Upcoming projects around Seoul and the rest of Korea
April 17, 2013 5 Comments
One of the youngest subway lines in Seoul’s metropolitan region has some problems, which could become a serious safety issue. Certain parts of the subway rail tracks on the Sinbundang Line broke in around 400 cases until now. Read more of this post
March 31, 2013 8 Comments
The last six days I was in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, for a city-trip. Beforehand I heard a lot of good things about public transport of Taipei and so I was very excited to use subway, bus and other modes of transport. This post is going to summarize my experience and from time to time I’ll compare it with Seoul. The following picture shows the most important historical figures for Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek and China Sun Yat-sen sitting in a train.
March 21, 2013 2 Comments
If you ride the subway in Seoul, you’ll notice that it’s most of the times very quiet. It’s rather seldom that you hear somebody talk or noisy bigger groups of people. Most subway riders look at their smartphone spending their time productive, playing games or relaxing to music and videos. Although it’s so quiet and a good environment to concentrate, you won’t see a lot of people with a book. However, in the last months there’s a small renaissance of reading in general and especially in public transport. Through this post, I want to show how Korea jumps on the train of reading books in subways. Read more of this post
February 4, 2013 Leave a comment
Image: Ahn Woo-seok
Update: According to MLTM, Mukhyeon Station has been renamed to Cheonmasan Station and will be opening for service on June 29, followed by Shinnae Station on September 14.
On December 15, Byeollae Station (별내역), the first of three new stations on the Gyeongchun Line was opened officially. This will be followed by Shinnae Station (신내역) in early 2013 and Mukhyeon Station (묵현역) in June 2013. Byeollae and Shinnae stations are located in areas which are currently already under heavy development. Byeollae Station in particular will serve Byeollae “new city“, a massive new development on the the outskirts of Seoul and situated near the start of the Gyeongchun Line. Read more of this post
October 28, 2012 Leave a comment
Since the Gyeongui line opened in July 2009, residents of Ilsan and Paju have had better direct access to Seoul’s metro system. From December 15 an extension from DMC Station to Gongdeok Station will open, providing direct transfers to lines 2, 5, 6 and the Airport Railroad. The 4 new stations are Gajwa (가좌), Hongdae Univ. (홍대입구), Seogang (서강) and Gongdeok (공덕).
September 27, 2012 1 Comment
Image: Strifedaniel – WikiCommons
With the opening of the Bundang line’s northern extension it is easy to forget that just two months later the line will be getting even longer. The southern end of the line is also getting an extension which is expected to open on December 1. Read more of this post
September 11, 2012 Leave a comment
On August 31, KORAIL announced that it would be going ahead with the construction of Cheongna Station (청라역), a new station on the Airport Railroad.
Located between Geomam (검암) and Unseo (운서) Stations, the city of Incheon is investing in the new station for the convenience of residents in the Cheongna area. Once the line opens it will take only 40 minutes to get to central Seoul.
Source: KORAIL
September 9, 2012 11 Comments
The northern extension of the Bundang line will open on October 6. Construction on the extension began in October 2004 and since then downtown Gangnam has had to put up with reduced road width, trucks and cranes while the line was installed. The trouble will be worth it for many who have been waiting years for a better connection between central Gangnam districts and the north of Seoul. Trains will operate every 3-4 minutes during peak hours and every 8 minutes at other times.
August 29, 2012 Leave a comment
Source: Daegu City
Daegu’s Line 2 will be gaining three new stations on its eastern end, set to open on September 19. The three new stations on the line that will follow current terminus of Saweol Station (사월역) are, Jeongpyeong(정평), Imdang(임당) and Yeongnam University(영남대). Construction on the 3.35km extension began in 2007 and will provide a better connection between Daegu and the neighboring region of Gyeongsan. Read more of this post
August 27, 2012 3 Comments
In the past few years it has become increasingly easier to travel between Seoul and its surrounding areas and cities, previously only accessible by buses or standard trains. Lines such as the Gyeongui Line (경의선), Gyeongchun Line (경춘선) and Jungang Line (중앙선) have been completely revamped, straightened, electrified, double tracked and integrated into Seoul’s metropolitan transport system. Read more of this post
