Up until recently, I thought the only cities with subways in Korea were Seoul, Incheon, and Busan so I decided to make an infographic about them. Don’t know how after 4 years of living here I had no idea about Daejeon, Daegu, and Gwangju. Of course outside of Busan and Seoul, the subway systems are smaller due to the population being smaller. I still think it’s pretty cool that these cities have a system though and hopefully I can try ’em out one day.
I currently live in Incheon, and patiently waiting for Line 2 to open up within the next few years. Which is your favorite system?
Remember that romanization is only a tool! Try not to depend on it too much and try learning the Korean alphabet and how to pronounce the letters properly to have an easier time learning Korean.
Gwangju’s looks like a sad face ㅋㅋㅋ. They will add two more lines, ready around 2025. Can’t wait!
I also read the info about the new subway lines. Sounds great for Gwangju 🙂
Daegu has added a huge monorail opening this year. It spans everywhere around Daegu.
How does the Busan map have the new blue line but line 1 doesn’t go past Jungangdong? Cool concept but let’s keep it consistent.
Thanks for pointing that out…I’ll edit it tomorrow 🙂
Are these maps to scale? I mean… does Daegu proper really stretch farther from north to south than Seoul proper?
Yes…Daegu’s actual city borders stretch farther than Seoul (you can compare on Google Earth and Naver/Daum maps). I was surprised as well.
this is great! i really miss the daegu 지하철 – i lived there from aug ’12 – aug ’13 and i’m kinda sad i won’t see the new monorail open! would’ve made getting to my doctor’s office in chilgok a lot easier, haha.