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A person reaches down to pick up a bag left on the floor of a train.

Seoul Metro launches lost-and-found home delivery service for subway passengers

The capital city has launched a service that delivers items that have been lost and recovered to subway passengers at their home or work.

2026.7.22

Stepping into Seoul's abandoned subway spaces: The ghostly remnants of national upheavals

Scattered throughout the capital's labyrinthine network hide platforms and concourses largely closed off to the public, tracing history that never came to be.

2026.7.15

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One car, two climates: Why Koreans keep fighting over the subway's temperature

Seoul Metro receives thousands of complaints as subway riders clash over air conditioning. Here's why and what riders can do.

2026.7.10

Carbon dioxide leak forces trains to skip Anam Station on line No. 6

Passengers evacuated and trains skipped Anam Station near Korea University after a carbon dioxide leak, before normal service resumed.

2026.6.16

Seoul subway loses nearly half of every fare as free rides, discounts take a toll

Seoul Metro says free rides, transfer discounts and rising costs pushed its annual loss to 826.8 billion won despite higher ridership.

2026.6.12

Screenshots from the updated Seoul Subway app [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Seoul subway app to get foreigner-friendly overhaul

Seoul's official subway app is getting an overhaul to better suit foreigners, adding real-time AI translations of train announcements and emergency alerts, Seoul Metro said Tuesday.

2026.5.19

Commuters sit and stand inside a subway car in Seoul on Dec. 1, 2025. [YONHAP]

Seat warmers: Cause for comfort or pain point for Korea's commuters

Commuters in Seoul express frustration over overly heated subway seats, often referred to as 'eong-ddeu.' Complaints have surged in recent months, with temperatures regulated by an overall heating system, not intentional seat warmers.

2026.2.27

Kim Tae-gyun, head of the Seoul Metro chapter of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union, left, and Han Young-hee, acting CEO and head of planning at Seoul Metro, pose for a photo after signing a wage and collective bargaining agreement at the company’s headquarters in Seongdong District, Seoul, on Dec. 12. [SEOUL METRO]

Seoul Metro unions strike wage deal with management, withdraw strike plan

Two out of three labor unions of Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines No. 1 through 8, decided Friday to withdraw their plan to launch an all-out strike after reaching a last-minute wage deal with the Seoul subway operator, officials said.

2025.12.12

Voice actor Kang Hee-sun is seen announcing the news of her cancer diagnosis on an episode of the tvN television variety show ″You Quiz on the Block″ in 2024. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Seoul subway transitions to AI announcements, ending Kang Hee-sun's three decade role

Artificial intelligence will soon take over Seoul subway announcements, marking the end of nearly three decades of recordings by voice actor Kang Hee-sun, who is stepping down as she battles cancer.

2025.9.29

Hapjeong Station on Seoul Metro lines No. 2 and No. 6 [YONHAP]

Hapjeong Station fire caused by battery, authorities say

A fire broke out at Hapjeong Station on Seoul Metro lines No. 2 and 6 at around 4:15 p.m. Monday, causing trains to temporarily bypass the station without stopping, with authorities pointing to a battery carried by a commuter.

2025.9.1