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stored-value cards that are also designed to work with other forms of transportation. Tickets
or cards are used twice—once when you enter the train platform and again when you leave,
so hang on to them.
While they can be crowded, anyone used to the well-worn undergrounds of some
Western capitals will find South Korea's subways a relief; the trains are usually squeaky-
clean and appear every few minutes like clockwork. Delays and service outages are rare
enough that they make the news. The subway systems are also remarkably safe, even late at
night, although pickpockets sometimes try to take advantage of packed cars to part people
from their wallets, and groping of female passengers is certainly not unknown.
Seoul's subway is one of the most heavily used underground rail systems in the world.
