Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways,highways,bus routes,ferry services and air routes that traverse the country. South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a maglev train,which is an automatically run people mover at Incheon International Airport.
The Korea Railroad Corporation,branded as KORAIL,is the national railway operator in South Korea. Currently,KORAIL is a public corporation,managed by Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transportation.
SK Telecom Co.,Ltd. is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor and is part of the SK Group,one of the country's largest chaebols. It leads the local market with 50.5 percent share as of 2008. SK Telecom is the largest wireless carrier in South Korea,with 27.019 million subscribers as of Q4 2017.
SK Broadband,Inc. KRX:033630,formerly known as Hanaro Telecom,is a Seoul-based telecommunications company and a wholly owned subsidiary of SK Telecom. It is one of the largest broadband Internet access providers in South Korea. Until its takeover in 2008,Hanaro controlled nearly half of the Korean landline market,as it was the only last mile-competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) other than the state-owned KT Corp. SK Broadband also has a division known as "Broad &" that controls a large portion of the South Korean calling card market.
WiBro is a wireless broadband Internet technology developed by the South Korean telecoms industry. WiBro is the South Korean service name for IEEE 802.16e international standard. By the end of 2012,the Korean Communications Commission intends to increase WiBro broadband connection speeds to 10Mbit/s,around ten times the 2009 speed,which will complement their 1Gbit/s fibre-optic network. The WiBro networks were shut down at the end of 2018.
Busan Metro Line 1 is the north-south route of the Busan Metro. It is 40.4 kilometres (25.1 mi) long with 40 stations,and is considered the second longest line of the Busan Metro system,just behind Line 2. But with Line 1 going to regions such as Jagalchi Station,Busan Station,Seomyeon Station,Dongnae Station,and Nopo Station,it is deemed the most popular line of all of the Busan Metro system. Line 1 uses 8-car trains. The line color is orange.
The EMD SW8 is a diesel switcher locomotive manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between September 1950 and February 1954. Power is supplied by an EMD 567B 8-cylinder engine,for a total of 800 hp (600 kW). A total of 309 of this model were built for United States railroads and 65 for Canadian railroads. Starting in October 1953 a number of SW8s were built with either the 567BC or 567C engine.
T-money is a rechargeable series of smart cards and other "smart" devices used for paying transportation fares in and around Seoul and other areas of South Korea. T-money can also be used in lieu of cash or credit cards in some convenience stores and other businesses. The T-money System has been implemented and is being operated by T-money Co.,Ltd of which 34.4% owned by Seoul Special City Government,31.85% owned by LG CNS,and 15.73% owned by Credit Card Union.
Busan Bank is a regional bank in South Korea. The company was established in 1967 to facilitate the regional economy. The bank is based and headquartered in the busy port city of Busan,South Korea,and offers a full range of retail banking services including foreign exchange at its Seomyeon main branch. The bank has 229 branches in Korea. Its main shareholders include Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Ltd.,Lotte group,National Pension Service,Capital Research &Global Investors,Parkland,Templeton,etc.
NZ Bus is New Zealand's largest bus company,operating in Auckland,Tauranga and Wellington. Formerly a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group and later Infratil and Next Capital,it is now owned by Kinetic Group.
Pukyong National University (PKNU) is a national university in Busan,South Korea,formed in 1996. The university has two campuses,Daeyeon-dong and Yongdang-dong,situated near the coastal district of Nam-gu. PKNU has a traditional focus on fisheries sciences and other maritime fields,and has extensive facilities for Marine and Technology studies.
A contactless smart card is a contactless credential whose dimensions are credit-card size. Its embedded integrated circuits can store data and communicate with a terminal via NFC. Commonplace uses include transit tickets,bank cards and passports.
The Busan Metro is the urban rail system operated by the Busan Transportation Corporation of Busan,South Korea. The metro network first opened in 1985 with seventeen stations. The Metro itself consists of 4 numbered lines,covering 116.5 kilometres (72.4 mi) of route and serving 114 stations. Including the BGL and the Donghae Line,the network covers 205.6 kilometres (127.8 mi) of route and serving 158 stations)
Seoul Buses are public transit buses operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and/or private bus operators.
The Busan Transportation Corporation was established on January 1,2006,following the abolition of the Busan Urban Transit Authority,which was founded in 1987. It currently operates the Busan Metro line 1- 4 and Busan Gimhae light Rail transit in Busan and Gimhae,South Korea. In addition,it provides all the information about the routes in Korean,English,Chinese,and Japanese.
Upass is a prepaid card for the transportation system in Seoul and its suburbs. This card is issued by Seoul Bus Transport Association and eB Card. Its parent-generation card is Seoul Transportation Card,a world-first commercial-used RF card for transportation ¹. The Korean system integrator Intec and Seoul Bus Union first launched a test of their system in a trial from October to December 1995. Old Seoul Transportation Card and T-money can be used along with Upass.
KTX Family Card is the loyalty program and membership card of Korail. This card is issued by Korail Networks,subsidiary of Korail.
The Mybi card is a kind of contactless smartcard used in South Korea. This system was introduced in 2000 as a new fare collection system for the Busan area. now discontinued. see cashBee. Lotte started new name and united fare card.
An automated fare collection (AFC) system is the collection of components that automate the ticketing system of a public transportation network - an automated version of manual fare collection. An AFC system is usually the basis for integrated ticketing.
The Donghae Line is a railway line connecting Busanjin station to Yeongdeok in South Korea. The literal meaning of its name,the "East Sea Line," reflects its position along the nation's East coast. It merged with the Donghae Nambu Line on December 30,2016,and will merge with the Donghae Bukbu Line.
