Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
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Not to be confused with SMRT Corporation in Singapore.
Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) was established in 1994 to operate the Seoul Subway lines 5, 6, 7, 8 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Company type | Municipal-owned corporation |
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Industry | Rapid transit |
Founded | March 1994 |
Defunct | May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31) |
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 |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seoul Teukbyeolsi Dosicheoldo Gongsa |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Tŭkpyŏlsi Tosich'ŏlto Kongsa |
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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]