Explore Korea's scenic landscapes this fall with four picturesque train journeys operated by Korail.
Train services between Seoul and Busan resumed normal operations Monday morning after the train track between Dongdaegu Station in Daegu and Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang was fully restored.
An accident occurred on subway line No. 1 between Uiwang Station and Dangjeong Station at 7:57 a.m. on Monday, when a train hit a person, causing delays due to the halt of the northbound trains.
Subway operations along line No. 1 were delayed until the afternoon rush hours on Monday following a train car malfunction earlier in the day.
Starting next month, passengers in Seoul will not be required to pay again for another subway ride if they reenter the same subway turnstile within 15 minutes.
The KTX bullet trains are expected to be fully back on track by 5 p.m., freight and passenger trains by 6 p.m. and subways in the greater Seoul area by 9 p.m.
Unionized rail workers went on a four-day strike on Thursday, causing inconvenience to citizens who commute during rush hours and travel long distances from cities outside the greater Seoul area.
The union kicked off its first general strike in almost four years, which is expected to decrease passenger and freight service by up to 60 percent until it ends at 9 a.m. on Monday.
Trains for transporting cement are stationed at Obong Station in Uiwang, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday. The Korean Railway Workers' Union is set to go on a general strike from Thursday to Monday to demand 12-hour shifts by four teams.
Korail officials welcome the one billionth passenger to use the KTX bullet train at Seoul Station in central Seoul on Thursday. KTX trains began operating in April 2004.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap
