Massive Changes to Incheon’s Bus System from Saturday

This Saturday, a large number of Incheon’s bus routes will undergo major changes and some routes will disappear completely. The changes coincide with the opening of Incheon’s Line 2 and is the first major reform of the city’s bus system since the opening of Gyeongin commuter rail (Line 1) in 1974.

41% of Incheon’s bus routes (86 in total) will be changed, 15 new bus routes will be introduced and 27 existing routes will be scrapped. In order to prepare for the changes, Incheon’s BIS (bus information system) has been turned off for all of Friday (29 July) which means bus arrival times will not be displayed at bus stops or via apps. The system will go back online from midnight Saturday.

Why the change?

Not only has it been a long time since there was an overall reform, but the opening of Line 2 means that existing bus routes will need to be altered to pass through the new stations.

From 30 July you’ll be able to use Incheon’s bus site (http://bus.incheon.go.kr) to find your way around using the new buses. Daum and Naver maps are likely to also be quick in updating their info, but it may be worth double checking with Incheon’s site or the information below to be sure during the first couple of days.

Altered Routes – Click to see the route (Korean)

1	2-1	3-2	5	5-1	6	6-1	6-2	7	9	10
12	13	14	14-1	16	16-1	20	21	24	24-1	27
28	28-1	30	33	35	37	40	42	42-2	46	63
65	65-1	66	67-1	70	72	76	79	103-1	112	202
221	300	304	306	307	320	31	51-1	91	92	506
510	511	512	515	516	517	518	519	521	523	524
526	532	535	537	538	556	558	560	562	565	566
579	581	582	583	584	588	591	592	595	–	–

 
New Routes – Click to see the route (Korean)

6-3	43	43-1	43-2	68
81	82	83	84	203
204	523-1	572	597	700-2

 
Discontinued Routes

7-1	13-1	13-2	17	21-1	25	29	41	41-1	42-1
75	77	77-1	77-2	201	700	순환43	순환51-2	순환81	순환82
513	525	553	559	563	568	589	596	740	–

 
See more information on the official Incheon page.
View a full PDF (37MB) of the changes here.
 
Image: Wikicommons