The request from the South Korean subway operator for live camera coverage came after a fatal arson in 2003.

He also said the union would not accept the authority's proposals to have subway operators also perform the jobs of conductors.

To help increase productivity and save money, the authority has proposed having subway operators also do conductors' jobs.

Drivers are being urged to use public transportation, and subway operators will bypass certain stations if violence erupts.

Bus drivers, subway operators and other mass transit workers may soon be required to submit to random drug testing.

There are sometimes slight delays at this station as subway operators are being changed.

Or subway operators could inform passengers when a local train is being switched to express.

For example, the authority wants to train subway operators to work as conductors and vice versa.

Near the doors there are now intercoms that provide a direct link to the subway operator; braking is probably best left to him.

THE next decade looks good for travel agents, private detectives and subway operators.