The National Solidarity for the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Jeon Jang Yeon) disrupted train operations with a "boarding protest" at three stations on Seoul Subway Line 1 on the morning of the 29th, causing inconvenience for commuters.
According to the Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL), about 10 Jeon Jang Yeon protesters attempted to board a Seodongtan-bound train at Namyeong Station on Line 1 at about 8:09 a.m. that day.
Holding placards that read "Lee Jae-myung administration, we condemn the budget full of holes for disability mobility rights! Win the disability rights budget!", they tried to board the train while on power wheelchairs. One Jeon Jang Yeon member who boarded the train took a microphone and said, "The Lee Jae-myung administration's promises and what we demanded are not being reflected in the budget." Others stopped their wheelchairs between the train doors to prevent them from closing.
When citizens protested, saying "We need to get to work" and "Please move out quickly," a Jeon Jang Yeon representative said, "We will depart after we complete boarding." The train was able to leave the station at about 8:26 a.m., 17 minutes later.
The Jeon Jang Yeon protesters then staged a "boarding protest" at the next stop, Yongsan Station. When a Seoul Metro official said, "Do not disrupt train operations," a Jeon Jang Yeon member, stopping a wheelchair between the train doors, took the microphone and argued, "We are not disrupting train operations. We are moving at the speed of people with disabilities." As a result, the train was delayed again for about 19 minutes.
After getting off at Noryangjin Station at about 9:03 a.m., the Jeon Jang Yeon protesters also targeted another train on the adjacent platform. That train was able to depart at about 9:16 a.m.
Jeon Jang Yeon had initially announced a protest at Gwanghwamun Station on Line 5. About 50 Jeon Jang Yeon members launched a publicity campaign on the platform at Gwanghwamun Station that day. After the rally and protest, they took the subway to move near the National Assembly building.