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Donga Ilbo
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“How to ride the subway without cash” is being misused on the rise. ..Account transfer blocked
Entered 2024.12.23. 10.55am
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According to the Seoul Transportation Corporation on the 23rd, subway fares will be paid by account transfer from January 20th next year.
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Unable to pay: In situations where ATMs are not installed, the corporation
In consideration of convenience, from January 14, 2022, fares can be paid by bank transfer at the drop-off station.
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However, as a result of three years of operation, various side effects such as illegal riding occurred:
A construction official said, “Passengers who do not have cash for their tickets are hacking the account transfer machine.”
If you free ride without saying anything; By deceiving the boarding station, the fare is higher than the actual distance traveled.
“Cases of paying less were common,” he said. “Even when cracking down on free-riding passengers,
“Some people make excuses that they were trying to transfer money,” he explained:
Work is also getting heavier. The number of account transfers, which was 12,155 in 2022, fell to 30,120 this year.
As the number increases to 29, it takes time to process deposits:
Increased abuse of “how to ride the subway without cash”… ‘Account transfer’ blocked
In the meantime, for passenger convenience,
We made it possible to pay fares by bank transfer at the depot.
They say it will be abolished because there are too many abuses such as free riding.