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Power Outage Disrupts Operations on Goyang Section of Seoul Subway Line 3

Power Outage Disrupts Operations on Goyang Section of Seoul Subway Line 3

SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A power outage disrupted subway operations on a Line 3 section in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, on Friday morning, causing massive congestion for commuters during the morning rush hour. Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) said the power outage happened at 4:30 a.m. between Wondang Station and Wonheung Station, leaving trains [...]

Seoul Introduces World’s First Tagless Subway System

Seoul Introduces World’s First Tagless Subway System

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday introduced a tagless fare payment system at 12 subway stations on the Ui-Sinseol Light Rail Transit (excluding Bomun Station) in collaboration with transportation card issuer Tmoney Co. This marks the world’s first introduction of a tagless system in a subway network. The term [...]

Seoul Metro to Develop AI-based System for Subway Congestion Monitoring

Seoul Metro to Develop AI-based System for Subway Congestion Monitoring

SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of the subway service in Seoul, said Tuesday it will develop a real-time monitoring system that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assess the congestion levels of subway stations. The project will involve employing AI to analyze the CCTV data organized by congestion levels. In [...]

Seoul Metro Launches Pilot Project to Prevent Unauthorized Use of Senior Cards on Subways

Seoul Metro Launches Pilot Project to Prevent Unauthorized Use of Senior Cards on Subways

SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of the subway service in Seoul, announced that it will launch a three-month pilot project starting this month to use voice guidance announcements when senior cards are tagged at ticket gates. The initiative aims to prevent the unauthorized use of senior cards for free subway [...]