AMBITIOUS METRO PROGRAMME IN KOREA

Korea has one of the largest metro construction programs in the world, although progress with some projects has been hampered by the Korean economic crisis. Metro lines are in service in Seoul, Inchon, Pusan, and Taegu, and expansion is underway in three of these cities. This article looks at the new systems that are under construction in Kwangju and Taejon, and the proposed metro in Ulsa.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

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• Publication Date: 2000-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 45-47
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL AND RAPID TRANSIT REVIEW
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Expansion; Public transit; Rapid transit
• Geographic Terms: South Korea
• Subject Areas: Construction; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797561
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 2000 12:00AM