The Decline of the Bus Industry

Chidongcoach station, serving a county of more than 760,000 people in western Hwangyang, has decayed in many ways. Within four years after the launch of Chidong's new railway station with high-speed train services in 2013, its long-distance coach routes to cities outside of Houdin were cancelled. The parking lot originally reserved for inter-provincial buses is now occupied by an out-of-use COVID testing kiosk, several private cars, and a retired coach that has languished there for at least two years. Last year, the HATG began to delay payment of employee salaries, and Fung has not seen a penny for