SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the city-run operator of the subway system in Seoul, said Monday it has introduced Safe Roads to guide passengers to elevators inside subway stations. Seoul Metro joined hands with the Ministry of Interior and Safety and the Korea Elevator Safety Agency to lay out Safe Roads in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of the Seoul subway system, said Thursday it will expand the operation of a private warehouse service at subway stations. This service is a kind of personal self-storage service enabling users to store and reclaim a variety of goods ranging from camping items and seasonal [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have arrested a 31-year-old subway station worker for killing a female colleague in the public restroom of a subway station in Seoul, one day before a court was set to sentence him on charges of stalking her. The Seoul Metro employee, surnamed Jeon, allegedly stabbed the victim in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Metro, jointly with South Korean agricultural corporation Farm 8, opened a Metro Farm at Sangdo Station on Subway Line 7 on Friday. Metro Farm is an exclusive brand created by Seoul Metro, in which a variety of plants are grown using artificial light [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A subway station in Seoul has been transformed into a gallery where visitors can enjoy various artwork through augmented reality (AR) supported by 5G networking. LG Uplus Corp. opened the U+5G Gallery at Gongdeok Station on Seoul Subway Line 6, jointly with Seoul Transportation Corp. on Tuesday. Artwork at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – On November 17, Seoul announced that it will convert a number of upward escalators at the exits of subway stations to head downwards. The city named four stations on subway lines 6 and 7 where the changes will be made on an initial trial basis. The stations are: Jeungsan, [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Tuesday comprehensive measures to improve subway platform screen doors to better prevent subway malfunctions, and potentially fatal accidents. Despite the doors having been implemented to prevent railway accidents, they have been met with limitations, often deadly. Seven people have been killed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite initial public support for the project, an ambitious plan to create “Medical Zones” by attracting medical facilities (i.e. pharmacies and clinics) into Seoul subway stations has fallen flat. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) on Monday, the sole enterprise that showed interest in the endeavor [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – After a four-month grace period, the law that bans smoking near subway station exits in Seoul is now official. Those that smoke within 10 meters of any subway station exit will now be fined up to 100,000 won ($90). Since May 1, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and 25 Seoul [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly a quarter of citizens in Seoul prefer traditional toilets to western style ones in public restrooms, a government survey showed Tuesday. According to the survey conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on 3,137 people in March 2015, 22.8 percent of the respondents said they prefer traditional latrines where [...]