World · East Asia & Pacific · 3 hrs ago
Man in Seoul Pays 650,000 Won After Using His Mother’s Senior Transit Card
A man in his 50s used his mother’s senior transit card at a subway station in Seoul last year.
A station employee stopped him after he passed through the ticket gate.
He pushed past the employee and boarded a train that was arriving.
The employee filed a police complaint, and the man later went to the station office as an investigation began.
He paid 650,000 won in additional fare, far more than the fare he had tried to avoid.
The headline says three of every four fare-evasion cases involved concession tickets, including reduced-fare or free travel cards.
The account does not say what further action followed.
A man in his 50s in Seoul paid 650,000 won in additional fares after using his mother’s senior transit card.
A station employee stopped him at a subway gate after he tapped the card.
The man pushed past the employee and boarded a train that was arriving.
The employee filed a police complaint, and the man later went to the station office and paid the additional fare.
- Who
- A man in his 50s and his mother.
- What
- The man used his mother’s senior transit card and later paid 650,000 won in additional fares.
- When
- Last year.
- Where
- A subway station in Seoul.
- Why
- He used the card to save on subway fares.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A station employee stopped the man after he used his mother’s senior transit card at a subway gate.
The man pushed past the employee and boarded an arriving train.
The employee filed a police complaint.
The man went to the station office and paid 650,000 won in additional fares.
- Additional fare
- 650,000 won
- Location
- Seoul
- Cardholder
- The man’s mother
- Man’s age
- In his 50s
- Incident
- Last year