The Seoul metropolitan government integrated the two-pronged subway operations of Line 1 to Line 8 into the Seoul Metro to strengthen the citizens' safety and publicness on May 31 this year, whereas, critics argue, the city government differentiated its policy approach to the Subway Line 9 from that of other 8 subway lines, switching its policy focus to the enhancement of competition and efficiency.
reported by Yoon Ja-eun
translated by Kim Sung-jin