Alternatives Being Investigated for Wolmido’s Monorail

April 15, 2013 by 4 Comments

The fate of Incheon’s monorail, Wolmi Eunha Rail, lies in the hands of the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) after a disastrous history since the line’s initial “completion” in 2009. According to this article from DongA News and several others, the KRRI will be investigating the safety of the line to decide whether it can be fixed and used, or whether the line will be altered and used a different way. Read more of this post

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A Visit to Songdo

February 18, 2013 by 10 Comments

Songdo Panorama

Songdo is the sensational urban development project of Incheon on reclaimed land at the western coast of South Korea. I follow the development and news articles about Songdo since a year or more. So I’ve went there with some certain expectations of a modern, green city, which is friendly to pedestrians. But I didn’t get the feeling like the short documentary  ”Cities of Future: Songdo” by Cisco and an article by the Washington Post want to present. Read more of this post

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Suin Line from Oido to Incheon to Open June 30

June 25, 2012 by 5 Comments

2012 is a big year for rail transport around the country, with several extensions and new lines to be opened, many towards the end of the year. One of the new lines which will open a little sooner is the Suin Line(수인선). The first part of the line will open on the 30th of June  and runs from Oido(오이도) Station(Line 4) to Songdo(송도). Eventually the northern end will be extended to Incheon Station and the southern end to Suwon station. Incheon Metro Line 1 will also connect with the first section at Woninjae Station. It is estimated that the new line will serve approximately 150,000 passengers and trains will run more regularly on Incheon’s Line 1 to deal with the increased demand from transferring passengers. Read more of this post

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Final Chance for Wolmido Monorail

January 14, 2012 by 12 Comments

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 Wolmido’s monorail, it has been given a last chance to get up and running.

Photo captured by Naver’s Road-view during a trial run in June 2010.

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Line Extensions: Line 7 to Reach Incheon

December 5, 2011 by 1 Comment

[Updated] Line 7, which is operated by SMRT(Seoul Metro Rapid Transport), is another line which has been gaining a lot of attention as it prepares to open an extension on the west-end of the line which reaches all the way to Incheon. The new addition is 10.2km long and is set to open on October 27, 2012 at 5:30am. Read more of this post

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