Fare Refund for a Delayed or Cancelled Seoul Subway Train

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Can you get your 서울교통공사 (Seoul Metro) subway fare back if the train you were on was delayed or cancelled? Fares are refunded for train delays and cancellations if requested within 14 days of the incident This applies to any traveler filing a claim after the incident, not automatically at the gate. For an unused ticket instead, Unused single-journey and group tickets are fully refundable at any Seoul Metro station; a commuter ticket refunds the lower of remaining days or remaining rides. The transportation card price itself is not refundable. Checked against Seoul Metro's own refund guidance. This holds whether you're checking before departure or during the trip itself, and the details above were checked directly against the operator's own current page rather than a summary of it.