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Cheongju Zoo Launches Monorail Service for Wheelchair Users

Cheongju Zoo Launches Monorail Service for Wheelchair Users

CHEONGJU, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting in March, Cheongju Zoo will operate a new monorail specifically designed to accommodate visitors who use wheelchairs, according to an announcement from the city of Cheongju on February 14. This initiative aims to enhance accessibility and ensure a more inclusive experience for all visitors.  Funded by a 930 million [...]

Longest Mountain Monorail in S. Korea Opens

Longest Mountain Monorail in S. Korea Opens

SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A new monorail offering stunning views of the Baekdudaegan mountain range, a trail of mountains that starts in North Korea and continues to Mount Jiri in South Korea’s southwest, opened Monday. The municipality of Mungyeong in North Gyeongsang Province spent 10 billion won (US$8.2 million) to build a tourist [...]

Environmentally-Friendly Monorail to Explore Korea’s Highest Mountain

Environmentally-Friendly Monorail to Explore Korea’s Highest Mountain

JEJU, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Visitors to South Korea’s highest mountain, Jeju Island’s Mount Halla, can now explore the mountain’s ecosystem on an environmentally-friendly electric monorail.  Although monorails were first installed on the mountain’s trails in 1997, they were often the cause of noise and pollution complaints due to their gasoline engines. The monorails were [...]

Technology to Transmit CCTV Footage on Monorail Tracks Perfected

Technology to Transmit CCTV Footage on Monorail Tracks Perfected

Daegu, Korea, August 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Daegu city government has developed a radio technology that transmits closed-circuit TV images of inside passenger cars of monorails to the central control room in real time. As the installation of wireless antennas is impossible on monorail tracks on which a third Daegu railroad line will be built, engineers have [...]