Yongin Everline to Finally Open
Update: The line is now expected to open in April 17, 2013. On the 16th of February, Yonhap News reported that the Yongin Everline would start making preparations to begin operating by the end of...
Gimpo Airport’s Domestic Terminal to undergo Renovations
On the 15th of February Yonhap News reported that Gimpo Airport’s Domestic Terminal would be renovated for the first time in 32 years. The domestic terminal was originally used as...
Korea to get First Domed Baseball Stadium
Korea’s first domed baseball park is already well under construction in west Seoul. The stadium is meant to replace Dongdaemun Stadium which was demolished back in 2008 and is being...
Noryangjin Station to get Transfer Tunnel
Though not a major project by any means, sometimes smaller projects are not without problems. It is well known that Noryangjin Station which serves both Lines 1 and 9 (Metro...
Funding approved for high-speed rail from Chuncheon to Sokcho
Though it is still very early days, on the 31st of December 2011, 5 billion won of the government’s budget was set aside to speed up the planning process and...
Maglev at Incheon International Airport to be completed this year
Incheon International Airport will become home to Korea’s first commercial urban maglev train line once completed in July this year but will not officially begin operating until October 2013. The trial...
Final Chance for Wolmido Monorail
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...
News: Bundang Extension Opens, Shinbundang gets Go-ahead
A belated Merry Christmas to all! Unfortunately work and post-graduate study has meant I have not been able to devote much time to blogging. Rest assured, in two weeks once...
Line Extensions: Line 7 to Reach Incheon
[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...
Gongdeok Station opens to Airport Railroad
From 11am today, the Incheon Airport Railroad will stop at Gongdeok Station. This completes Incheon’s first dedicated airport railroad in its entirety and it is estimated that the number of passengers...