Seoul to trial seatless subway carriages to cut rush-hour congestion

Passengers on Seoul’s subway. The South Korean capital’s metro operator is going to test carriages with no seats during rush hours from January.Passengers on Seoul’s subway. The South Korean capital’s metro operator is going to test carriages with no seats during rush hours from January.

Seoul’s subway system plans to introduce trains with carriages with no seating in order to alleviate congestion during peak hours, its operator has announced. The trial programme, set to start in January, will involve the removal of seats from two carriages on subway trains running on two of the South Korean’s capital’s nine major lines during morning and evening rush hours,According to Seoul Metro, by the third quarter of 2023, congestion levels inside Lines 4 and 7 –where the trial is taking place – had reached 193.4% and 164.2% of capacity, respectively, during the busiest hours.

“If the pilot project proves effective, we will expand the initiative in the future to ensure citizens can use the subway more comfortably and safely,” said Seoul Metro CEO Baek Ho. Further to the announcement, Seoul Metro also increased the number of subway trains on the two congested lines during rush hours as of Monday.

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