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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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 Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:59 am Post subject: Gwangju Subway opens on April 28 |
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seems pretty coooool..
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Gwangju Subway opens on April 28
Gwangju Subway (Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corp.) will open on April 28. Presently, the new railway is being test-operated under the same conditions as commercial operation in preparation for the launch. As well, the entire range of systems required for subway operation is now being tested in the final phase of preparation.
Four individual cars will comprise one subway train, with a total of 282 trains to be operated every day from 5:50 in the morning to 12:00 midnight. |
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rudyflyer
Joined: 26 Feb 2003
Location: pacing the cage
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:01 am Post subject: |
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6 weeks late from their latest start up date. It was supposed to go online March 12 we were told before we left.
any bets when this will actually start? |
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Crois
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: You could be next so watch out.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:20 am Post subject: |
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| i put bets on never. |
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| dunno... i'll pulled that quote off the korail homepage |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Well, here it is:
It's pretty nice. A little narrower than Seoul subways, and they don't have all their cars running yet.. (good motto for the city: "Gwangju - a few cars short of a subway"). But it's comfortable and faster than Gwangju's sucky taxis and buses.
It's only 20 minutes from one end of the line to the other. But it makes it a lot easier to get to the cool stuff out in Sangmu. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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That is really exciting. I'm actually aroused.  |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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DAMN..*I* was going to use that as my new sig!  |
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Korea Newfie
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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I was hoping that the penchant here for jumping in front of these things would inspire them to install guard-doors, as in Singapore, in the new subways.
Guess not.  |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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I much prefer taking a bus, where I can open the window, breathe fresh air, look outside and feel alive. When I take the Busan subway I always feel so much better when I exit the tunnels to the world above ground.
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| I was hoping that the penchant here for jumping in front of these things would inspire them to install guard-doors, as in Singapore, in the new subways. |
And deviate from the original way? That's un-Korean! |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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How come you get a subway and Ulsan doesn't.  |
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| peemil wrote: |
| How come you get a subway and Ulsan doesn't. |
how many people in ulsan?
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| I much prefer taking a bus, where I can open the window, breathe fresh air, look outside and feel alive. When I take the Busan subway I always feel so much better when I exit the tunnels to the world above ground. |
yea i love the bus too.. especially waiting in it for 40 minutes to travel 3 kilometers during peak hour |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| I much prefer taking a bus, where I can open the window, breathe fresh air, look outside and feel alive. When I take the Busan subway I always feel so much better when I exit the tunnels to the world above ground. |
The thing I like about the subway is that it's easier to tell where to get off, especially if it's a destination you've never been to before. Whenever I ride a new bus route for the first time, I'm terrified I won't know where my stop is. (Back home as well as in Korea.) On a subway, I can read the stop names and if I miss my stop, I can usually get off and get back on the train in the other direction without paying another fare.
Things are getting better...many busses announce the stops, some of them in English, and some even have a message board that names the stops as you arrive.
I am going to have to think up a lot of scenarios to justify taking the subway back and forth between the Provincial Office Building and the New City. |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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Not enough apparently... But it's a really spread out city. Moreso than any other I've seen in Korea. A car is a must... Or some type of transport. Buses suck.
Reminds me a lot of living in Brisbane. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| Korea Newfie wrote: |
| I was hoping that the penchant here for jumping in front of these things would inspire them to install guard-doors, as in Singapore, in the new subways. |
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| And deviate from the original way? That's un-Korean! |
Spoke too soon! In at least two stations, they've installed:
.. "Singapore Doors"! They're not in all of them, but then Singapore doesn't have them in every station, either.
This was taken this afternoon at the station nearest Migliore, Geumnamro 4-ga.
Are these a first for Korea? |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| peemil wrote: |
Not enough apparently... But it's a really spread out city. Moreso than any other I've seen in Korea. A car is a must... Or some type of transport. Buses suck.
Reminds me a lot of living in Brisbane. |
Have you taken the bus in Gwangju? I love it! I know how to get almost anwhere now! |
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