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Reportage
came to Hongik University for drinks.
Having two kids, he really felt a relief
When we were in this kind of mood
and thankful for the new scheme. He
before,italwaysmadeusfeelsomething
got off the bus at Jungnang subway
is lacking because we stopped drinking
station and was surprised that the bus
not to miss the last bus. But now, we do
has such a long routes. As mentioned
not.” They expressed their gratification
above, most passengers were designated
atthenightbus.
drivers. Especially, in the last bus
runningforcontinuousthreestops,most
Ajam-packedbusforthe
passengers had at least two cell phones.
nighttimesendspeoplehome
According to a late night bus driver,
most passengers are people doing a
▲People contact their family while riding a night
bus.
chauffeur service. “Night bus has longer
2:00 A.M. ~ 4:00 A.M.: last bus running
adayfromGaehwa-dong
routes than others, and they can transfer
called her mother and said, “I’m on my
According to a stat from the Seoul
to N37 at Jongno going to Gangnam
way home. It won’t be long.” It became
government, 56.2% of the passengers
where people find chauffeur service
almostoneyearafterenteringacompany
were designated drivers who get paid to
most,” the bus driver said. As soon as
for her. Infrequent night-working made
drive other people’s cars, mostly those
the bus stopped at Hongik University, it
her fluster because there was no means
who are drunk. After finishing the
became jam-packed with students who
to get home. “I still remember my first
chauffeur service, a designated driver
enjoyedtheirdrinks.Untilthebusended
night-working day. It was around two
riding the bus on the Gaehwa subway
its running at Jungnang subway station,
o’clock in the morning. I panicked that
station, called his wife and said with
thepassengerseatswerefull.
there was nowhere to sleep. I had no
a smile, “I’m on my way home. I’m
choice but to go back to the office, and
riding a night bus.” Before the system,
“Doorswillbeclosed.Please,
sleep all curled up. At last, I took the
he could not imagine going home after
firstbus,gotreadyforworkingandwent
stepbackinside.”
work, but now, he could even get some
back to the office again.” As a starter
more sleep at home. Getting a taxi to
into the real world, she cannot take a
go home or sleeping less than 4 hours
4:00 A.M. ~ 5:00 A.M.: After finishing
cab that easily due to its high fare with
at a jjimjilbang, Korean dry sauna, was
thefirstbusrunning
Citizens were able to go to their
extrachargeappliedatnight.Butshefelt
all he could do at that time. “Whenever
relief now. After hearing the news that
I get on the bus, I think the service
homes with safety due to the night-bus
night bus would run, she got rid of the
was made for us, designated drivers.”
drivers. For the 12 buses of N26 and
worriesincaseofassociatedwithnight-
shifts.Also,sheaddedthatsheevenfelt
gratefulforbeingacitizenofSeoul.
Thenightbuscouldnotbebetternews
for university students who often stay
active into the night with group projects
anddrinking.Assoonasgettingabus,a
female student picked up her phone and
calledhermother.Thickbooksandsome
papers in her arms showed that she just
lefttheschool.“Ijustfinishedameeting
formygroupproject.30minuteswillbe
enoughtoarriveathome.Donotwaitfor
me. You should have gone sleep earlier.
Okay. When I almost arrive, I will call
you back. See you at home.” Following
her call, some students getting on the
ride from Sinchon, seemed to feel good
beingdrunk.“Afterfinishingclasses,we
▲Anightbusisjampackedalmostat3A.M.
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