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Seatless Subway Cars to Debut in Seoul Wednesday

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seatless subway trains will debut in Seoul this week, the city’s subway operator said Tuesday, as part of efforts to relieve overcrowding during rush hours. Seoul Metro said one carriage on each of the Subway Line 4 trains will run without seating during the morning and evening rush hours, [...]

Seoul Metro to Pilot Seatless Subway Cars during Rush Hour

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of Seoul subway lines No. 1-8, plans to pilot seatless subway cars next year to alleviate overcrowding during the morning and evening rush hour, officials said Wednesday. Under the pilot project set to commence in January, seats inside two cars of each subway train running [...]