PM apologizes for chronic overcrowding on Gimpo Goldline

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Friday apologized for the government's failure to address the chronic overcrowding of Gimpo Goldline, a 23-kilometer light metro line connecting Seoul with the satellite city of Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province. The longstanding issue, caused by a shortage of subway cars on the line, which opened in 2019 with 23 trains. It has added six more since then and plans to add another five by the end of the year. But this is unlikely to fully meet demand, as congestion levels ofte

By The Korea Herald