Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (

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owned by

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, and one of the two major operators of

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with

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History

* May 31, 2017: Seoul Transportation Corporation is formed after a merger of

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and

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to more efficiently operate services on lines 1–9.

Lines and sections

Seoul Metro's service covers part of lines 1, 3, 4 and all of lines 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9. Trains from Lines 1, 3 and 4 through operate with Korail services. Seoul Metro controls the railways and stations owned by the

Depots

* Gunja Depot - for Lines 1 & 2 * Sinjeong Depot - for Line 2 * Jichuk Depot - for Line 3 (heavy maintenance for Line 4) * Suseo Depot - for Line 3 * Chang-dong Depot - for Line 4 * Godeok Depot - for Line 5 (heavy maintenance for Line 8) * Banghwa Depot - for Line 5 * Sinnae Depot - for Line 6 * Dobong Depot - for Line 7 (heavy maintenance for Line 6) * Cheonwang Depot - for Line 7 * Moran Depot - for Line 8 * Gimpo Depot - for Line 9

Subway etiquette with Bread Barbershop characters

In June 2020, the etiquette was uploaded on both

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channels, their own YouTube channel, and the Korean Bread Barbershop channel. The company said that they can meet Master Bread and his friends on June 10, 2020. The etiquette promotes that bringing food in a subway is prohibited.

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