Cheonggyecheon’s Bike Path to be Extended
Last week, Seoul City government announced that the roads along the Cheonggyecheon are going to have bicycle lanes from April to June and from September to November on every Sunday...
Seoul Operates Car-Sharing Service
The new year started with big waves in the car-sharing service sector as Avis bought Zipcar, which previously grew so much that it became a serious competition to traditional car...
Funding Transport for the Future
Today I’ve visited a joint seminar by KOTI and International Transport Forum (ITF, part of OECD) about the topic funding transport. Since 2010 these two organisations hold annual seminars....
PRT System to Open for Suncheon Bay Garden Expo
Final Update: The Suncheon Bay PRT opened in April 2014 as “Skycube”. See following posts: What’s the story with Suncheon Bay’s PRT? Only one year late… Update 2: The PRT has...
Kojects has Relaunched for 2013 – Watch This Space!
A belated Happy New Year to all! A lot coming up for the site this year. I’m happy to announce that today Kojects has been “relaunched”, and that a good friend...
New KTX Services to Jinju Station Cut Travel Time in Half
KTX services from Seoul to the city of Jinju began operating today following the opening of new electrified double tracking between the city and Masan. The extension also provides access...
Gyeongui Line Extension to Gongdeok opens in December
Since the Gyeongui line opened in July 2009, residents of Ilsan and Paju have had better direct access to Seoul’s metro system. From December 15 an extension from DMC Station...
Bundang Line to become even longer in December
With the opening of the Bundang line’s northern extension it is easy to forget that just two months later the line will be getting even longer. The southern end of the line...
Gyeongwon Line Extension to Gangwondo opens in November
As part of the plans to restore another rail link to North Korea, the Gyeongwon line branch which currently terminates at Shintanri Station (신탄리역) will be extended to Baekmagoji Station (백마고지역) in Cheorwon,...
New Station to be added to Airport Railroad
Update – April 2014: OBS reports that Cheongna Station will open for service on June 21 2014. The original opening date was delayed due to work the signal system during the...