Transfer hub opens at Suwon Station including new bus interchange
Suwon City opened its new transfer hub at Suwon Station last Monday, making it easy to transfer between bus, taxi and train services. Suwon Station has always felt rather chaotic,...
12 new premium express bus routes to be introduced from June 30
Since November last year, premium express bus services have been operating between Seoul and Busan, and Seoul and Gwangju, in attempt to draw customers away from high-speed train services. So...
Busan opens metro Line 1 extension and adds new trains
Today Busan Transport Corporation opened a new extension on the city’s metro Line 1. The new section connects the previous south-western terminus at Sinpyeong with Dadaepo Beach. At 7.98km long,...
First GTX line to fully open in 2023, construction to begin next year
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is moving ahead with plans to build Seoul’s next generation of city-wide rail, the GTX. The GTX A line will travel at...
Lotte World Tower opens
123 floors. 555 meters. These are the main characteristics of the Lotte World Tower. It opens to the public today on April 3rd after nearly three decades of development. The...
Unchaining the bicycle
This is a guest post by Max Neupert. He is an artist and academic who is interested in contemporary social and technological issues. He has been living and working in...
Sinbundang Line extension to be delayed by at least three years
According to an article from Joongboo Daily, construction on the southern Shinbundang Line extension from Gwanggyo to Homaesil won’t begin for at least another three years. News of the delay...
Next generation of screen doors are vertical
Last year, Korea saw a record-number of screen door-related fatalities. Incidents at Guui Station and Gimpo Airport Station started a public debate about screen doors and their safety. A new government...
What Seoul can learn from Hong Kong’s transport system
In today’s article we are going to explore Hong Kong’s transport system. Similar to the article about Taipei’s transport system, I want to introduce public transport of Hong Kong and...
Non-stop Seoul-Busan services to return mid-2017
Today the Ministry for Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that non-stop trains between Seoul and Busan would be making a comeback in June or July this year. The new services...