한강버스 운항 1년, 누적 탑승객 60만3293명…이용자 만족 97.3%
Hangang Bus Carries 603,293 Passengers in Its First Year, With 97.3% Satisfied
Part of the September 17, 2026 daily edition
서울시는 지난해 9월 18일 정식 운항을 시작한 한강버스의 누적 탑승객이 9월 14일 기준 60만3293명으로 집계됐다고 16일 밝혔습니다. 특히 안전·운항체계를 재정비해 전 구간 운항을 재개한 올해 3월 1일부터 9월 14일까지 전체 누적 이용객의 약 83%에 해당하는 49만8795명이 이용했고, 8월 한 달에만 8만9246명이 탔습니다. 서울시가 6월 29일부터 7월 5일까지 이용자 3569명을 대상으로 조사한 결과 97.3%(3472명)가 전반적으로 만족한다고 답했고, 재이용 의사는 93.2%, 추천 의향은 95.4%였습니다. 운항 정시성은 3월 97.7%에서 4월 97%, 5월 94.9%로 낮아졌다가 6월 98.5%, 7월에는 99.3%까지 올랐습니다. 서울시 분석에 따르면 운항 전인 지난해 5월과 올해 5월을 비교했을 때 여의도 선착장 반경 500m의 월평균 생활인구는 20.9%, 주변 음식점 카드매출은 15.5% 늘었습니다. 18일 오후 6시부터는 여의도 선착장에서 1주년 행사도 열립니다.
Translation
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on the 16th that the Hangang Bus, which began regular service on 18 September last year, had carried a cumulative 603,293 passengers as of 14 September. In particular, from 1 March this year, when full-route service resumed after the safety and operating systems were overhauled, to 14 September, 498,795 people rode it, about 83% of the cumulative total, and 89,246 rode in August alone. In a survey of 3,569 riders that the city ran from 29 June to 5 July, 97.3% (3,472 people) said they were satisfied overall, 93.2% said they would ride again and 95.4% said they would recommend it. On-time performance fell from 97.7% in March to 97% in April and 94.9% in May, then rose to 98.5% in June and 99.3% in July. According to the city's analysis, comparing May last year, before service began, with May this year, the monthly average de facto population within 500 m of the Yeouido pier rose 20.9% and card spending at nearby restaurants rose 15.5%. From 6 p.m. on the 18th a first-anniversary event will also be held at the Yeouido pier.
Vocabulary
- 운항명사 (noun)operation (of a ship or aircraft), sailing
- 누적명사 (noun)cumulative, running total
- 탑승객명사 (noun)a passenger (who boards)
- 재정비하다동사 (verb)to overhaul, to reorganise
- 정시성명사 (noun)punctuality, on-time performance
- 재이용명사 (noun)reuse, using again
- 선착장명사 (noun)a pier, a landing stage
- 생활인구명사 (noun)de facto population (people present in an area)
Grammar points
N에 해당하는amounting to N, equivalent to N
N에 해당하는 puts a share or category before the figure it describes: 전체 누적 이용객의 약 83%에 해당하는 49만8795명, 498,795 people, amounting to about 83% of the cumulative total. It lets one sentence carry both the absolute number and its denominator; read the 의 phrase to see what the percentage is of.
Example: 3월 1일부터 9월 14일까지 전체 누적 이용객의 약 83%에 해당하는 49만8795명이 이용했습니다.
From 1 March to 14 September, 498,795 people, amounting to about 83% of the cumulative total, rode it.
-았/었다가did ... and then (reversed / changed to) ...
-았/었다가 marks a completed action or state that is then followed by a change of direction: 94.9%로 낮아졌다가 98.5%로 올랐다, fell to 94.9% and then rose to 98.5%. It is the natural connector for a trend that dips and recovers, and the second verb usually contrasts with the first.
Example: 운항 정시성은 5월 94.9%로 낮아졌다가 6월 98.5%, 7월에는 99.3%까지 올랐습니다.
On-time performance fell to 94.9% in May and then rose to 98.5% in June and 99.3% in July.
-을/를 대상으로targeting N, with N as the subjects (of a survey)
N을/를 대상으로 names who a survey or programme covers: 이용자 3569명을 대상으로 조사한 결과, the result of a survey of 3,569 riders. In statistics news this phrase is where the sample is stated, and the percentages that follow apply only to that group.
Example: 서울시가 이용자 3569명을 대상으로 조사한 결과 97.3%가 전반적으로 만족한다고 답했습니다.
In a survey the city ran of 3,569 riders, 97.3% said they were satisfied overall.
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