Location Archives – Page 5 of 20

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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

Underground Bus Station, Future of Bus Transit?

Posted byby Nikola
May 16, 2016
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The transport complex at COEX includes a large underground bus facility. I wrote about a similar bus transit terminal in Jamsil. Underground bus stations are planned for Sejong City’s BRT system, too. A preview of such bus...

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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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Seoul

Alternative to Taxis at Night: Seoul’s Callbus

Posted byby Nikola
March 21, 2016
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Seoul struggles to offer a reliable taxi service at night. Too often taxi drivers refuse passengers or demand high flat-rate fares. A night van service with the name “Callbus” (콜버스)...

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Seoul

Green Parking Initiative in Seoul

Posted byby Nikola
March 9, 2016
6 Comments

A big issue in Korean cities is parking. Cars park everywhere. They block sidewalks, pedestrian crossings or a road lane. It is well documented in the Korean Parking Tumblr and...

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Seoul

Lessons Learned from Seoul Plaza Proposal

Posted byby kojects
February 29, 2016
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This is a guest post by Ray Chetti. He is an urban planner by education and retail development consultant by profession. He is based in Seoul, Korea and has provided...

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Seoul

Lecture about Seoul’s Urban Development

Posted byby Nikola
February 22, 2016
4 Comments

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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Jeju Province

Undersea Tunnel to Jeju-do

Posted byby Nikola
February 1, 2016
6 Comments

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...