Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

Type	Government-owned corporation
Founded	March, 1994
Location	Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Eum Seong Jik (President)
Industry	Rapid transit
Operating income	232,723,800,607 KRWON
Net income	-134,163,547,215 KRWON
Employees	6,920
Website	http://www.smrt.co.kr/
Korean name
Hangul	서울특별시도시철도공사
Hanja	서울特別市都市鐵道公社
Revised Romanization	Seoul Teukbyeolsi Dosicheoldo Gongsa
McCune-Reischauer	Sŏul Tŭkpyŏlsi Tosich'ŏlto Kongsa

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The corporation operates 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 ^[1].

See also

• Seoul Metropolitan Subway
• Korail, operater of line 1, 3, 4, Bundang Line, Yongsan-Deokso.
• Seoul Metro (once called SMSC), operator of lines 1-4
• Transportation in South Korea

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References

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External links

• SMRT Official website
• Seoul City website - Transport