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BackSeosan City begins operation of Happy Bus exclusively for pregnant women... Available up to 10 times per month
Seosan City begins operation of Happy Bus exclusively for pregnant women... Available up to 10 times per month
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Seosan City begins operation of Happy Bus exclusively for pregnant women... Available up to 10 times per month

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  • Seosan City, South Chungcheong Province, announced that it has started operating a happy bus exclusively for pregnant women connecting Seongyeon-myeon and the city center.
  • It is an 11-seater electric van donated by Hyundai Motor Company and is a low-floor bus equipped with safety belts, newborn car seats, and infant car storage space for pregnant women.
  • Pregnant women living in Seongyeon-myeon who are more than 16 weeks pregnant or within 6 months after giving birth can call and use it up to 10 times a month using a smartphone app.

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Seosan City introduced a happy bus exclusively for pregnant women as part of its transportation welfare policy to connect Seongyeon-myeon, where many young citizens live, and the city center.

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11-seater van equipped with baby car seats... Use up to 10 times per month

(Seosan = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Yun-deok = Seosan City, South Chungcheong Province, announced on the 7th that a 'happy bus exclusively for pregnant women' connecting Seongyeon-myeon, where many young citizens live, and the city center has begun operation.

The bus exclusively for pregnant women donated by Hyundai Motor Company as a social contribution project is an 11-seat electric van equipped with safety belts for pregnant women, a newborn car seat, and a storage space for infant cars.

The convenience of boarding and disembarking has also been improved with the low-floor body and automatic slide stairs.

Those eligible for use are pregnant women residing in Seongyeon-myeon who are more than 16 weeks pregnant or within 6 months after giving birth.

You can call a bus using a smartphone app up to 10 times a month at any time you need, and the fare is 1,500 won.

Mayor Lee Wan-seop of Seosan said, "I hope that the Happy Bus exclusively for pregnant women will be of practical help in the safe and convenient transportation of pregnant women and children. We will make Seosan a good place to have and raise children through transportation welfare policies that citizens can feel."

Open Questions

  • What are the bus routes and timetables?
  • How does the app calling system work?
  • How will the utilization rate and satisfaction of this bus be measured?

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Seosan City
PeopleLee Wan-seopYundeok Jeong
OrganizationsSeosan-si, Chungcheongnam-doHyundai Motor CompanyYonhap News
PlacesSeongyeon-myeon
Topicspregnant womanhappy busHyundai Motor Companyelectric vanSeat belt for pregnant women onlynewborn car seat
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