Electric cars in Korea
How many electric cars have you noticed on Korean streets? Not a lot, but probably much more than in 2017. Electric cars in Korea can be easily spotted because of...
Newest mobility trend arrives in Korea
During Seollal I saw many excited, young people on electric kick scooters. My first thought was that they rented them from a shop or just bought them but as I...
Incheon Airport’s KTX service ends but AREX still operating
In June, we posted about the suspension of KTX services to and from Incheon International Airport. Many of you will have already heard that as of September 1st the service...
Korea’s Subway Lines from Above
Subways are usually visualized as schematic maps where the lines and locations don’t show the real geographic location. Further, metro systems are huge infrastructure elements but, as most of them...
Seohae Line opens to provide better transport in west Gyeonggi
I always feel lucky that living in Korea I usually get to see at least one brand new commuter line open every year. 2018 is no different, with the Seohae...
From 1970 to 2017, from Seoul Station Overpass to Seoullo 7017
The Seoullo 7017 opened May 20. It’s the signature project of Seoul’s mayor Park Won-Soon and designed by the star architect Winy Maas from MVRDV. This article takes you on...
Seoul makes public transport free on polluted days
Seoul is going to allow free rides on buses and subway if the air pollution is over a certain limit starting from today. It’s part of an action plan to...
Transfer hub opens at Suwon Station including new bus interchange
Suwon City opened its new transfer hub at Suwon Station last Monday, making it easy to transfer between bus, taxi and train services. Suwon Station has always felt rather chaotic,...
12 new premium express bus routes to be introduced from June 30
Since November last year, premium express bus services have been operating between Seoul and Busan, and Seoul and Gwangju, in attempt to draw customers away from high-speed train services. So...
Busan opens metro Line 1 extension and adds new trains
Today Busan Transport Corporation opened a new extension on the city’s metro Line 1. The new section connects the previous south-western terminus at Sinpyeong with Dadaepo Beach. At 7.98km long,...