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Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

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South Korean company

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.2 It ceased to exist in 2017.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 1994Founded1
  • Industryrapid transit1
  • HeadquartersSeongdong District1
  • Founded inSeongdong District1
  • Websitewww.smrt.co.kr
  • Legal formstate-owned enterprise1

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SMRT Cheonhodaero
Photo: 서울특별시도시철도공사 홍보실, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) was established in 1994 to operate the Seoul Subway lines 5, 6, 7, 8 in Seoul, South Korea.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Seoul Metro1

Timeline

  1. May 31, 2017Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Mar 1994Founded Founded in Seongdong District1

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