니다.
- New bus routes were established to reduce transfer inconveniences.

3. comprehensive / 종합적인 / adjective
- complete and including everything that is necessary
- 국토교통부는 미래 노선의 필요성, 교통 성능 및 기회의 공정성을 종합적으로 검토할 것입니다.
- The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will comprehensively review the necessity of future routes, transportation performance, and fairness of opportunities.

4. renewal / 갱신 / noun
- the act of extending the period of validity of something
- 새로운 노선의 운행 기간을 11년으로 제한하고 갱신 여부를 결정하기 위해 종합적으로 검토할 계획입니다.
- The plan is to limit the operation period of the new routes to 11 years and comprehensively review for renewal.

5. monopolistic / 독점적인 / adjective
- relating to or characterized by the control of a market by one company
- 특정 운영자에 의한 독점적 운영의 단점을 방지하기 위해 국토교통부는 새로운 노선의 운영 기간을 제한할 계획입니다.
- To prevent the drawbacks of monopolistic operation by specific operators, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to limit the operation period of the newly established routes.