Seoul City Activates 'Citizen Safety Countermeasures Headquarters' Before and After Impeachment Verdict... Full Effort on Safety Management

Focused Response at Constitutional Court and Gwanghwamun
1,357 Personnel Deployed Daily
Anguk Station Closed on Verdict Day
Public Transportation Rerouted and Non-Stop Service Implemented

Seoul City is making every effort to prevent safety accidents among large crowds during rallies by operating the 'Citizen Safety Countermeasures Headquarters' for three days before and after the impeachment trial verdict of President Yoon Seok-yeol. On the day of the verdict, measures such as closing Anguk Station on Subway Line 3 and temporarily rerouting buses and non-stop passage will also be implemented.

According to Seoul City on the 17th, the city will operate the Citizen Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, consisting of a command team led by the Administrative Deputy Mayor and eight working teams, on the day before, the day of, and the day after the impeachment verdict. The main focus is for the city, district offices, fire department, and police to promote crowd safety measures, traffic measures, emergency medical measures, fire force deployment plans, and citizen convenience measures to prevent accidents.

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First, up to 1,357 personnel from the city, Seoul Fire & Disaster Headquarters, and Seoul Transportation Corporation will be deployed daily at major stations and crowded areas to manage safety. Anguk Station, Gwanghwamun Station, City Hall Station, Hangangjin Station, and Yeouido Station are the key management targets. City employees will guide pedestrian traffic at major station entrances to prevent crowd congestion and direct people to nearby mobile and open restrooms.

If crowd congestion reaches a dangerous level, the police and fire department will cooperate to respond. The city's Disaster Safety Situation Room will monitor crowd density at major rally sites using closed-circuit television (CCTV) and respond accordingly.

Public transportation will be temporarily rerouted or pass through stations without stopping. City buses will temporarily reroute or pass without stopping at Gwanghwamun Intersection, Sejong-daero Intersection, Anguk Station, Yeouidaero, and Hannam-dong. Subway trains will be supplemented with temporary trains and additional cars as needed. Measures such as non-stop passage and entrance closures will be flexibly implemented depending on congestion levels.

In particular, Anguk Station on Subway Line 3, which is close to the Constitutional Court, will be closed on the day of the verdict. Hannamjin Station on Line 6, near the presidential residence, will have its closure decided flexibly depending on on-site congestion and other conditions.

Safety management within stations will also be strengthened. A total of 436 safety management personnel will be assigned daily to 18 stations including Jonggak Station, City Hall Station, and Jongno 3-ga Station. Five mobile restrooms will be installed at major rally sites to prevent accidents caused by overcrowding in restrooms. Seoul Bike (Ddareungi), shared personal mobility devices (PM), and street-side trash bins will also be relocated.

Jongno-gu, Jung-gu, Yongsan-gu, and Yeongdeungpo-gu will also implement safety management measures at the district level. The Fire & Disaster Headquarters and relevant fire stations will establish and operate 'special situation rooms.' They will monitor fire force deployment and support status, rescue and emergency dispatch situations, and respond to various accidents. Kim Seong-bo, Administrative Deputy Mayor of Seoul City, said, "We will mobilize the maximum available personnel and resources from crowd safety management to traffic alternatives to prioritize citizens' safety. Although there may be some inconvenience due to the closure of Anguk Station, we ask for understanding as this is a measure prioritizing citizen safety."

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