subway

GTX-A is finally here

The first segment of the Great Train eXpress (GTX) officially opened on March 30, 2024 - three years later than…

3 months ago

Go on a virtual train ride

See what it's like to ride the KTX and other trains across Korea from the driver's seat.

1 year ago

Line 9 extension gets green light — again

Wanna feel old? Seoul's Line 9 is nearly 13 years old! But it is still being built, with MOLIT recently…

2 years ago

More new trains for Seoul’s Line 2

Seoul’s Line 2 is set to have more of its subway cars replaced over the coming months as it completes…

5 years ago

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…

8 years ago

Concerns as Line 9 Extension Opening Approches

The term 지옥철 or "hell train" is a play on the Korean word for subway and has been tossed around…

10 years ago

Darweol & Weonheung Stations to Open on 27 December

Most years a number rail/metro projects will end up being scheduled to open on the same day and this year is no…

10 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

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