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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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 Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:38 pm Post subject: About Time Ilsan & Paju got serious |
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about their metro!
Finally a new "subway" line in Ilsan has been completed, and their stations have been refurbished. Their original gawful service went from once an hour (is that service??) to 4 times an hour, which makes me think its the same as Line 3 at this point. Finally, a quick way to Seoul Yuk. (should help when I have to bbali bbali to Bucheon)
Went for a walk around the station last night, as of yet they still had no map 
But its good to know I can use the T-money card 
Does anyone else live in/travel to Ilsan? Will you use the new line? |
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KuroBara
Joined: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Goyang-Si with a bit of Paju mixed in
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| Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: About Time Ilsan & Paju got serious |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
about their metro!
Finally a new "subway" line in Ilsan has been completed, and their stations have been refurbished. Their original gawful service went from once an hour (is that service??) to 4 times an hour, which makes me think its the same as Line 3 at this point. Finally, a quick way to Seoul Yuk. (should help when I have to bbali bbali to Bucheon)
Went for a walk around the station last night, as of yet they still had no map
But its good to know I can use the T-money card
Does anyone else live in/travel to Ilsan? Will you use the new line? |
I'm in Ilsan, and I still haven't seen Itaewon, so I'll probably use it eventually. Don't know about the card, though. |
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Beeston27
Joined: 03 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:17 am Post subject: Re: About Time Ilsan & Paju got serious |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
about their metro!
Finally a new "subway" line in Ilsan has been completed, and their stations have been refurbished. Their original gawful service went from once an hour (is that service??) to 4 times an hour, which makes me think its the same as Line 3 at this point. Finally, a quick way to Seoul Yuk. (should help when I have to bbali bbali to Bucheon)
Went for a walk around the station last night, as of yet they still had no map
But its good to know I can use the T-money card
Does anyone else live in/travel to Ilsan? Will you use the new line? |
Let me get this straight. There is a faster alternative to the underground? It about 90 mins to get anywhere in seoul atm! |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:45 am Post subject: |
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| I took it tonight. I had to wait a while for the train to come, but it was 10:45PM so it may be because of the time, but it also went rather slow. It was only 2 stops to Seoul Station, but it took almost 20 minutes. However, it may just be hiccups at the start of the service and we waited a while at Sinchon station. It was only 5 minutes from Gajwa to Sinchon station. Also, the exit at Seoul Station is on the backside of the station, so you can't transfer. |
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Beeston27
Joined: 03 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:14 am Post subject: |
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where did you start the journey from in Ilsan?
Was it Jeongbalsan? |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| I took it tonight. I had to wait a while for the train to come, but it was 10:45PM so it may be because of the time, but it also went rather slow. It was only 2 stops to Seoul Station, but it took almost 20 minutes. However, it may just be hiccups at the start of the service and we waited a while at Sinchon station. It was only 5 minutes from Gajwa to Sinchon station. Also, the exit at Seoul Station is on the backside of the station, so you can't transfer. |
I'm sorry to hear about that. Actually, I was hoping this would be a faster alternative for getting to Bucheon, rather than the bus (which is too much walking). Maybe the time you took the train did effect the arrival to Seoul. I'll take it Sunday and update if they make me late or not  |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: About Time Ilsan & Paju got serious |
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| KuroBara wrote: |
I'm in Ilsan, and I still haven't seen Itaewon, so I'll probably use it eventually. Don't know about the card, though. |
I saw the fare gate, and asked the service attendant if T-Money was possible. She told me it was |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| What subway stop in Ilsan do you use to catch this? |
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Beeston27
Joined: 03 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes indeed. When I asked my co teachers about this, they had no knowledge! |
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thedrizzle
Joined: 26 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Is there a new station for this somewhere? I've never even heard of the line.
I've just been taking the bus down to Yonsei - being close to Hongdae and college girls is all I really need. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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It isn't a new line. It is the old commuter train line, but now just has metro trains running about every 15 minutes. It is fully integrated into the subway system with transfer stations and everything, but you can not transfer at Seoul station. You have to walk a few minutes to get to the other subway lines there. I only took the train 2 stops and it wasn't too bad except for the Sinchon to Seoul station sections which seemed to take forever. However, this may just be because it is new.
If you want to know where the stop are, the best way is to go to google and search Seoul subway map.
http://www.smrt.co.kr/Train/Subwaymap/Eng/Subwaymap.jsp |
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b-class rambler
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: About Time Ilsan & Paju got serious |
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| Beeston27 wrote: |
Let me get this straight. There is a faster alternative to the underground? It about 90 mins to get anywhere in seoul atm! |
Yes. Take the bus (1000, 1200 or 2000). It's much faster than Line 3 as it takes a direct route, uses bus lanes and the drivers usually skip the red lights. You can get to Yonsei Uni stop (for Shinchon) in less than 30 mins and less than an additional 10 for the Gwanghwamun stop.
What ajgeddes said about the "new" line. It's NOT anything to do with line 3 although you can transfer to/from it at Daegok. |
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