Subway/Metro

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.…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

Safety Issues on Shinbundang Line

One of the youngest subway lines in Seoul's metropolitan region has some problems, which could become a serious safety issue.…

12 years ago

Public Transport in Taipei

The last six days I was in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. Beforehand I heard a lot of good things…

12 years ago

Reading a Book Underground

If you ride the subway in Seoul, you'll notice that it's most of the times very quiet. It's rather seldom…

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

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

Line Extensions: Extension from Gangnam to Wangsimni October 6

The northern extension of the Bundang line will open on October 6. Construction on the extension began in October 2004…

12 years ago

Line Extensions: Daegu’s Line 2 Extension Opens in September

Daegu's Line 2 will be gaining three new stations on its eastern end, set to open on September 19. The three…

12 years ago