Evaluation of Free Ride Mobility based on Transit Card Data in Seoul

초록

: In 2004, Seoul introduced a transit smart card based on the AFC system was. This system introduced a distance-based fare scheme to enhance transit ridership by discounting transfer fares between different modes. The distance-based fare scheme is a total fare system that considers a passenger travel distance from origin to destination with a maximum of four transfers per journey. Apart from this fare system, in 1984, Koreans metro operators started providing discount for elderly, disabled and men of national merit. Recently the operators are struggling due to the increase of elderly population and reduced subsidization of free riders. This study analyzed the free ride system of public transportation in Seoul to demonstrate the impact factors causing burden of free ride cost and suggest effective way for reducing the cost.