Yonsei-ro, Seoul’s First Transit Mall
A transformation took place in Sinchon (신촌), a popular nightlife area in front of Yonsei University! Seoul forbids private cars on the main road Yonsei-ro since January 2014. This measure...
Bicycle Paths on Jeju-Do
Korea is a great country for leisure cycling. This can be experienced first hand at the major rivers and on Jeju-do, the largest island of South Korea. I’d been cycling...
Incheon International Airport KTX Times Released
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...
Only one year late…
In case you hadn’t noticed, Suncheon’s PRT will finally open for commercial service on 19/20 April following its trial operations during the Suncheon Bay Garden Expo. News reports seem to...
China will build a HSR through North Korea
No country in the world is expanding its high-speed rail (HSR) network as fast as China. It’s impressive how many thousands of kilometers they have built and how they connected...
Nubija, Changwon’s Bike-Sharing Service
Once I’ve introduced bike-sharing in Korea at Kojects and there I just briefly mentioned Nubija, the bike-sharing program of Changwon. This is a city on the southern coast of Korea....
Some Numbers: Speed Cameras and Cyclist Deaths
In the last days I’ve read some very interesting numbers about speeding and cycle deaths in Korean news. I summarized two articles: The first news article is about traffic speed...
News About Korail Strike
In the last weeks we received comments, emails and questions about the strike of rail workers union in Korea. Some readers seemed disappointed that we didn’t cover this story. Primarily...
Three New Stations for Gyeongchun Line [Updated Post]
Update 4 – December 2013: All three stations have now been opened with Sinnae (Shinnae/신내역) Station having finally opened on December 28 2013. Unfortunately work has not even started on building...
Goodbye Haeundae Station…
Thinking of taking the train to Haeundae next summer? Don’t be caught out when you arrive at a brand new station in a completely different location to what you might...