More new trains for Seoul’s Line 2
Seoul’s Line 2 is set to have more of its subway cars replaced over the coming months as it completes Phase 2 of train upgrades. Seoul Metro announced on November...
Seoul announces Cycle Rapid Transportation
While traveling through South America Seoul’s mayor Won-soon Park announced on Sunday that there will be a ‘people-centered bicycle revolution’ and introduced the concept of bicycle highways under the name...
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...
Join us for free screening of an urban transport documentary
Any plans for 20 April? Join the Green Movie Nights in Seoul for the screening of the documentary Bikes vs. Cars. I will participate and discuss what lessons the documentary...
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...
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...
Korea to Introduce Bicycle Helmet Law
The Korean government plans to make it compulsory for all people riding a bicycle to wear helmets from September 2018. A helmet law has the intention to make cycling safer...
Incheon Airport KTX Service Suspended
In 2014, KORAIL began to offer KTX high-speed train connections from Incheon International Airport to Seoul, Daegu, Busan and other cities in Korea. The Incheon Airport KTX service was suspended...
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...