Intercity express bus M5438, the first bust to connect Pyeongtaek city with capital Seoul’s Gangnam area, will kick off test operation from Friday.

The bus will run 18 times a day for the pilot period of one month.

Once the test period is over, starting July 1, a total of ten M5438 buses will run 36 times a day. 




Each day’s first bus departs from Jije Station in Pyeongtaek at 5 a.m., and the last bus from Gangnam Station at midnight.

For the 70-kilometer distance, the trip will cost 2,200 won ($2) to 2,900 won depending on the place of departure. Interval times will be roughly an hour, give or take 30 minutes.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)