SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul is preparing to reintroduce trams to its streets for the first time in nearly six decades, as construction on the Wirye Line, the city’s first modern tram project, approaches completion. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Wirye tram line is scheduled to open in September 2026, with [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s subway system has faced a deluge of temperature-related complaints in recent months, with over 283,000 grievances filed from January through May, according to Seoul Metro. The figure accounts for 75.5% of all customer service issues reported during the five-month period. As temperatures rose in May, so did commuter frustration, [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After completing a successful safety trial, Seoul will expand its late-night autonomous taxi service to cover all of the Gangnam district starting June 16, city officials announced Sunday. The program, launched in September 2024 as South Korea’s first public self-driving taxi pilot, currently operates between select neighborhoods such as Yeoksam, [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s high-speed rail operator SR announced Monday that its next-generation EMU-320 trains, slated for deployment in 2027, will feature the world’s first onboard automatic fire suppression system specifically designed for lithium polymer battery fires. The system, developed in collaboration with Hyundai Rotem and fire safety firm HTC, is engineered [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has initiated a new research project aimed at developing magnetic levitation propulsion technology for an envisioned next-generation high-speed train system called the Hypertube, the government said Wednesday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, in partnership with the Korea Railroad Research Institute, is spearheading the project. The [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Passengers on all express bus routes in South Korea will be able to access free onboard Wi-Fi internet connection starting this week, the transport ministry said Monday. According to the ministry, free Wi-Fi will be available on all 240 express bus routes and 1,724 buses operated by eight major [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of lost items reported in the Seoul subway system reached 152,540 in 2024, marking a 4% increase from the previous year, according to Seoul Metro’s latest report released on February 27. On average, 418 lost items were registered daily, meaning approximately one in every 61 subway passengers [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Rotem Co., the train manufacturing subsidiary of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, said Wednesday it has won a 2.2 trillion-won (US$1.53 billion) deal from Morocco to supply advanced trains to the North African nation. Hyundai Rotem secured the contract to supply ONCF, Morocco’s national railway operator, with double-decker [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Uber has introduced its corporate mobility service, Uber for Business (U4B), in South Korea, aiming to enhance business travel efficiency with seamless expense management and ride-hailing solutions. At the ‘Uber Taxi Connect Day’ event in Seoul on February 20, Uber outlined its business strategy for the year, including the launch [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Jamsil Station on Seoul’s Line 2 emerged as the busiest subway station in the city last year, with an average of 156,177 passengers per day, according to 2024 transit data released by Seoul Metro on February 19. The station’s high foot traffic was attributed to its role as a [...]