Subway service briefly disrupted amid disability rights protest

A disability rights activist group in Seoul briefly disrupted subway service on Monday, occupying the platforms at Noryangjin Station on Line 1 and Hyehwa Station on Line 4. The Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, many of whom use wheelchairs, demanded that the government allocate a sufficient budget for disabled people next year.

In response, northbound trains passed through Noryangjin without stopping from 8:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m., while southbound trains passed through Hyehwa without stopping from 8:42 a.m. to 9:28 a.m., ensuring passenger safety. The group plans to hold a rally in front of the Korea Institute for Financial Information in central Seoul later in the day. Subway protests will continue every Monday at 8 a.m. at Hyehwa Station until Aug. 24.

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