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A derailment accident occurred near Singil Station on Subway Line 1 this morning (14th). As the express train stopped, citizens on the way to work suffered great inconvenience. We will connect reporters who are on the scene of the accident.

Reporter Jeong Ban-seok, please tell us the situation.

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Yes. It is located in front of Singil Station, Seoul Subway Line 1.

I can see two express trains off the track behind me, all of them are accident trains.

Currently, recovery work is in progress for 5 hours.

The derailment accident occurred at about half past 300 this morning between Yeongdeungpo Station and Singil Station, 300 meters away from Singil Station.

Fortunately, there were no casualties, but more than 100 passengers on the train were evacuated to Shingil Station.

Due to this accident, the express train service between Guro Station and Yongsan Station of the Gyeongin Line was stopped, and regular trains are also delayed.

KTX is operating normally except Line 1.

Due to the derailment accident, citizens on the way to work using subway line 1 suffered great inconvenience.

KORAIL invests about 100 people in emergency recovery teams to conduct recovery work to investigate the cause of the accident.

The derailed two cars will be separated first, and two large cranes waiting at nearby stations will be put in and lifted onto the track.

The recovery will likely take a while, and it is expected that it will take some time for normal operation to resume.