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The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced that, starting Saturday, September 6, ticket vending machines at 25 major stations will begin accepting credit cards and smartphone payments. They plan to roll out to a total of 440 machines across the network by the end of the year. submitted by /u/slizzee |
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