Seoul Subway - Official

Seoul Metro

About this app

Korea’s first Seoul Subway App devoted for foreigners
Line map, route search, use information, real-time train information, tourism line map

Seoul Subway App is developed by Seoul Metro which operates Line No.1~8 of subways in Seoul to enhance convenience of foreign subway users in Seoul. This app enables foreign travelers to use a subway without inconvenience from boarding, transit to arrival of a train by receiving location-based information.

Detailed features are as follows.
▴ search a route by station name, No. and destination
▴ display real-time train information by station or line
▴ provide information of subway stations, notification of arrival station, congestion level of a train based on the current location
▴ receive a situation alarm in case of the delay of a train
▴ receive a guide service to find restrooms within a station, exits and transit.
▴ provide information on tourism attractions around a station and subway line map for Seoul’s famous tourism destinations

The app is easy and convenient to use with simple design and configuration.

[Essential access right - Seoul Subway]
- call: to call to a station office and emergency contact
- file and media: to download data in need of operating the app such as a line map and others
- location and nearby device: to receive the boarding location of a train, arrival notification service, report a complaint on a train

[Optional access right - Seoul Subway]
- camera: to take a picture when reporting a complaint
- microphone: to use a mode for people with transportation vulnerability and Google voice recognition service

Ratings and reviews

App frequently crashes, when using it sometimes it doesn't give notifications. Frequently it says I am deviating from route while I am not

Could not start the app the permissions it wants are unacceptable and way beyond what is need. I really can not see any reason the app needs access to my files or to make a phone call. They basically want free run of all my personal data there is no good reason for that, i can think of several bad reasons though. Because it is a waste of space unless I give it access to my personal data which is not required to see the maps I un-installed it.

Need call access to manage maps? Does the app need to call an operator in the background to get from point a to point b? Crashes often and is unreliable. After reinstalling, I found that I could deny permissions by following the prompts. But I can use this app for nothing but prompt for permissions. Reinstall and grant all permissions including notifications. Then it looked like app was going well. So often crashed may due to i disable call permission in phone settings before.

What’s new

Some feature improvements during the Lunar New Year holiday period, excluding updates.