General News and Updates

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General News and Updates

Premium Express Buses to Operate from September

Posted byby Andy
June 15, 2016
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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the launch of a new “Premium Gold Express” (PGE) bus service earlier this week to rival the business class cabins on trains and airlines. MOLIT...

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Bus

Seoul Becomes Korea’s First Green Transport Promotion Zone

Posted byby Nikola
June 13, 2016
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Heavy traffic is chocking Seoul’s city center as cars, taxis and tourist buses fight for road space. The large amount of pedestrians has to stick to narrow, inconvenient sidewalks. Cycling...

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Gyeonggi Province

Trial Operations Begin on Seoul’s New High-Speed Rail but Opening Pushed Back Again

Posted byby Andy
May 21, 2016
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Opening of the new 61.1km long Suseo high-speed railway has been delayed until the end of the year while further reinforcement construction is carried out at one of the future stations. On April 25, the...

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Gyeonggi Province

Construction on Northern Shinbundang Line Extension to begin in August

Posted byby Andy
April 27, 2016
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Yesterday the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that construction on the long-awaited northern Shinbundang Line extension would get underway this year. Once the project is given the green light at the...

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Incheon

Yeongjong Station Opens but No Discount

Posted byby Andy
March 26, 2016
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Today Yeongjong Station opened on the Airport Express line (A’REX) bringing the number of stations on the line from 11 to 12. Yeongjong is the most eastern station on Yeongjong Island, located...

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Subway/Metro

Seoul Investigates 24 Hour Friday Night Services for Line 7

Posted byby Andy
March 11, 2016
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Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit (SMRT) is investigating the possibility of operating subway services around the clock on one of its lines for one day a week. On March 11, SMRT...

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Seoul

Lecture about Seoul’s Urban Development

Posted byby Nikola
February 22, 2016
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On Saturday I had the pleasure to give a presentation about Seoul’s urban development at the Seoul Real Estate Investing Meetup. They contacted me a few weeks ago and I was...

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Incheon

Incheon Airport Maglev OPENS

Posted byby Nikola
February 3, 2016
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Out of the blue the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced yesterday that the maglev train at Incheon International Airport will go into service today on February 3....

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Light Rail

Everline to be Operated by NeoTrans from July

Posted byby Andy
January 24, 2016
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Some industry news from the end of last year is that the Yongin Everline will be switching operators later this year. On December 24, it was announced that NeoTrans had...

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Gyeonggi Province

Shinbundang Line Extension to Open January 30

Posted byby Andy
January 11, 2016
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The southern Shinbundang Line Extension to Suwon is set to open at the end of this month. The high-speed metro line has been open for over four years now and from January 30, the Shinbundang...