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Gyeongbu Expressway in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province Highway bus lane on Gyeongbu Expressway in Gyeonggi Province. The Gyeongbu Expressway (Korean: 경부고속도로; Asian Highway Network AH 1) is the second oldest and most heavily travelled expressway in South Korea, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, Gyeongju, Ulsan and Busan.
The Gyeongbu high-speed railway, also known as Gyeongbu HSR, is South Korea's first high-speed rail line from Seoul to Busan. KTX high-speed trains operate three sections of the line: on 1 April 2004, the first between a junction near Geumcheon-gu Office station, Seoul and a junction at Daejeonjochajang station north of Daejeon, and a second between a junction at Okcheon station, southeast of ...
The Seoul–Busan travel distance was shortened to 408.5 km, the shortest travel time was 2 hours 40 minutes. [ 9 ] All KTX services use the conventional Gyeongbu Line between Seoul and the start of the Siheung Interconnection at a junction after Geumcheon-gu Office station , until the Siheung Interconnection diverges in a tunnel towards the ...
Subway line 2 in Seoul, Korea a subway map of the metropolitan area. South Korea's six largest cities — Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon and Incheon — all have subway systems. Seoul's subway system is the oldest system in the country, with the Seoul Station – Cheongnyangni section of Line 1 opening in 1974.
Opening ceremony of the Gyeongin Railway between Seoul and Chemulpo (today Incheon) on September 18, 1899.. Rail transport in Korea began in the late 19th century. On March 19, 1896, the late Joseon Dynasty that ruled Korea awarded American engineer James R. Morse a concession to build a railway between Seoul and Chemulpo (today Incheon), while on July 4, the French company Compagnie de Fives ...
Most KTX trains leave from Seoul Station or Yongsan Station and terminate in the cities of Busan, Gwangju, Mokpo, Yeosu, Gangneung and Jinju. Most major cities are served in between. The KTX train is regarded as an easier, more comfortable, and cheaper way to get around South Korea than by air, particularly when factoring in the complications ...
Seoul Subway Line 7: 51 57.1 Jangam—Seongnam: 11 October 1996 Seoul Metro: Seoul Subway Line 8: 17 17.7 Amsa—Moran: 23 November 1996 Seoul Metro Line9 & Seoul Metro Seoul Subway Line 9: 38 40.6 Gaehwa—VHS Medical Center: 24 July 2009 Ui-Sinseol Trans Ui LRT: 15 11.1 Bukhansan Ui(Doseonsa)—Sinseol-dong: 1 July 2012 South-Seoul LRT Sillim ...
In 1990, the planned Seoul–Busan travel time was 1 hour 51 minutes, the project was to be completed by August 1998, [8] and costs were estimated at 5.85 trillion South Korean won (₩) [8] in 1988 prices, 4.6 trillion of which were to be spent on infrastructure, the remainder on rolling stock. [9]