SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Tourism Organization said Tuesday it will begin a trial of a new service that provides information on the level of congestion at major tourist hotspots in Seoul. The service can be accessed through a PC or mobile device via Visit Seoul, the official website for tourism in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoulites, living in one of the world’s most congested metropolitan cities, are reflecting on the dangers of overcrowding following the Itaewon crowd crush. Just like any other day, the evening rush hour in Seoul is met by heavy congestion in the subway. Now, however, people seem to have a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of subway stations in Seoul have experienced a similar level of congestion as seen during the the deadly Halloween crowd crush, a wireless carrier said Thursday. SK Telecom Co. reported that data records between August 1 and October 31 showed a congestion rate of 252 percent in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government will carry out emergency checks on the congestion and safety of subway stations following the deadly Itaewon tragedy. The city announced these plans on Wednesday during an administrative audit by the Seoul City Council’s Transportation Committee. “The city and Seoul Metro (the operator of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s international airports in provincial cities are struggling to cope with growing congestion and delay problems due to the slow pace of facility expansion, officials and passengers said Thursday. The capacity problem is particularly serious at international airports on Jeju Island and in Busan and Daegu, they said. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Namdaemun-ro is the most congested area in Seoul. The average speed of cars traveling on the road that starts from Gwanggyo and leads to Sungnyemun Gate was 14 kilometers per hour. Naruteo-ro, which stretches from Sindong Elementary School to Sinsa station, ranked second, [...]