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Seoul subway trains bypass stations during disability rights protest

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Protesters from the Korea Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination staged a subway sit-in protest.
  • Trains at Noryangjin (Line 1) and Hyehwa (Line 4) stations briefly passed without stopping.
  • The group demands the inclusion of disability rights budget in the 2027 government budget and institutionalization of rights-based employment.

Commuter train services at two Seoul subway stations experienced brief disruptions on Monday morning as activists staged a protest demanding increased budget allocations for disability rights.

Trains at Noryangjin Station on Subway Line 1 and Hyehwa Station on Line 4 passed without stopping for periods due to the sit-in protest organized by the Korea Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (Jeonjangyeon).

According to Seoul Metro, trains at Noryangjin Station were affected from 8:40 AM and resumed normal operation around 9:51 AM. Seoul Transportation Corporation reported that trains on Line 4, heading towards Sadang, bypassed Hyehwa Station from 8:42 AM, with service resuming at 9:28 AM.

The protest, part of Jeonjangyeon's ongoing "Commuting Subway Ride" campaign, began around 8 AM at Hyehwa Station. The activists are demanding that the government secure funding for disability rights in the 2027 budget and institutionalize rights-based employment programs for people with disabilities. The group plans to continue these subway protests every Monday.

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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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