The stations with the highest number of lost items reported last year were Banghwa Station (8,943 cases), Yangcheon-gu Office Station (6,121 cases), Bonghwasan Station (4,724 cases), Ogeum Station (3,932 cases), and Bulamsan Station (3,637 cases).
The number of lost items reported on the Seoul subway exceeded 160,000 last year, averaging about 460 cases per day.
Wallets, clothing, and bags were the main items lost, and the total value of cash among the lost items was also estimated to reach several hundred million won.
On March 25, Seoul Metro Authority released the following analysis of its 2025 subway lost item statistics.
These stations are terminal stations on their respective lines, where lost items are intensively found during the final inspection of train interiors by staff before entering the train depot.
Among the lost items reported last year, 86,224 cases (51.4%) were returned to their owners.
50,474 cases (30.1%) were transferred to the police, and the rest are still being stored.
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Reporter Park Eunseo rloseo8@asiae.co.kr
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Edit Kong Sumin hyunhj@asiae.co.kr
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