Transport

The Saemaul Service Gets Renamed!…to ITX-Saemaul

Korail has announced the name of the new Saemaul trains which will begin running in the first half of 2014.…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

Namsan E-Bus, First Commercial Electric Bus Worldwide

Last summer I went to the N-Tower at the mountain Namsan in Seoul. On the way up the mountain I…

12 years ago

History of Trams in Seoul

Most of you might not know that there was a streetcar running through the heart of Seoul in the last…

12 years ago

Bike Sharing in South Korea

One of the biggest trends in sustainable urban transport is called bike sharing. Bike sharing's success began in France and…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago