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desultude · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:33 am Post subject: Daegu Subway Line 2

I was sure I would never see the day. I arrived in Daegu hours after the fire on line one, and line 2 has been prolonged and postponed ever since. I left the States knowing in my heart of hearts that I would really only be here six months- long enough to suffer the first semester at the uni and to give two month's notice, etc.

Well, it is almost three years later and line two opened this week- to fireworks in a truly tasteless manner, but opened none the less.

So, I climb down the goat path, through the last village in Daegu to proudly have screaming ajuma monologues via loud speaker system, to the rabbit hole. A sleek elevator drops you to the 21st century.

Damn! I live in a freakin city! I found a lamb and all sorts of lentils selling Pakistani grocer (with some help from my friends), the World Cup Stadium, and a nascent mega-city at the end of the line. I found a shop of all paper mache furniture and lamps that look like they grew from a clearing in the deep forest- where the artist/proprietor answered our calls from the back of the shop with a snuffle and a snore, so we left. Downtown opens right into a bookstore (yeah, I know the train in Seoul does too, but you guys have been a city for a long while, whereas Daegu has remained deeply countrified within the guise of tall leggo buildings and traffic), and later the line opens right into Homeplus.

Anyone else tried the new #2 line? For us out here on the west side, up against the mountain at Kiemyung, life has really gotten a lot more interesting, and easy.

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

I haven't tried it yet but I'm very excited. I live in Daegok in sight of Apsan and the Sang-in stop keeps me from being isolated from downtown due to taxi fare. I'm very excited about being able to get to Siji from my place now. Is there a stop precisely at Kiemyung?

dbee · Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: korea

I haven't tried it yet ... but I'm glad it's open ... asssssaaaahhhhhh!!

I'm in siji so it makes it handy to get up and downtown.

desultude · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:18 am Post subject:

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

Line 3 is next and should connect Daegu to Chilseong in the next few years.

I haven't been out to Siji yet. Anything worthwhile out there?

desultude · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:01 pm Post subject:

chronicpride · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Line 1 runs through Chilseong. You're thinking of the planned line to connect Daegu to Chilgok.

Nevertheless, the opening of line 2 is one more reason why I think Daegu is the best city in Korea.

desultude · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:

jazblanc77 · Joined: 22 Feb 2004

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

jazblanc77 · Joined: 22 Feb 2004

desultude · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Daegu Subway Line 2

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

nice... thanks, desultude, your announcement has inspired me to do some exploring.

and yes, jazblanc77, i think you're talking about Ali Baba's near the bus station.
are they worth dropping by?? last time i was there, i was disappointed.

desultude · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject:

nev · Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Location: ch7t

This new line is all well and good - clean, fast, efficient, useful, much-needed, cheap - but it appears sadly lacking in the descriptions of the station names that so brightens the first line. I want to know, in garbled and confusing English, if "Yongsan" really does mean dragon mountain.