[Asia Economy Reporter Seong Giho] Seoul Metro announced that at 3:29 PM on the 22nd, a simultaneous overhead line failure occurred on the Line 7 trains bound for the upper track direction (Jangam direction) at Konkuk University Station and Children's Grand Park Station, and they are currently taking measures.


The failure initially occurred at Konkuk University Station at 3:29 PM, and after all passengers were evacuated and the train was being moved to the depot, another failure occurred again at Children's Grand Park Station.


The company immediately formed an on-site response team and is doing its best to restore the service. Currently, train operations on Line 7 upper track between Cheongdam Station and Taereung Entrance Station are suspended. Line 7 lower track trains (Jangam → Onsu direction) are operating normally.



A company official said, "We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to subway users and will do our best to take swift action to prevent any disruption to operations."


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