Location Archives – Page 4 of 20

Posted inin General News and Updates
Public Infrastructure

Seoul Subway Operators to Merge Next Year

Posted byby Andy
November 24, 2016
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Yesterday Seoul announced that Seoul Metro and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) would be merged together following a majority vote from the unions of both corporations. Seoul Metro operates the majority...

Posted inin Gyeonggi Province

Safe Walking App Increases Personal Safety

Posted byby Nikola
October 17, 2016
2 Comments

While South Korean cities are regarded as safe in general, it is far less safe for women than for men. That’s a sad reality as it is shown with the...

Posted inin Bicycle
Seoul

A Year With Seoul Bike

Posted byby Nikola
September 19, 2016
3 Comments

We will soon have the first Seoul Bike Anniversary as the Seoul’s renewed bike-sharing system gets a year old. It’s time to take a look at the achievements in the last...

Posted inin Bus
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...

Posted inin Large Scale Projects
Seoul

Preview of Seoul Station 7017

Posted byby Nikola
August 22, 2016
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There are still eight months left until the Seoul Station 7017, Seoul’s newest and most innovative public space, is going to open in April 2017. Just recently, Seoul opened to...

Posted inin Jeju Province

Jeju introduces Electric Buses with Swapping Battery

Posted byby Nikola
July 25, 2016
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Jeju-do wants to become a carbon-free island by 2030. Wind turbines and solar panels are being built and transportation shifts from fuel to electricity as power source. Just recently, Jeju-do...

Posted inin General News and Updates
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...

Posted inin Bicycle
Seoul

Design Failure of Bicycle Crossings

Posted byby Nikola
July 1, 2016
4 Comments

Seoul wants to become a cycling city. Just recently, the city introduced bicycle crossings that allow cyclists to ride across a street. However, these bicycle crossings have large design flaws...

Posted inin General News and Updates
Gyeongsang Provinces

KORAIL orders 30 new high-speed trains from Hyundai Rotem

Posted byby Andy
June 21, 2016
2 Comments

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...

Posted inin Bicycle
Bus

Seoul Becomes Korea’s First Green Transport Promotion Zone

Posted byby Nikola
June 13, 2016
3 Comments

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...