Seoul Announces Initiatives to Improve Pedestrian Environments
Seoul City announced a number of new policies and initiatives to help improve pedestrian environments within the city on April 23. Listed below are some of the plans in store: One...
Transport Tip: Daily Line 4 Express Trains from Ansan to Dangogae
Express trains for Ansan now run in both directions.If you use Line 4 regularly then you’ll know about the express trains that run during peak times between Ansan (안산) and Danggogae (당고개)....
Express Rail Following Seoul’s Line 2 Planned Long Term
Don’t get excited yet – this is a long way off and will still be in the planning stage for a very long time even if it does go ahead....
Some Extra Info – Geoncheon Connection
This is a brief post for those who asked for more information on the Geoncheon connection mentioned in this previous post. As you can see in the the diagram below,...
Daegu’s Monorail and Third Line Opens 23 April
In 2012 we posted about the Daegu Monorail, the city’s third line which is set to open on 23 April. Originally it was scheduled to open in conjunction with the...
Seoul Station Airport Rail Transfer Tunnel Finally Opens
The Line 9 extension wasn’t the only thing that opened today. A new transfer tunnel at Seoul Station from the Airport Railroad to Lines 1 and 4 has finally opened...
KTXs to New Pohang Station from 2 April
Together with the opening of the Honam High Speed Railway on 2 April, the new high speed Donghae (East Sea) Line opens up from Moryang (모량) to a new Pohang Station (포항) on...
Concerns as Line 9 Extension Opening Approches
The term 지옥철 or “hell train” is a play on the Korean word for subway and has been tossed around the media over the past month in relation to the...
Next Stop: 2015
A look back at 2014 Thanks to everyone who took the time to read and comment on our blog posts over the past year. There were definitely a few highlights...
Darweol & Weonheung Stations to Open on 27 December
Most years a number rail/metro projects will end up being scheduled to open on the same day and this year is no different. Along with the connection between the Gyeongui and Jungang Lines...