Starting on the 13th, if you don’t wear a mask during congestion on the Seoul subway, then …

Starting on the 13th, when the Seoul subway is crowded, passengers must wear a mask. If you don’t bring a mask, you can buy a dental mask from history.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 11th that it would implement the street maintenance method in daily life by using public transportation starting on the 13th.

The city plans to limit boarding of passengers without masks when the metro’s congestion level (number of passengers compared to boarding capacity) exceeds 150% and reaches the ‘congestion stage’, which is difficult to move on the train.

In the event of a boarding restriction, an announcement will be issued requesting the use of a mask, and a station attendant will restrict the entry of non-mask passengers at ticket gates.
For passengers who do not bring the mask, the city will allow toothpastes to be purchased at commercial prices from vending machines (448 locations), integrated retail stores (118 locations), and convenience stores (157 locations).

To implement this policy, the Seoul Metropolitan Government decided to add a mask protection policy to prevent infectious diseases in boarding pass regulations among the terms and conditions of the transportation of subway passengers.

The plan is to reduce congestion by adding additional electric cars during the trip. High congestion routes (lines 2, 4, and 7) operate trains in incremental increments, and other routes are placed on standby emergency trains and placed immediately in the event of congestion. If the level of congestion exceeds 170%, the guide will control the boarding of the guide and allow the pass to pass through the congestion section according to the season, control and judgment of the driver.

In the case of buses, the operation will be suspended and the vehicles will be placed normally from the 13th day. Depending on the level of congestion, the allocation interval is adjusted flexibly or a spare vehicle is added.

As a result of analyzing subway and city bus congestion using transit card data, the city estimates that Seoul’s current public transport congestion is approximately 80 to 90% prior to the Corona 19 incident, and the congestion increases as the number of users increases. He explained that it was found.

Given the current trend of increasing congestion, both the subway and buses are expected to reach levels before the appearance of Corona 19 in June.

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