SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in, during a state visit to India, surprised reporters yesterday by taking the subway with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on their journey to inaugurate the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturing facility, which was developed by Samsung Electronics in Noida, India. Earlier in the day, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — If you’ve ever walked from one end of a subway platform to the other, searching for the subway car with the most amount of elbow room possible, Korail has something for you. On August 8, the national railroad operator stated it had begun testing internally developed technology which will inform riders [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data from the Seoul Metropolitan Council has revealed that the losses incurred by offering free rides to the elderly (65 and above) – one of welfare initiatives in the Seoul metropolitan area – amounted to 275.7 billion won ($244.2 million) in 2016, up from 200.9 billion won in [...]
BUSAN, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan Metropolitan Government is spearheading a campaign that guides subway and public bus riders to wear their backpacks on their front instead of their back – not to prevent pickpocketing, but as proper etiquette to avoid bumping other passengers. There has been a growing chorus of criticism among [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign tourists prefer subways and railroads while shying away from buses and taxis due to complicated route maps and expensive fares, a survey showed Monday. About 70 percent of 649 foreign tourists were satisfied by their use of subways and railroads, according to the survey conducted by the Korea [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Tuesday comprehensive measures to improve subway platform screen doors to better prevent subway malfunctions, and potentially fatal accidents. Despite the doors having been implemented to prevent railway accidents, they have been met with limitations, often deadly. Seven people have been killed [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Busan Transport Corporation has installed a touch-sensitive, see-through digital screen on a platform screen door at Seomyeon Station, Busan Metro Line 2, the first of its kind in Korea. The screen offers weather information, subway information, and news reports, said BTC. The installation is a part of BTC’s [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Rotem announced Monday that it had finalized a contract with Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels to supply subway cars for Cairo’s Metro Line 3, marking the biggest order for the company since its foray into the African market. As per the terms of the 433-billion-won ($380 million) deal, [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail), Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), and Hyundai Rotem signed a Memorandum of Understanding Tuesday for further implementation of an automatic train operation (ATO) system for Korea’s inter-city trains. Implementing the system will require two major improvements: reforming the train control platform and the railway [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionized workers of South Korea’s railway and subway services went on their first joint strike in 22 years Tuesday, protesting against the government’s push to implement a performance-based pay system. The members of Seoul’s two major subway labor unions launched the walkout at 9 a.m., the unions said. The [...]