Increased Subway and Bus Services on December 12-13 Due to Heavy Snowfall in Seoul

On the 12th, when heavy snow fell mainly in Seoul, the metropolitan area, and the west coast, citizens were bustling on the streets of Sinchon, Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that as snow is expected to cause traffic congestion starting from the afternoon of the 12th, they will increase public transportation services during the evening rush hour on the 12th and the morning rush hour on the 13th.

For the subway, the concentrated dispatch hours during the evening rush on the 12th will be extended by 2 hours from the usual 6 PM to 8 PM, now running until 10 PM. On the 13th, the morning rush hour service will be extended by 30 minutes from 7 AM to 9 AM, now operating until 9:30 AM.

Accordingly, subway operations will increase by 56 trips during the evening rush on the 12th and by 36 trips during the morning rush on the 13th. City buses will extend the minimum dispatch intervals during all routes' rush hours by 30 minutes and will lift the nighttime reduced service.

Currently, 4 cm of snow has fallen according to the Korea Meteorological Administration's Seoul observation station. The Seoul Metropolitan Government is deploying about 8,000 personnel and 1,078 snow removal vehicles and equipment to carry out snow removal operations.

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