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This pink steel door recessed in a corner inside Sinseol-dong Station in eastern Seoul leads to an abandoned platform that has been sealed off to the public since 1974.
An empty subway train heads to a depot, passing Sinseol-dong Station's abandoned platform during the Korea JoongAng Daily's visit on June 29.
A safety hazard sign cautions against stalagmites on the ground on the stairs to an abandoned platform in Sinseol-dong Station on June 29.
Safety hazard signs are plastered throughout an abandoned platform inside Sinseol-dong Station in eastern Seoul on June 29.
A view of an abandoned single-track platform inside Sinseol-dong Station in eastern Seoul on June 29