Seoul expands express transit to relieve commuter rush
Seoul Metro Line 9 will run more express trains during the morning rush and pilot four express bus routes connecting outlying districts with the city center starting Nov. 16, city officials said Wednesday. Line 9, which cuts through key commercial and financial districts, remains one of Seoul’s most notoriously overcrowded transit corridors. During peak morning hours, its express trains routinely…
Seoul is set to expand its express transit system to ease the morning commuter rush, city officials announced on Wednesday. Line 9, a key corridor running through commercial and financial districts, will see more express trains during peak morning hours starting November 16. The existing express trains on Line 9 can carry up to 192.5% of their rated capacity during rush hour, well beyond the 100% limit.
To address this issue, the city will change the ratio of express to all-stop trains on Line 9. From 5:40 a.m. to 7 a.m., every two express trains will replace one all-stop train in the current one-to-one alternating schedule. Additionally, morning express service will start 50 minutes earlier at 5:40 a.m., rather than the previous 6:30 a.m. The city is also piloting four express bus routes connecting outlying districts with the city center to further alleviate congestion.
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