Transport Archives – Page 8 of 16

Posted inin Gyeonggi Province
Seoul

Transport Tip: Daily Line 4 Express Trains from Ansan to Dangogae

Posted byby Andy
April 24, 2015
1 Comment

Express trains for Ansan now run in both directions.If you use Line 4 regularly then you’ll know about the express trains that run during peak times between Ansan (안산) and Danggogae (당고개)....

Posted inin Subway/Metro

Express Rail Following Seoul’s Line 2 Planned Long Term

Posted byby Andy
April 22, 2015
0 Comments

Don’t get excited yet – this is a long way off and will still be in the planning stage for a very long time even if it does go ahead....

Posted inin Heavy Rail

Some Extra Info – Geoncheon Connection

Posted byby Andy
April 19, 2015
0 Comments

This is a brief post for those who asked for more information on the Geoncheon connection mentioned in this previous post. As you can see in the the diagram below,...

Posted inin Bus
General News and Updates

Increase of Seoul’s Public Transport Fares

Posted byby Nikola
April 16, 2015
8 Comments

It was speculated since a couple of months that there will be an increase of Seoul’s public transport fares in 2015. Today the transport department of Seoul submitted the proposal for...

Posted inin Daegu
General News and Updates

Daegu’s Monorail and Third Line Opens 23 April

Posted byby Andy
April 6, 2015
3 Comments

In 2012 we posted about the Daegu Monorail, the city’s third line which is set to open on 23 April. Originally it was scheduled to open in conjunction with the...

Posted inin General News and Updates
Seoul

Seoul Station Airport Rail Transfer Tunnel Finally Opens

Posted byby Andy
March 28, 2015
12 Comments

The Line 9 extension wasn’t the only thing that opened today. A new transfer tunnel at Seoul Station from the Airport Railroad to Lines 1 and 4 has finally opened...

Posted inin General News and Updates
Heavy Rail

KTXs to New Pohang Station from 2 April

Posted byby Andy
March 23, 2015
11 Comments

Together with the opening of the Honam High Speed Railway on 2 April, the new high speed Donghae (East Sea) Line opens up from Moryang (모량) to a new Pohang Station (포항) on...

Posted inin General News and Updates
Seoul

Concerns as Line 9 Extension Opening Approches

Posted byby Andy
March 8, 2015
7 Comments

The term 지옥철 or “hell train” is a play on the Korean word for subway and has been tossed around the media over the past month in relation to the...

Posted inin Chungcheong Provinces
Heavy Rail

The Honam High Speed Railway Opens in April

Posted byby Nikola
February 23, 2015
4 Comments

Currently a train ride from Yongsan in Seoul to Gwangju takes between 2 hours 30 minutes and 2 hours 51 minutes by Korea’s bullet train KTX and it involves a change...

Posted inin Bicycle

Bicycle Promotion Gone Wrong

Posted byby Nikola
February 12, 2015
2 Comments

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security* hold an idea contest for bicycle promotion and enhancement of safety for cyclists in Korea at the end of last year. It was advertised on...