Disability Group Stages Subway Boarding Protest... Line 4 Trains Bypass Hyehwa Station Downbound (Updated)

Subway Boarding Protest from Hyehwa Station to Seoul Station
Additional Protests Planned for August 10, 18, and 24

Scene of the subway boarding protest by the National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Jeonjangyeon) during the morning commute. Photo by Yonhap News Agency, July 2, 2026

Starting at around 8:42 a.m. on August 3, a train on Seoul Subway Line 4 bypassed Hyehwa Station without stopping due to a subway boarding protest by the National Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (Jeonjangyeon).

Jeonjangyeon has been conducting its boarding protest on the Hyehwa Station platform bound for Dongdaemun Station since 8 a.m. that morning.

Seoul Metro sent a safety alert message stating, "Currently, due to the protest, Line 4 trains heading toward Sadang are passing through Hyehwa Station without stopping."

On the morning of August 3, Jeonjangyeon members staged a rush hour subway boarding demonstration on Line 4, boarding the train from Hyehwa Station to Seoul Station. Afterwards, the participants plan to move to the area in front of the Korea Fiscal Information Service in Jung-gu for a rally demanding an increased budget to guarantee the rights of people with disabilities and for the institutionalization of rights-based jobs.

The August subway boarding protests during the morning commute are expected to continue after August 3, with additional demonstrations planned for August 10, 18, and 24.

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