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...
Final Bundang Line Extension Opens
The day is finally here…for some anyway. The final Bundang Line Extension from Mangpo (망포) to Suwon (수원) will finally opened today (Saturday 30 November). Over the past three years...
Sustainable Transportation in Korea
UN-HABITAT published some weeks ago the GRHS 2013 (Global Report on Human Settlements) with a focus on sustainable human transport. The report sometimes mentions Korea/Seoul and it contains an info-box...
What’s the story with Suncheon Bay’s PRT?
There has been some confusion over Suncheon Bay’s PRT system after the head of SC-PRT announced that it was stopping trial services that have been open to the public according...
Full Operation of Night Bus Services
Back in April we wrote about the beginning of night buses on two routes. The trial was successful with over 220,000 passengers (2,100 people per night!) and so Seoul is...
KTX Collides With Another Train in Daegu
On Saturday morning a Mugonghwa bound to Seoul got too close to a KTX train, which was on his way from Seoul to Busan. The KTX was hit at the...
Wireless Charging of Electric Bus in Gumi
The biggest problem of electric vehicles is their battery. Whereas it seems like the capacity cannot be extended, anymore other more creative ways have to be explored. At Kojects, we...
10 New Lines in Seoul’s Metro Network
A look at Seoul’s metro-map is quite intimidating because it contains over a dozen subway lines (I counted 17, not including Everline) in a wide-reaching network. However, it doesn’t stop...
Love-Hate Relationship with the M-Bus
Did you ever wonder which genius invented these fabulous grey-blue buses with a digital number display in the front window? Secondly, what does the “M” stand for in the name...
First Survey of Seoul’s Night Bus Services
Since April 19 there are buses operating through the whole night on two routes in Seoul. The transport division of the city government published statistics about the usage of the night...