Seoul Subway Line 7 Train Bound for Bupyeong-gu Office Breaks Down at Sinpung Station... All Passengers Evacuated

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Sung-yeol] Seoul Subway Line 7 experienced a delay due to a train malfunction.

On the 22nd at around 12:02 PM, Seoul Subway Line 7 train 7175 (bound for Bupyeong-gu Office) stopped due to a malfunction while traveling from Boramae Station to Sinpung Station, causing a delay of several minutes.

Seoul Metro is preparing a coupling operation to move the malfunctioning train by pushing it with the following train. Subsequently, all passengers on both the malfunctioning train and the following train were evacuated.

The exact cause of the train delay has not yet been determined.