Transport Archives – Page 5 of 16

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Gyeonggi Province

Underground Bus Station, Future of Bus Transit?

Posted byby Nikola
May 16, 2016
3 Comments

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
2 Comments

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
5 Comments

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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Subway/Metro

Seoul Investigates 24 Hour Friday Night Services for Line 7

Posted byby Andy
March 11, 2016
7 Comments

Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit (SMRT) is investigating the possibility of operating subway services around the clock on one of its lines for one day a week. On March 11, SMRT...

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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
1 Comment

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
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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...

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Light Rail

Everline to be Operated by NeoTrans from July

Posted byby Andy
January 24, 2016
0 Comments

Some industry news from the end of last year is that the Yongin Everline will be switching operators later this year. On December 24, it was announced that NeoTrans had...

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Gyeonggi Province

Shinbundang Line Extension to Open January 30

Posted byby Andy
January 11, 2016
10 Comments

The southern Shinbundang Line Extension to Suwon is set to open at the end of this month. The high-speed metro line has been open for over four years now and from January 30, the Shinbundang...