Haeundae~Gwangalli amphibious buses will open in November
Amphibious bus route
Reporter Kim Hyung [email protected]
Input: 2021-03-17 19:06:40Revision: 2021-03-17 19:08:13Posted: 2021-03-17 19:08:27 (p. 02)
The’amphibious bus’ (pictured), a marine city tour that will become a new specialty in Busan tourism, will operate from the second half of this year as early as possible. The amphibious bus is expected to become a’killer content’ crossing the sea in Busan, an’international tourism city’ where marine tourism is the biggest strength.
The city of Busan announced on the 17th that it will operate the amphibious bus from November this year after selecting a private business operator to operate the amphibious bus in June this year.
Land 17·Sea 6㎞, total 23㎞
Priority input from the Suyeong River section
All sections of Haeundae in February next year
‘International Tourism City’ expects a new specialty
The private business operator selected for the contest operates the Haeundae line connecting Haeundae and Gwangalli. The Haeundae route is a total of 23km and is divided into about 17km on land and 6km on the sea. Suyeong Bay Yacht Stadium, where the ticket office is located, South marina~Busan Museum of Art~Haeundaero~Park Hyatt Busan~Suyeonggang~Haeundae Movie Street~Dongbaek Intersection~Haeundaero~Gwangan Bridge~Gwangan Beach Road~Olympic Garden Intersection~Return to the ticket office It’s a course.
The amphibious bus used on the Haeundae route passes through Park Hyatt Busan and is obtained from the yacht stadium by sea. After sailing to Suyeong Bridge 2, return to the yacht stadium and come out on land. The total running time is 60 to 70 minutes.
The city and private companies plan to operate the Suyeong River section of the entire Haeundae route from November this year. The Suyeong River section is a course that returns to Suyeong River-Haeundae Movie Street-Dongbaek Intersection-Haeundae Bridge-Gwangan Beach Road-Olympic Garden Intersection-Suyeong River.
Currently, it is difficult for amphibious buses to operate all routes in Haeundae. It is impossible to obtain an amphibious bus on the sea, which is the main route of the Haeundae route, as there is no permission to operate the sea section of the Haeundae route. The competent agency, Busan Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) is showing a position to watch the operation of amphibious buses for the time being due to the need to check the safety of the sea section.
Therefore, the city plans to run all sections of the Haeundae route in February and March next year after securing safety for the sea section by conducting a test operation in the future.
Meanwhile, the applicant must be a corporation or consortium with an office in Busan as of the date of announcement. Companies wishing to participate in the competition must submit a letter of intent to participate in the project by the 26th and participate in the business briefing on the 30th.
Reporter Kim Hyung [email protected]