Seoul subway Line No.2 was delayed over 20 minutes during morning rush hour due to a conductor taking an urgent toilet break, according to Seoul Metro.
The conductor, who was driving a train on the outer lane of the circular route, had to leave the train to use the toilet in a station at 8.11am local time on Monday.
While an engineer watched the train, the conductor ran down the platform and returned in four minutes 16 seconds after using the restroom on another floor.
However, the 125 trains after the conductor’s toilet break had to be rescheduled. Many of them were delayed 20 minutes from their original scheduled arrival times, Seoul Metro said.
Conductors driving the circular routes are required to work for two to three hours straight.
If they need a toilet, they will have to use stations’ restrooms, which are not near the platforms. — The Korea Herald/ANN
