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I hope North Korea doesn't start some shit and attack South Korea. S. Korea has such advanced infrastructure, it would be tragic to see any of it damaged or destroyed by war.

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Originally Posted by hoosier

I hope North Korea doesn't start some shit and attack South Korea. S. Korea has such advanced infrastructure, it would be tragic to see any of it damaged or destroyed by war.

That sorta statement is just as ignorant as NKoreans launching war. War is stupid, and so is a lack of free speech, but let's leave politics to the politicians.

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Gwangju Democratization Movement Theme Train

Gwangju Subway has operated thema train for memorial of Gwangju Democratization Movement about for 2 months every year. The thema train, decorated with photos and writings about Gwangju Democratization Movement, will run on Gwagju Subway from 12, May through 15, June.






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Tire-Wheeled LRT for Bansong Line in Raillog Korea 2009


Tire-Wheeled LRT for Bansong Line







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Tire-Wheeled LRT for Bansong Line


Peoples were invited to for a ride on Yangpyeong train base.

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Originally Posted by ruready1000

Gwangju Democratization Movement Theme Train

Gwangju Subway has operated thema train for memorial of Gwangju Democratization Movement about for 2 months every year. The thema train, decorated with photos and writings about Gwangju Democratization Movement, will run on Gwagju Subway from 12, May through 15, June.

You can take cycles here?

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Originally Posted by 2co2co

You can take cycles here?

This space is for the disabled person on wheelchair. Basically, you can't take a ride on subway, if not with folding-type bicyle, with bicyle. But it's sometimes possible that if you don't use it at rush hour and you get a permission from staffs, you may take on subway with bicycle.

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Daegu Monorail Car Model to Be Chosen in Poll

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By Peter Hong
Korea Times Intern

Citizens of Daegu will select their favorite model of monorail cars that will be introduced in June, 2014, for the new third line of the city's metro system.

City officials announced Monday that they plan to decide on one of three options proposed by Japanese electric car manufacturer Hitachi in a two-week-long
poll by June 20.

One of the designs is "half circular," portraying a rounded white cloud floating in the sky. Another is a "streamlined" look exemplifying the beauty of an elegant curve. The third is "straight lined" shape embodying a high speed-capable but stable monorail train, according to the city's Urban Railroad Construction Headquarters.

Subway passengers, merchants located near subway stations and college students majoring in design are invited to take part in the poll, an official said. Other citizens will be able to vote on the official Web site of the municipal government.

Once an exterior model is chosen, the city will select a combination of colors and decide on the interior design, he said. The colors will be primarily based on yellow. Line No. 1 is red, with Line No. 2 green.

The train cars will be rolled onto the 24-kilometer elevated track for a test run in August 2013. With construction to start later this month, it will represent the nation's first monorail for mass transit.

The city currently operates two subway lines measuring 54 kilometers. The first 10-kilometer section of Line No. 1 was launched in November 1997.

About 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Daegu is the fourth largest city in Korea with a population of 2.5 million.

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Subway line No. 9 won’t be opening on schedule

Just two days before the planned opening of subway line No. 9, the Seoul Metropolitan Government delayed operation due to technical issues related to a transportation card reader.

In an unusually abrupt announcement, the city said yesterday it will postpone operation of the subway line, which was originally scheduled to begin service tomorrow.

“We found some errors with the automatic fare collection system while we were testing the subway operation,” Lee In-keun, assistant mayor of infrastructure, said in a press briefing. “Some of the transportation cards available on the market didn’t properly work. There were errors in rating fares with these cards in terms of calculating transfer fares. Some fares were either over or undercharged.”

There were cases that some cards didn’t work when testers tried to exit the subway through the gates of an automatic fare collector, Lee added. “Some doors didn’t open when testers swiped their cards,” he said.

Of the 88 different types of transportation cards available, Lee said two didn’t work.

The Seoul city government announced on May 28 that it will begin operation from Gimpo International Airport Station to Sinnonhyeon Station, saying they had fixed remaining issues with the subway operation, which included the malfunction of a platform screen door and escalators that stopped abruptly.

The city has been testing the line since March 21. Starting on April 23, the city ran the subway based on its regular schedule.

“We offer deep apologies to the public that has waited a long time for the subway line No. 9 to open ... we will make sure to open the subway by July 31 at the latest,” said Lee Deok-su, second vice mayor for administrative affairs.

The 25.5-kilometer (15.8-mile) line links Nonhyeon-dong in southern Seoul and Gimpo in western Seoul, where Gimpo International Airport is located. The route will also pass through Dangsan, Yeouido, Noryangjin, Dongjak and the Gangnam Express Bus Terminal stations. An express train that takes 20 minutes to get from Sinnonhyeon to Gimpo airport will also run. Members of the public were puzzled and disappointed by the unexpected news. They criticized the city’s abrupt announcement.

“It’s frustrating,” said Yu Yong-su, a 27-year-old company worker. “I have long been looking forward to the opening of the new subway line because its express line will greatly save me time to get to work from my house. Now I have to wait another month. The city earlier had told the public that it would open tomorrow, and all of sudden they just up and delay it.”

“I’m concerned that there may be an accident,” added Jeong Hyeon-ju, a secretary who works for a lawmaker.

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Seoul Subway


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Seoul Subway Line3 New Train Trial Run


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Subway to Allow Bikes on Board

Cyclists can use the subway with their bicycles from October. The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday said it is discussing placing carriages for bicycle riders on subway lines no.1-8 with Seoul Metro and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation.

The city government will operate the system on a trial basis first. For the first three months from October, bike riders will be allowed to take bicycles into the first or last carriages only on Sundays and holidays, and for the next three months on weekends and holidays. It will be possible every day from April next year, though there may be no-bicycle cars during the rush hour.

By October, 16 trains, two from each subway line, will be modified to carry bicycles, with the rest to follow.

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Double-Track Railway Opens on Gyeongui Line

A double-track railway opened Wednesday on the Gyeongui Line, one of the oldest railway lines in Korea, connecting Munsan just north of Seoul to Sangam DMC or Digital Media City in northwestern Seoul. It took nine years and seven months to complete the 40.6 km line, while a final portion connecting to the Yongsan station will be ready by 2012.

The Gyeongui Line prior to the division of Korea linked Seoul to Pyongyang and Sinuiju in what is now North Korea. The southern end connected with the Gyeongbu Line to Busan and the northern tip linked to the South Manchuria Railway. Trains on the new railway will be operated in both directions every 10 to 15 minutes providing residents on the outskirts of Seoul faster access to the city.

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Gyeongui Line Openning Day


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Ilsan Station in Gyeongui Line


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Seoul Subway Line 3 New Train in Service

Seoul Subway Line 3 has been operating a total of 480 subway cars, of which an estimated 340 cars will have to be switched with new ones as they come to the retirement age of 25 years from 2009 to 2010.


New Train in Service

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A crane collapse paralyzes north Seoul train lines

A crane at a construction site collapsed yesterday, crushing railways in northwestern Seoul, completely paralyzing the operations of the Gyeongbu and Gyeongui lines for over two hours and causing commuting nightmares for people who had booked tickets for trains passing through Seoul Station.

The crane operator died after being transported to a nearby hospital. No other casualties were reported.

Police questioned the construction site chief, crane manufacturer officials and witnesses who were on the scene to determine the exact cause of the incident. Korail workers and firefighters were dispatched to remove debris.

Police believe they will finish removing the fallen crane by this morning. The crane will be examined by the National Institute of Scientific Investigation.

The 50-meter (164-foot) crane at an apartment reconstruction site near Ahyeon Tunnel in Chunghyeon-dong fell at 8:15 a.m. According to police, the accident took place while the crane operator, identified by his family name Shin, had been moving several pieces of construction equipment that weighed 300 kilograms each. Police said that for some reason the lower part of the crane - located between a five-story apartment building under construction and the railway - bent and collapsed.

The crane destroyed part of the apartment and fell to the railway, an investigator said. “We are focused on determining the cause of the collapse and if the crane failed to handle the heavy weight of the construction materials, or if it had mechanical defects caused by poor maintenance.”

All trains passing through Seoul Station were stopped for 2 hours. The railway is located in the train hub and connects the Gyeongui, Gyeongbu and Honam lines. The collapse completely halted train operations on the Gyeongui Line from Seoul Station to the Sinchon railway station.

Because the collapse also disrupted the railway’s electric power grid, 44 trains that use the Gyeongbu Line - 16 KTX trains, nine Saemaul trains and 19 Mugunghwa trains - were also halted. Trains that were supposed to arrive at Seoul Station had to make a stop at Gwangmyeong Station instead to drop off passengers.

Korail eventually managed to restore power and train service on the Gyeongbu and Honam lines at 11:40 a.m. Korail officials said the Gyeongui Line will resume operations this morning.

Passengers flocked to Seoul Station, forming long lines to get refunds for their tickets. Some complained to Korail officials. “I had a meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. with the Fair Trade Commission, but I’m worried because my train has been delayed,” said Han Chang-hui, a 55-year-old businessman based in Daejeon. “I rescheduled the meeting, but I’m not sure whether I will make it on time.”

Another passenger, who wanted to be identified by his family name Seol, left for Seoul Station from Busan on the KTX yesterday morning. He said he got off at Gwangmyeong Station following the crane collapse. “I couldn’t go to work on time,” Seol said. “This accident showed that even a tiny accident can cause fatal damage to a society which has an advanced network,” said Jeong Jae-seung, a professor at Kaist.


By Chang Chung-hoon, Kim Mi-ju [mijukim@joongang.co.kr]

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Gyeongui Line Video

Gyeongui Line was integrated with the Seoul Subway system on July 1, 2009, so Commuter Train was reduced to Munsan to Imjingang, with some to Dorasan.

Commuter Train (DMU type)




Gyeongui Line Train (EMU type)

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Gwangju Subway May 18 Thema Train


Exterior of May 18 Thema Train

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