SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul plans to introduce a foreigner-only transportation card with unlimited access to the subway by the end of this year. The Discover Seoul Pass, to be released by Seoul Metro Corp., will allow foreign tourists to access all subway lines (except Korail sections) as well as designated cultural facilities [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) plans to use big data to minimize subway fare evasion. The city will create a model that learns the patterns of subway fare evaders who abuse special transportation cards normally issued for those older than 65 years of age. In Seoul, subway is completely [...]
BUSAN, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Subway workers in the southern city of Busan ended their two-day strike Thursday after the labor union and management reached a wage deal. Busan Transportation Corp., the city-run operator of the subway system, agreed with the union to raise wages 0.9 percent and hire 540 new workers. The members [...]
BUSAN, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized subway workers in Busan, a major southern port city, went on indefinite strike Wednesday over a pay dispute. The walkout by Busan Metro’s labor union began at 5 a.m. after its last-minute wage hike negotiations with management fell through the previous night. The union said about 2,400 of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The underground sidewalk from Seoul City Hall to Euljiro will be reborn as a cultural and artistic street by the end of this year. According to the Seoul Facilities Corporation, the main purpose of the project is to decorate the walls, ceilings and floors of the underground sidewalk, excluding [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — ‘Smart Station’ services, first tested last April at Gunja Station located along Seoul Subway Line 5, will be introduced to Line 2. Seoul Transportation Corporation announced on Wednesday that it will turn all 50 stations on Line 2 into Smart Stations by next March Smart Stations allow integrated management [...]
DAEJEON, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has developed a new algorithm that can predict failures in the ventilation system located throughout Seoul’s subway network. The National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS) and Seoul Transportation Corporation announced on Monday that they have developed a new program that automatically detects part [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Did you know that small handles attached to the bus seat and iron bars that stretch all the way down to the subway floor are designed for both adults and children? The Center for Civic Awareness & Policy Making pointed out that despite the original intent, these devices being [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Many people are preoccupied with using their smartphone when they take the subway. Instead of fatigued eyes from watching flashy videos on a small screen, how about taking a break and looking at art work? The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) said it will showcase “modern [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fine dust levels can now be monitored in real-time throughout all stations on Seoul’s subway lines 1 to 8. Seoul Metro Corporation announced on Wednesday that 840 air quality sensors have been installed at 277 stations and several trains operating on subway lines 1 to 8. Seoul Metro plans [...]