Personally, I am a very clumsy person, from putting food on my shirts until losing my belongings in public transportation. I still remember it was 2014 and I just arrived here when my friend lost her phone in the subway. We never thought of finding it, because in our country it would have been long gone. But now, I can tell you where to go, if you lose something on public transportation. 1. Lost & Found for the Subway
Subway Lost & Found Services are located at each subway district, if you don't know where you can check their website below. You can easily find a lost item if you know the subway train information (line, time, subway train number- usually this is displayed above the doors or on the screen from the station). The subway Lost & Found is open from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm during weekdays.
Seoul Metro Lost & Found ☎ 1577-1234 Website (http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr→ User Guide → Lost & Found) 2. Lost & Found for intra-city buses
If you lost something in the big Red buses also called Intra city buses, then you can check their website or call them at the number.
Seoul Bus Transport Association Lost & Found Center ☎ 02-415-4101~8 Website (http://www.sbus.or.kr→ Lost & Found) 3. Lost & Found for Taxis
For the taxi you may find it a little bit difficult since there are two types of them, some are private and some are from the city. In case you lose something, you should remember the taxi number, but if not, maybe the time and the address and tell them the information. Also, on the Kakao taxi application you can check the driver’s number and call him if it is easier or check the taxi number as well.
Seoul Private Taxi Association ☎ 1544-7771 Website (http://www.spta.or.kr→ Customer Center → Register Lost Item) Seoul Taxi Association ☎ 02-2033-9200 / Website (http://www.stj.or.kr→ Customer Center → Lost & Found)
4. Lost & Found for Trains
Trains are probably the most common place where people will lose their belongings. Sometimes after 3 or 4 hours of staying there you might forget how many bags you had, so for that you can just check their website or call the centre for more information. In case you still have the ticket, it will be extremely easy to get your things back.
Let’s KORAIL ☎ 1544-7788, 1588-7788 Website (http://www.letskorail.com→ Customer Center → Lost & Found) 5. Lost & found portal sites
There is also a general lost section and found for the whole public transportation with a short free number that you can access in case you forget all of the above. And you can always call the police if you lose something more important like your ID card, there are a lot of people who just give them to the police agencies to be kept safe.
Public Transportation Lost & Found ☎ 120 Website (www.seoul.go.kr/v2012/find.html?SSid=560_10) Lost112 Lost & Found Information (Provincial Police Agency) ☎ 182 / Website (www.lost112.go.kr) Now you know, if you lose something there are ways to find it pretty easily. Also, if you find something, always give it to the police, you may save them a trip to the immigration office or city hall for a new ID card. Let’s take care of each other and think that we can be in their place.
Some of the information was taken from: @seoulglobalcenter
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