▲ On June 22nd, members of the'Civil Society Countermeasures Committee for the Safety and Publicity of Line 9'demanded the publicity of Line 9 and urged the withdrawal of the 2nd and 3rd phase of the private consignment plan.


The Democratic Trade Union National Public Transport Union Seoul Metro Line 9 Branch (hereinafter referred to as the Union) demands the withdrawal of the private consignment plan of the 2nd and 3rd stage of the Seoul Subway Line 9 (between Eonju Station and the Central Veterans Hospital Station). The struggle.

As the union enters the'compliance struggle', there is a possibility that door handling may be slower than usual or the train may be delayed during the commute time (7-9 a.m., 4:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.) The Seoul Transportation Corporation Line 9 operating division (Director Do-jung Lee, below) is explained.

However, the number of trains seems to remain unchanged, the company added.

The company said, "I will continue the dialogue with the union, but I will strictly deal with illegal acts such as violations of the company regulations."

The management decided to deploy congestion by placing customer safety officers and management part personnel on the platform, and to replace trains if the train intervals were too large.

In addition, he told the crew that he would encourage on-time operation as much as possible, and that actions such as leaving the workplace without permission would be dealt with strictly.

The operation of the Seoul Subway Line 9 is the first stage section (Gaehwa Station-Shinnonhyeon Station) built as a private investment project, and the Seoul Metro Line 9, a private operator, and the second and third stage sections constructed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government are currently in Seoul. Transport Corporation's Independent Independent Company (CIC), Line 9, is in charge of each.

The consignment operator for the 2nd and 3rd stage sections of Seoul Line 9 was selected by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in a way that is entrusted to the private sector every three years from 2014, but in reality, Seoul Transportation Corporation has been in charge of the operation.

From 2014 to 2017, the first trustee was Seoul Metro, the predecessor of the Seoul Transportation Corporation, and from 2017 to 2020, the second trustee was the Seoul Transportation Corporation Line 9 operating division.

Earlier, on the 30th of last month, the Seoul Metropolitan Council unanimously passed the second and third-phase civil consignment proposals submitted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and the union held a press conference in front of the Seoul City Hall on the 2nd of this month. "I will start the lawsuit struggle."

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to select the 3rd trustee as the limited competitive bidding method.

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commission period is 3 years from September 1 to August 31, 2023.