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| Company type | Municipal-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rapid transit |
| Founded | March 1994 |
| Defunct | May 31, 2017 |
| Fate | Merged with Seoul Metro Corporation |
| Successor | Seoul Transportation Corporation |
| Headquarters | Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Kim Tae-ho (CEO, 2014–2017)[1] |
Number of employees | 6,450 |
| Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Teukbyeolsi Dosicheoldo Gongsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Tŭkpyŏlsi Tosich'ŏlto Kongsa |
Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) was established in 1994 to operate the Seoul Subway lines 5, 6, 7, 8 in Seoul, South Korea.
The corporation operated a total of 201 subway trains at 148 stations on lines 5-8. The operation intervals are from 2.5–6 minutes during rush hours and 5–10 minutes during non-rush hours. The combined daily ridership of subway lines 5-8 is 2,037,000.[2]
The company merged with Seoul Metro in 2017.[3]
- ^ "신임 서울도시철도公 사장에 김태호 차케어스 사장 내정" (in Korean). Asiae. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ "Transportation: Subway". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ Tebay, Andy (2017-06-06). "Seoul Metro operators merge". Rail Journal. Retrieved 2018-03-19.