Jeolla Provinces Archives

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Busan

12 new premium express bus routes to be introduced from June 30

Posted byby Andy
June 14, 2017
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Since November last year, premium express bus services have been operating between Seoul and Busan, and Seoul and Gwangju, in attempt to draw customers away from high-speed train services. So...

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Heavy Rail

Shuttle Train Begins Operating between Gwangju and Gwangju-Songjeong Stations

Posted byby Andy
December 22, 2016
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A new shuttle train is now operating between Gwangju and Gwangju-Songjeong stations, a year and a half after the Honam high-speed rail was opened in the city. While traveling between...

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Busan

Premium Express Bus Services Delayed, Not Operating Over Chuseok

Posted byby Andy
August 24, 2016
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If you were hoping to try out the new premium express buses anytime soon, you’ll have to wait a little bit longer. We mentioned on our Facebook page last week that...

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Gyeongsang Provinces

New Section of Gyeongjeon Line Cuts Travel Time

Posted byby Andy
July 16, 2016
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Travelling between Gyeongsang and Jeolla provinces became slightly faster yesterday with the opening of a newly realigned section of the Gyeongjeon Line from Jinju to Gwangyang. The new 51.5km double-tracked route cuts travel...

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Gyeongsang Provinces

KORAIL orders 30 new high-speed trains from Hyundai Rotem

Posted byby Andy
June 21, 2016
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South Korea’s national train operator Korail has announced the signing of a contract with Hyundai Rotem for 30 EMU-250 trains by August 2020 valued at 101.4 billion won. As reported...

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Jeju Province

Undersea Tunnel to Jeju-do

Posted byby Nikola
February 1, 2016
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A snowstorm paralyzed Jeju-do’s air traffic for two consecutive days and ten thousands of visitors were stranded on the island. This issue proved to me once again that Korea has to built...

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Jeju Province

Three New Island Airports Planned

Posted byby Nikola
December 7, 2015
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Within a month the construction of three new airports in Korea was announced. All of them have in common that they are going to be built on islands. A large...

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Large Scale Projects

Suncheon SkyCube PRT Ride

Posted byby Nikola
July 20, 2015
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During a spontaneous road trip with some friends I had the chance to check out and ride the Suncheon SkyCube PRT. It is one of the handful personal rapid transit (PRT)...

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Heavy Rail

The Honam High Speed Railway Opens in April

Posted byby Nikola
February 23, 2015
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Currently a train ride from Yongsan in Seoul to Gwangju takes between 2 hours 30 minutes and 2 hours 51 minutes by Korea’s bullet train KTX and it involves a change...

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Chungcheong Provinces

Incheon International Airport KTX Times Released

Posted byby Andy
June 10, 2014
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Looking for KTX schedules to and from Incheon International Airport? See our Incheon Airport KTX page That’s right, it’s here. Often one of the things that has been mentioned in...