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Express buses in Korea offer 'this' just like subways and trains...
June 04, 2021
How many passengers does a Korean express bus transport in a year? As of 2019, there were 32 million, which is well over 30 million each year. (Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) We have selected three strengths of Korean express buses that continue to board despite the development of high-speed rail and air means.
First, it's a dense domestic intercity route. It is differentiated from the KTX (Korea Train eXpress) that connects only major cities.
Second, the express bus terminal is located in the center of the city and has good accessibility. Considering the distance traveled to the house, it often saves time compared to the station.
Last, it has a transfer system. Even if you are not traveling between cities, you can transfer to any place you want by using an intermediate rest stop.
In fact, there was one thing to be desired about the express bus. The exact arrival time of the bus was not known. But this year, this inconvenience has been resolved. This is because express buses, like trains and subways, can predict their expected arrival time. This is thanks to the estimated arrival time information service completed by the Formax Network.
How can we predict the arrival time of a bus running on a road that changes every minute? This is because not only real-time traffic data at the present time, but also predicted traffic data are utilized. In this predicted traffic data, pattern data that finds regular patterns by giving statistics and analyzing data by day and hour is utilized. In particular, the accuracy has been increased by adding the know-how of the Formax network in the data processing process.
Thanks to this, citizens can receive hourly-updated arrival time information not only on the in-flight monitor, but also through the reservation mobile application and kiosks throughout the terminal. Also, if a new section occurs, there is no need to worry. Traffic data experts identify route maps and bus routes by section and quickly reflect them within two days.
The reason for such a quick update is that a route and route creation tool based on an electronic map (GIS). Also, the good thing about the electronic map-based route creation tool is that it can calculate the arrival time of the bus even if it accidentally deviates from the route or if it detours.
First, it's a dense domestic intercity route. It is differentiated from the KTX (Korea Train eXpress) that connects only major cities.
Second, the express bus terminal is located in the center of the city and has good accessibility. Considering the distance traveled to the house, it often saves time compared to the station.
Last, it has a transfer system. Even if you are not traveling between cities, you can transfer to any place you want by using an intermediate rest stop.
In fact, there was one thing to be desired about the express bus. The exact arrival time of the bus was not known. But this year, this inconvenience has been resolved. This is because express buses, like trains and subways, can predict their expected arrival time. This is thanks to the estimated arrival time information service completed by the Formax Network.
How can we predict the arrival time of a bus running on a road that changes every minute? This is because not only real-time traffic data at the present time, but also predicted traffic data are utilized. In this predicted traffic data, pattern data that finds regular patterns by giving statistics and analyzing data by day and hour is utilized. In particular, the accuracy has been increased by adding the know-how of the Formax network in the data processing process.
Thanks to this, citizens can receive hourly-updated arrival time information not only on the in-flight monitor, but also through the reservation mobile application and kiosks throughout the terminal. Also, if a new section occurs, there is no need to worry. Traffic data experts identify route maps and bus routes by section and quickly reflect them within two days.
The reason for such a quick update is that a route and route creation tool based on an electronic map (GIS). Also, the good thing about the electronic map-based route creation tool is that it can calculate the arrival time of the bus even if it accidentally deviates from the route or if it detours.
