Nowon Station Transfer Passage Fully Closed from the 20th... "Please Use Detour for Indirect Transfers"

Seoul Metro announced on the 18th that it will completely close the transfer passage connecting Line 4 and Line 7 inside Nowon Station from the 20th of this month until September next year to replace six aging escalators installed there.

Accordingly, passengers transferring between Line 4 and Line 7 at Nowon Station must use the 'indirect transfer' (soft transfer) method by using the external entrances.

The escalators in the Nowon Station transfer passage, installed in 1997, have become frequently faulty due to aging and face maintenance limitations such as parts supply, prompting replacement work to begin in June this year.

Currently, two downward escalators (units 6 and 7) moving passengers from Line 4 to Line 7 have been stopped and are being used as stairs in preparation for replacement work.

With the escalator replacement project fully underway, the transfer passage will be completely closed for about nine months starting from the 20th of this month. To accommodate passengers during the full closure, the metro will implement the indirect transfer method, allowing passengers to transfer by exiting through the external entrances after alighting, then entering through the entrance of the line they wish to transfer to and passing through the fare gates again.

In this case, passengers must re-enter the fare gates within 30 minutes. There is no additional fare, but one transfer count will be deducted. The indirect transfer does not apply to single-use transportation cards, so passengers using these cards must seek assistance from station staff to use the emergency gate, the metro explained.

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