Subway 'Movie Train' Opens A 2-Month Run on March 31
Published: 05 Jan. 2003, 12:40
"Cine Train 2001" will run on line No. 3 and will operate 10 times a day, twice to and from Suseo and Daehwa and three times to and from Suseo and Gupabal.
Trains will be decorated with different movie posters, depending on their themes － "Korean Movie Train," "History Train," "Science Fiction Train," "Action Movie Train" and "Animation Train." They will show movie highlights along with the latest news and announcements to provide passengers with a new cultural experience, an official said.
The corporation will also offer movie previews on Saturdays and Sundays at the Central Government Complex station at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and hold exhibitions of posters of movie stars and entertainers' autographs, among other events.
"We planned this event to provide a unique experience to subway passengers through blending popular arts with public transportation," the official said. Some 800 million won ($640,000) to prepare the movie train will be paid entirely by a private company that designed the event
by Lee Han-won
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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