Now there's something that not all carriages in every line of Seoul Subway could brag about. But this one surely can. Line 1 that connects the outskirts of Seoul where most of its inhabitants live (Gyeonggi Province) is the one I am talking about. I knew about this particular compartment back then..but I always did not take any notice until I really had time to take a look closer of what it is all about.
Okay...this particular compartment is OFFICE on-the-GO. Yes..I call it this way. This is basically a government office ( I think ) on the train. The main goal of setting up this office on the train is to cater the need of anyone who does not have time to go to the governmental complexes. So...instead of 'waiting' for the 'customers (a.k.a. the civil), Gyeonggi-province government take a leap by cooperating with the Korail to set up one compartment and change it into an on-the-go office 365 days a year.
But, first..let me take a look at one small booth in the compartment, I thought that it is also a section to help customers, but it's not. But..in some way..it DOES. It is actually a nursery booth where parents could change the diaper of their babies while on the train..or mommies who need to breastfeed the baby could just go inside and use the booth. Cool, eh?
Okay..back to the 민원전철 (minwonjeoncheol) or the civil service train! This compartment is divided into small booth or sections complete with officers in charge to help anyone who may want to ask any civil-related matters. Job interviews, job vacation, debt, health insurance, real estate-related issues, anything....I guess. The thing was that..it is a great idea in essence. People could just walk into the compartment and meet and talk to the person in charge and hope for the best of any solution they could come up with while ...they were going somewhere else.
Killing two birds with one stone? Anyway..
this is what I saw the other day on the train.
Salute to those who set up this idea.
Hope this indeed helps!!
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