Heavy Rail

Go on a virtual train ride

Are you ready to embark on rail journeys through the beautiful landscapes of Korea without even leaving the comfort of your couch? This article features some of the most remarkable train rides in Korea from Korail’s YouTube channel. Enjoy the ride!

The recording of the high-speed rail ride from Seoul to Busan is the most popular virtual train ride. Spoiler: Zombies do not appear in this train to Busan! Make sure to change the settings to 4k.

KTX ride from Seoul to Busan

The second most popular video on their channel is a Mugunghwa ride from Bujeon to Pohang:

Mugunghwa ride from Bujeon to Pohang

In the case that you have a VR headset, you should immerse yourself in this 360 degree video of the Line 4 subway ride from Geumjeong Station to Oido:

Line 4’s 360 degrees video from Geumjeong Station to Oido

You can enjoy the beautiful eastern coast and a view on the East Sea in this train ride from Gangneung to Donghae:

Train ride from Gangneung to Donghae

In total, the channel has currently 25 such videos, check out their playlist here. Besides these virtual train rides, the Korail channel has a playlist with historic rail videos. There you can see long-lost scenery and videos showing milestones in Korea’s rail history.

Nikola

Co-Author of Kojects. Interested in Sustainable Transportation, Urbanism and Korea.

Share
Published by
Nikola

Recent Posts

GTX-A is finally here

The first segment of the Great Train eXpress (GTX) officially opened on March 30, 2024…

3 months ago

A conversation with ChatGPT about Seoul’s public transport system and more

ChatGPT does not need an introduction. The evolution in AI and the leaps the Internet…

2 years ago

Climate action on transport by Korea

14% of Korea's greenhouse gas emissions are caused by transport as of 2017, making it…

2 years ago

Tunnelling of first GTX-A section complete

Another milestone for the GTX project was announced just before the new year — one…

2 years ago

Line 9 extension gets green light — again

Wanna feel old? Seoul's Line 9 is nearly 13 years old! But it is still…

2 years ago

Busan BRT now complete after final section opens

The final section of the Busan BRT (bus rapid transit) opened on December 28, bringing…

2 years ago