New Generation of Trams
There aren’t any trams in Seoul since fifty years, but it doesn’t mean that Korea completely abandoned the idea of trams. Actually, Korea currently works on the development of new...
PRT System to Open for Suncheon Bay Garden Expo
Final Update: The Suncheon Bay PRT opened in April 2014 as “Skycube”. See following posts: What’s the story with Suncheon Bay’s PRT? Only one year late… Update 2: The PRT has...
History of Trams in Seoul
Most of you might not know that there was a streetcar running through the heart of Seoul in the last century because today there are no traces of rails or...
Upcoming Lines: U Line – Light Rail Arrives in Uijeongbu
Updated: If you have looked up at the subway map recently, no doubt you would have noticed a few new things. While the line may come as a surprise to...
Daegu’s Third Line to be Monorail
The Eunha Galaxy Rail is not the only upcoming monorail in South Korea. Daegu’s third rail transport line will be a bi-directional monorail which stretches across the city and passes...
Yongin Everline to Finally Open
Update: The line is now expected to open in April 17, 2013. On the 16th of February, Yonhap News reported that the Yongin Everline would start making preparations to begin operating by the end of...
Maglev at Incheon International Airport to be completed this year
Incheon International Airport will become home to Korea’s first commercial urban maglev train line once completed in July this year but will not officially begin operating until October 2013. The trial...
Final Chance for Wolmido Monorail
In a previous post about the unoperational Everline, I mentioned the Wolmi Eunha (Galaxy) Rail and its demise. Though it appeared early last year that the end was nigh for...
Upcoming Lines: YongIn Everline – Yongin’s White Elephant
Update: The YongIn Everline will finally be opened on April 17 26, 2013 after nearly three years of laying dormant above the city. More info to come in a separate post...
Line Extensions: Bundang Line (죽전 – 기흥)
While much focus has been on the northern extension of the Bundang line which will not be open until 2012, an extension to the south end of the line is...