Sales Start on the 23rd... Use Begins on the 27th
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that a total of 26,000 Climate Companion Cards were sold on the first day of sales, the 23rd, in the morning.
According to the sales volume collected by Seoul from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day, 13,590 mobile cards and 12,646 physical cards were sold. For physical cards, only the sales volume from Seoul Transportation Corporation was reflected, and convenience store sales will be counted the following day.
On the 23rd, when the sale of the Climate Companion Card began, Seoul citizens lined up inside the subway station to purchase it. Photo by Seoul City
The mobile version of the Climate Companion Card can be issued and recharged through the 'Mobile T-money' app on Android phones. Physical cards can be purchased at the Seoul Transportation Corporation Customer Safety Office and convenience stores near subway stations.
Seoul is also holding a sales event for the Climate Companion Card at five subway stations with high foot traffic. Customers who add the Seoul city KakaoTalk channel as a friend will receive prizes such as hot packs, limited to the first 50 people.
The event will be held until the 27th at Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station, Yeouido Station, Sadang Station, Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, and Gasan Digital Complex Station. On the 23rd, participation is possible from 7 to 10 a.m.; from the 24th to the 26th, from 5 to 8 p.m.; and on the 27th, from 3 to 6 p.m.
The Climate Companion Card will be usable starting from the first train on the 27th.
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