@@DMTHOTH Totally short! 50 years ago South Korea was one of the world's poorest countries. And yet today it has become one of the world’s great industrial and technological powers ...
Funny that North Korea have all the good land while the south have the crap one because the north have all the resources but who winning now lol It an example no not the power of capitalism but of having better economic policy over ideology or something also the south is not being lead by a mad man
@@USSAnimeNCC- Would they build a huge subway in Seoul if there were as many people living in it as in Pyongyang? This is not the only reason why you are wrong. To compare North and South Korea, South Korea also needs to be kept in a complete economic blockade for about 30 years, and deprived of its fields (in North Korea, agriculture exists only because it was completely electrified in the 1960s). And also reduce the population of Seoul to 2 million people. Such a comparison of the two Koreas will be fair.
@@Kirill_Linkov To be honest, you are far underestimating North Korea. True, its geography sucks and there are far less people in North Korea, but it also had far more natural resources, railroads, roads, factories, etc., because the Japanese mainly developed the northern half of the peninsula industrially, not the southern half. It even got much help from both Soviet Union and China. I don't think not having enough land to cultivate is a valid excuse anymore.
경의선(Gyeongui line, 京義線) 京(Gyeong, meaning: Capital -> Seoul) 義(Sin*ui*ju -> The border city between North Korea and China) 線(meaning: Line) If Korea reunify(under South Korea), we can go to China, Mongolia, Russia by train from Seoul.
As a native (South) Korean, I'm truly amazed how accurate and well-organized all the information is. Researching quality info about railroads is hard, especially that of other countries (if you're not Korean) Plz keep up with your great work, and thank you!
Only because the channel skips over the private commuter rail network of the Tokyo area. Tokyo would win by a long shot if everything is taken into account.
@@mfaizsyahmi bruh relax... what's the point of trying to convince everybody that one system is better than another? We've all gathered here to watch some interesting videos, not to have logical battles deciding "which system is the better but has significantly higher fare rates" or smth...
@@mfaizsyahmi By the way, even if the private rail services were included in the map, it's unclear whether or not tokyo will be the city with the most complicated rail network. See, London's got Thameslink, Southern, GWR, LNER and a shit tone of more rail operators. Why not count them?
I'm a German currently living in Korea and their construction pace really blows my mind. In Berlin there are construction sites I've basically known my entire live and here they build entire subway lines in a fraction of that time
@@jeongsungmin2023 Yeah as a Korean American I know that there's always been stuff like that, as well as disasters like Sampoong Department Store that collapsed but on the whole Koreans still can be proud of the lightning fast construction if you look at cities like NYC, LA etc. The Second Avenue line in NYC started in 1920. And it's STILL NOT DONE YET. And the fact that they only RECENTLY started connecting Grand Central to Penn Station for some of the suburban rail lines is just f*cking ridiculous. And LA.. its a total disaster, with the NIMBY bs like Beverly Hills school system suing the LA Metro b/c they don't want poor people in their area, so only in the 2020s we will finally see some metro to the Westside, and we hope that the World Cup and the Olympics might actually get them to connect the metro to the LAX airport. That's right. Even now there's no real public transportation that gets to the f*cking airport, and seriously I would not even want my worst enemies to go thru LAX on a busy friday evening. Ever wonder why Dodger Stadium is empty in the 1-3inning and the 7-9th? Because again, it sits on top of a hill with like 4 roads going in there with no metro service other than a shuttle from LA Union Station. I live around 9 miles from Dodger Stadium by car. Around 15km. And it takes me right now at 11am when there's no game going on, about 40 minutes according to google. On Game days, it's a lot worse, especially for a normal 7pm start, bc it coincides w/ rush hour, and the fact that there's only like 4 roads going up the hill into the stadium, even if I get there on time you still have to factor in the last mile or so going up the hill which can add another 20-30 minutes.
However, if you move outside of the Korean capital area, there is a plethora of railways that are nearly 10 years old and under construction. For example, Busan Line 5 has been under construction for nearly 10 years, and the Yangsan Line has lasted more than 10 years compared to single-track, short lines. Koreans call these things ‘teaspoon construction,’ comparing them to construction with a teaspoon. The Bujeon-Masan Line is a railway that connects Busan (population 3 million), a large city in southeastern Korea, and the central area (Masan) of Changwon (population 1 million). However, civic groups in the Sasang area protested, saying there were too many bridges on the Nakdong River, so construction was delayed for about three years. In the end, Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport planned an underground tunnel, but because it was a delta area where ground subsidence was a concern, the tunnel collapsed due to ground subsidence and casualties occurred. Like this, many construction projects are in progress outside of Seoul.
Awesome! The quality of the video is one of the best in all you've made. Seoul metro line 1 may be the longest single metro line in the world reaching 200.6km (220km in the near future)
@TPL bruh what's the point of linking two wikipedia "templates"? Besides, I've seen u posting similar replies to some other comments on this vid. What's the reason behind trying to convince everyone that one railway system is better than another? Just put away those claims and simply enjoy the videos. That's the only thing u need to do here
Somehow the pyongyang metro was built a year ahead of the seoul’s. I heard facts about how north korea’s economy was actually a bit ahead of the south before the 1970s, but it’s also stunning to see how a nation’s growth can slow down like this, while only a border away another nation can develop this much in just 50 years…
The North Korean economy was being propped up by the Soviet Union and the PR China but once their economies started to fall in the 1970s-1980s the economic outlook of North Korea became bleak almost seeing the end of Communism but because the CCP in China faught back against mass protests in 1989 while their economy started growing they then became the sole government to help prop up North Korea while in South Korea, their economy didn't need any propping up by a foreign government once corruption became less of an issue in the 1980s and 1990s since they generated their own wealth for the masses...
Im from europe and this truly puts our metros to shame. Not only is the Seoul metro much bigger and more extensive, it's cheaper, faster, more convenient, safer and cleaner than most meteros in europe. I wish our citizens and public administrators took some notes from cities like Seoul
@@redhidinghood9337 what??? Your country is like number one in Europe. With all your dream DB regio and ICE trains. Like, I would be happy with all the railway infrastructure germans have
@@leobragaurbe germany's system is also old and kinda outdated at points, though thats becasue of its sheer age, being one of the oldest in continental europe.
You would definately struggle with Madrid having all of its 8 conmuter train lines going through the city center in just 2 parallel tunnels. It also has two circular metro lines, one really far from downtown, it's really curious. If you need help understanding its public transport in the future I can help!
어렸을 때 어머니 따라 전철 탈 때 개찰원 아저씨께서 전철표 가위로 끊으시던 일이 생각난다. 4세이던 8월에 사고로 아버님 돌아가시고, 어머니와 같은 병원에서 입원치료 하던 그해 11월 몸 겨우 가눌 때, 고모님께서 간호사께 의견 구하시고, 잠시 병원에서 외출허가 뒤 전철 탈 때, 자동검표기(전철표 투입 후 삼발이 개찰구 통과)를 보고 얼마나 신기했던지... 인천에서는 아직 삼발이식이 아닌 자동 펀치함에 찍고 승강장에 가야 했던 일이 생각난다. 그러고 나서 모든 전철역에 삼발이식 자동개찰구가 도입되고, 1996년에야 서울지하철 5호선에 플랩식 자동개찰구 도입 후 새 역사에는 모두 플랩식으로 되었던... 9호선은 환승할 때마다 카드 태그해야 하고...
@Primary chicks It isn't. The tokyo system is operated by many different private companies which makes transferring between lines more inconvenient and more expensive. Nevertheless, it's still much better than in Europe or America.
@Primary chicks Yes, better (larger) in number of lines, extent, and complexity, but much worse in every other aspect. + You don't have to regard every infrastructer as competition between countries. If someone or some country is doing well, you can say good job, if you don't think so, you might say "well, i don't think so because of this" No one talked or asked about Japan, thanks bro
future expansion to 2025 - 2021 Line 1: Opening the Tangjeong station Gyeongui-Jungang Line: Extends to Dorasan Line 8: Opening the Namwirye station - 2022 Line 4: Extends to Jinjeop Shinbundang Line: Extends to Sinsa Sillim Line: Opens between Saetgang and Gwanaksan Gyeongui-Jungang Line: Opening the Uncheon station - 2023 Seohae Line: Extends to Ilsan Line 1: Extends to Yeoncheon Seohae Line: Extends to Seohwaseong Namyang Gyeonggang Line: Opening the Seongnam(Gyeonggi) station Line 8: Extends to Byeollae - 2024 Suin-Bundang Line: Opening the Hagik station Incheon Line 1: Extends to Geomdan GTX-A: Opens between Suseo and Dongtan GTX-A: Opens between Unjeong and Seoul Station - 2025 Sinansan Line: Opens between Yeouido and Hanyang Univ. ERICA Campus Wirye Line: Opens from Macheon to Bokjeong and Namwirye Line 7: Extends to Goeup Suwon Line 1: Opens between Suwon and Jowon Line 1: Opening the Hoejeong and Punggi station Gyeongui-Jungang Line: Opening the Hyangdong station GTX-A: Opens between Seoul Station and Suseo(except Samseong)
Cool video and looks like an alright subway system as well 🙀 An underground bullet train system, the GTX, is also under construction to help reduce commute times in the region!
Great video! I'd also love to see the exapansion projects which are planned to opened in the near future, say in the next 5 years. Could u please include a short section about that at the end? You can make the lines dotted so as to district them from the already constructed network
As the capital of a publicly recognized developed country, Seoul Metropolitan Subway or Railway Transit System is still expanding enormously, which is incredible, really incredible.
TMI: The lines that are numbered(2-9) are controlled by the Seoul Metro corporation, and the lines that are not numbered are mostly controlled by KORAIL(line 1 is mostly controlled by KORAIL) and often called national railway or 국철. Numbered lines are usually for connection between areas inside the Seoul city boundary, while un-numbered lines are for connection between the suburbs(doesn't feel like it because they are full of apartments) or the bigger Seoul metropolitan area, or in some cases, to other provinces. 25million people live in the Seoul metroplitan area.
Seoul metro in 1974 became longer than Pyongyang metro in 2021. 1974년 서울 지하철이 2021년 평양 지하철보다 길어졌다. Сеульское метро в 1974 стало больше, чем пхеньянское метро в 2021 году.
Ideas: Shanghai Boston Philidelphia (+ Regional Rail) New York Regional Rail (LIRR, Metro North) New Jersey Transit San Franscisco Dallas Chicago Brussles Barcelona Miami Atlanta Cairo
Changes (As a native Korean) Seohae Line extended to Gyeongi-Jungang Line Ilsan station Sin-Bundang line extended to Line 3 Sinsa station Line 4 extended to Jinjyeop station Sillin Line opened fro Line 9 Setkang station to Gwanak ountain station
Thanks for covering Seoul! Really awesome system, but could you possibly do extensions on it? I really believe that the extensions are worth mentioning cuz the government is still pumping out lines consistently!
@@shotaro1321 "regional aspects only", China's subways are the best in Asia. Japan's subways are only extensive and have uncomfortable transit systems and complex internal structures. Taken together, Seoul > Shanghai > Tokyo ... But I think so Tokyo subway is not as good as Madrid
so crazy that they have multiple expansions per year. in my city the metro hasnt been upgraded since 2007. were getting a new line towards the end of the year though
Fun fact: Seoul’s line 5 does not have any overground railroads except for the train storage bases. This makes it the second longest subway tunnel in the world, the first being Guangzhou’s line 3.
I belive line 6 actually opened in 3 stages, actually. bonghwasan-sangwolgok in august, then the rest in december, with 4 mid line stations opening in 2001. also the bundang line was extened to bojong station inside the depot, untill that station was replaced by the current bojong station after then extention to gihung.
It would be interesting to see what parts of the system are at surface level vs underground and to have a running tally of the number of stations in the network
2 years ago I traveled there and was overwhelmed in the sheer amount of lines just to go around the city. Had a lot of fun though and will definitely go back when traveling ease up.... Metro's are a lot of fun and been into some interesting ones -- Bangkok, Taipei, Hongkong and Singapore.. Tokyo is next on my list...
While I do love your videos, what I'm missing here is the opening of each new station. You show the extension of the new lines from one station to the current end station but not the new stations in between which I would find as exciting to see.
Love it when a metro and regional/national rail share trackage and run through services. And looking at how rapidly the network is growing in the last decade alone, this video is set to become outdated by the end of the year!
Now under coustructing Gyeongui jungang line extend to dorasan 2021 U-line extend to Gosan 2021 Line 1 extend to Yeoncheon 2022 Line 4 extend to Jinjeop 2022 Sillim line opens between Saetgang and Gwanaksan 2022 Sinbundang line extend to Sinsa 2022 Seohae line extend to Songsan 2022 Suwon line 1 opens between Suwon and Jowon 2023 Seohae line extend to Ilsan 2023 Line 8 extend to Byeollae 2023 GTX-A opens between Unjeong and Dongtan 2023 Incheon line 1 extend to Gyeyang 2024 Sinansan line opens between Yeouido and Hanyang univ. ERICA campus and opens branch between Siheung city hall and Gwangmyeong 2024 Line 7 extend to goeup 2025 Dongbuk line opens between Wangsimni and sanggye 2025
They always link one to another one. Link! Link Link! I think the planners of the urban transportation are the smartest people. They think the transfer convenience at first!
FYI, that is a total length-related video produced as of the first half of 2021, and the current total length, combined with additional opening and extended routes for 1 year, would have already surpassed total 1300km. And under the assumption that 3 to 4 GTX routes, known as long-distance routes for wide-area express, and numerous under-construction areas, including new subway and LRT lines will each open, so will surpass total 2000km as early as 5 to 6 years.
Nakakainggit talaga ito.. pag nasa Seoul ako at nakikita ko subway system nila parang 200 years ang agwat nila sa Pinas sa dami ng linya.. satin nagiisang linya abutin pa ng ilang taon 😭
Hello Metro Liner, I hope you can create an expansion animation of Manila, Philippines. We only have 4 lines built over the past 4 decades and it took so many years to build 2 additional stations for Line 1 and 2.
It looks as if Seoul Metro preceeded South Korea’s economic boom by at least a decade. For example İstanbul Metro’s rapid expansion is basically between 2014-2030 a decade *after* Turkey began rapid economic growth, while Seoul metro’s explosion seems to be compratively earlier in regards to South Korea’s economic growth.
By the way, remember I told you yesterday that your channel is not empty, you would release videos at least once a week? So, I found you metro systems that are very simple, like Pyongyang or Glasgow (up to 40 km total length): Sydney (Australia), Baku (Azerbaijan), Yerevan (Armenia), Brussels (Belgium), Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Salvador (Brazil), Budapest (Hungary), Tbilisi (Georgia), Mumbai (India), Jaipur (India), Jakarta (Indonesia), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Warsaw (Poland), Novosibirsk (Russia), Yekaterinburg (Russia), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Baltimore (USA), Dnipro (Ukraine), Kyoto (Japan), Marseille (France), Helsinki (Finland).
I was a former expat living in Pocheon city. ve waited 10yrs for our city, Pocheon, to be connected to the subway line. But until now i am still wondering when it will be push through although the local politicians always promise it during the campaign period. And plans were already laid out to the public. We have to go to Uijeungbu or Yangju to be able to go to Seoul via train. And ive seen how korea’s infras are being constructed in a massive pace. So it makes me wonder why Pocheon’s line took time to materialize
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It's pretty cool to see how Seoul has changed in this regard in under 50 years.
This is how most of Far-East cities looked like after Cold War
Total 1238.5km amazing
Do you think 50 years are short?
South Korea has done a great job over the past decades to become one of the most developed countries. Congrats!
@@DMTHOTH Totally short! 50 years ago South Korea was one of the world's poorest countries. And yet today it has become one of the world’s great industrial and technological powers ...
Engineers: So how many subway lines do you want?
Seoul: Yes!
CZcams: How many likes do you want?
You: Yes!
Funny that North Korea have all the good land while the south have the crap one because the north have all the resources but who winning now lol
It an example no not the power of capitalism but of having better economic policy over ideology or something also the south is not being lead by a mad man
@@USSAnimeNCC- Would they build a huge subway in Seoul if there were as many people living in it as in Pyongyang? This is not the only reason why you are wrong. To compare North and South Korea, South Korea also needs to be kept in a complete economic blockade for about 30 years, and deprived of its fields (in North Korea, agriculture exists only because it was completely electrified in the 1960s). And also reduce the population of Seoul to 2 million people. Such a comparison of the two Koreas will be fair.
@@Kirill_Linkov To be honest, you are far underestimating North Korea. True, its geography sucks and there are far less people in North Korea, but it also had far more natural resources, railroads, roads, factories, etc., because the Japanese mainly developed the northern half of the peninsula industrially, not the southern half. It even got much help from both Soviet Union and China. I don't think not having enough land to cultivate is a valid excuse anymore.
@TPL Have you ever been to Tokyo? The railroad system is absolute chaos.
Fun fact : 8:25 Imjingang Station is only 5.8 kilometers from the South-North Korea border.
Yes! The line will extend further to Dorasan station by the end of 2021 which is 2.1km from North Korea!
I was just gonna ask about that bc I know NK is veeery close northwest of Seoul and I was like WTF how far is this line going, lol
@@MetroLiner It is a pity that you cannot show the extension of this line, it will be a symbol of friendship between North and South Korea. ☹☹☹
경의선(Gyeongui line, 京義線)
京(Gyeong, meaning: Capital -> Seoul)
義(Sin*ui*ju -> The border city between North Korea and China)
線(meaning: Line)
If Korea reunify(under South Korea), we can go to China, Mongolia, Russia by train from Seoul.
@@gyeyangmetro761 How cool would it be if one can go from Busan or Gwangju all the way to Paris or St. Petersburg only by train.
As a native (South) Korean, I'm truly amazed how accurate and well-organized all the information is.
Researching quality info about railroads is hard, especially that of other countries (if you're not Korean)
Plz keep up with your great work, and thank you!
+ If someone's curious about (greater) Seoul metros or general transportation in Korea, ask me
@@user-ht5gm8om1h the national rail lines already existed?
@@leobragaurbe national line was incorporated in line 1.
@@leobragaurbe And some national rail lines are incorporated in line 3 and 4.
Seoul, an exemple for the whole world! Greetings from Brazil. You guys have a wonderful country with a lot of technology and an amazing culture!
Oi amigo br, chocado aqui como eles expandem rápido esse negócio. E eu achando que SP é rápido kkkkk
@@leobragaurbe simmm, eu acompanho as obras do metrô de sampa pelo canal iTechdrones, nem se compara ambos
@@gregorymendes1736 a de Seoul é 4 vezes maior da que de SP com a CPTM literalmente
@어트커 i m korean
@@leobragaurbe rápido aonde? 10 anos só para aprovarem uma licitação e mais uns 20/30 anos pra linha ficar pronta kkkkkkkkkkkkk
Looks like one of the most complicated networks on your channel so far. Great work!
Only because the channel skips over the private commuter rail network of the Tokyo area. Tokyo would win by a long shot if everything is taken into account.
@@mfaizsyahmi 🤷🏻♂️ cry more
@@mfaizsyahmi bruh relax... what's the point of trying to convince everybody that one system is better than another? We've all gathered here to watch some interesting videos, not to have logical battles deciding "which system is the better but has significantly higher fare rates" or smth...
@@mfaizsyahmi By the way, even if the private rail services were included in the map, it's unclear whether or not tokyo will be the city with the most complicated rail network. See, London's got Thameslink, Southern, GWR, LNER and a shit tone of more rail operators. Why not count them?
There is something new opening every few months, the pace of construction is absolutely remarkable!
Hope every developing country have a system like this in the future.
The construction workers: how long do you want the line 1 to be?
Korail: Yes.
1호선 제주까지 연장해야
@@aazzxxrrddㅋㅋㅋ
@@aazzxxrrdd 기관사 쓰러진다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
@@aazzxxrrdd배차간격 120분ㅋㅋㅋ
@@aazzxxrrdd제주까지 연장되면 새로 투입되는 전동차가 100편성이 넘을듯 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I'm a German currently living in Korea and their construction pace really blows my mind. In Berlin there are construction sites I've basically known my entire live and here they build entire subway lines in a fraction of that time
It’s not always a good thing tho, because there are many sinkholes forming on roads and pavements due to the metro
@@jeongsungmin2023 Yeah as a Korean American I know that there's always been stuff like that, as well as disasters like Sampoong Department Store that collapsed but on the whole Koreans still can be proud of the lightning fast construction if you look at cities like NYC, LA etc. The Second Avenue line in NYC started in 1920. And it's STILL NOT DONE YET.
And the fact that they only RECENTLY started connecting Grand Central to Penn Station for some of the suburban rail lines is just f*cking ridiculous.
And LA.. its a total disaster, with the NIMBY bs like Beverly Hills school system suing the LA Metro b/c they don't want poor people in their area, so only in the 2020s we will finally see some metro to the Westside, and we hope that the World Cup and the Olympics might actually get them to connect the metro to the LAX airport. That's right. Even now there's no real public transportation that gets to the f*cking airport, and seriously I would not even want my worst enemies to go thru LAX on a busy friday evening.
Ever wonder why Dodger Stadium is empty in the 1-3inning and the 7-9th? Because again, it sits on top of a hill with like 4 roads going in there with no metro service other than a shuttle from LA Union Station. I live around 9 miles from Dodger Stadium by car. Around 15km. And it takes me right now at 11am when there's no game going on, about 40 minutes according to google. On Game days, it's a lot worse, especially for a normal 7pm start, bc it coincides w/ rush hour, and the fact that there's only like 4 roads going up the hill into the stadium, even if I get there on time you still have to factor in the last mile or so going up the hill which can add another 20-30 minutes.
However, if you move outside of the Korean capital area, there is a plethora of railways that are nearly 10 years old and under construction. For example, Busan Line 5 has been under construction for nearly 10 years, and the Yangsan Line has lasted more than 10 years compared to single-track, short lines. Koreans call these things ‘teaspoon construction,’ comparing them to construction with a teaspoon. The Bujeon-Masan Line is a railway that connects Busan (population 3 million), a large city in southeastern Korea, and the central area (Masan) of Changwon (population 1 million). However, civic groups in the Sasang area protested, saying there were too many bridges on the Nakdong River, so construction was delayed for about three years. In the end, Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport planned an underground tunnel, but because it was a delta area where ground subsidence was a concern, the tunnel collapsed due to ground subsidence and casualties occurred. Like this, many construction projects are in progress outside of Seoul.
Good job making the Seoul subway video!
I had a lot of fun watching it.
And I'm so glad my video helped produce it.^^
Thank you for providing a detailed timeline of the Seoul Subway!
귀한곳이 귀한분이ㄷㄷ
외국 사람이 이렇게 알기 힘든데 조사 열심히 했나보네
I'm Korean That's a good video.
이건 딴분이 도와줌
근데 자막이 잘못됐는데...
Awesome! The quality of the video is one of the best in all you've made.
Seoul metro line 1 may be the longest single metro line in the world reaching 200.6km (220km in the near future)
It's more of a railway line with a central tunnel like the RER in Paris.
@@maxfi878 Yep but RERs are still considered as parts of Paris metro.
@@justslidemsphm1208 It's a separate system, just look it up.
@@maxfi878 still most of the part Korail manages are 192km long and had been seperate systems until they all got merged into a very long line.
Also that the RER uses main line railway infrastructure as well, Transilien commuter trains run on some section on the track as some RER lines
8:50 Total lentgh: 1234,5km. This is satisfying
Sharp eyes! I never noticed it!
@TPL bruh what's the point of linking two wikipedia "templates"?
Besides, I've seen u posting similar replies to some other comments on this vid. What's the reason behind trying to convince everyone that one railway system is better than another? Just put away those claims and simply enjoy the videos. That's the only thing u need to do here
@TPL i see your replies on every comments praising seoul metro lol you snowflake japanese far-rights.
@TPL The subway fare is very expensive. 🤣🤣
Somehow the pyongyang metro was built a year ahead of the seoul’s. I heard facts about how north korea’s economy was actually a bit ahead of the south before the 1970s, but it’s also stunning to see how a nation’s growth can slow down like this, while only a border away another nation can develop this much in just 50 years…
Yeah. Honestly, I think the Koreäs are the perfect case study for economic development, given just how bonkers their history is
After collapse of communism countries in europe, DPRK's economy started to descend rapidly
The North Korean economy was being propped up by the Soviet Union and the PR China but once their economies started to fall in the 1970s-1980s the economic outlook of North Korea became bleak almost seeing the end of Communism but because the CCP in China faught back against mass protests in 1989 while their economy started growing they then became the sole government to help prop up North Korea while in South Korea, their economy didn't need any propping up by a foreign government once corruption became less of an issue in the 1980s and 1990s since they generated their own wealth for the masses...
Line 1 : LONGER!
@TPL I heard about that too :( I think it's bc the subway line was becoming too long
200km!!
choseong-ri , jeongok , yeoncheon?
@@hithoithot nah I heard it’s cause they got too close to North Korea, perhaps they’re gonna extend it further after reunification
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The comparison to Pyongyang was striking. Well done
Im from europe and this truly puts our metros to shame. Not only is the Seoul metro much bigger and more extensive, it's cheaper, faster, more convenient, safer and cleaner than most meteros in europe. I wish our citizens and public administrators took some notes from cities like Seoul
From which european country are you from? I'm from Brazil
@@leobragaurbe germany
@@redhidinghood9337 what??? Your country is like number one in Europe. With all your dream DB regio and ICE trains. Like, I would be happy with all the railway infrastructure germans have
@@leobragaurbe
germany's system is also old and kinda outdated at points, though thats becasue of its sheer age, being one of the oldest in continental europe.
@@thebravegallade731 like the lack of high speed lines compared to France or Spain?
You would definately struggle with Madrid having all of its 8 conmuter train lines going through the city center in just 2 parallel tunnels. It also has two circular metro lines, one really far from downtown, it's really curious. If you need help understanding its public transport in the future I can help!
ESP:Estaría bien que hiciera un video de Madrid en el futuro.
ENG: It should be good to do a video about Madrid in the future.
내가 자주 타고 다니는 노선들이 생각보다 그렇게 오래된게 아니었네? 신기하다
어렸을 때 어머니 따라 전철 탈 때 개찰원 아저씨께서 전철표 가위로 끊으시던 일이 생각난다. 4세이던 8월에 사고로 아버님 돌아가시고, 어머니와 같은 병원에서 입원치료 하던 그해 11월 몸 겨우 가눌 때, 고모님께서 간호사께 의견 구하시고, 잠시 병원에서 외출허가 뒤 전철 탈 때, 자동검표기(전철표 투입 후 삼발이 개찰구 통과)를 보고 얼마나 신기했던지... 인천에서는 아직 삼발이식이 아닌 자동 펀치함에 찍고 승강장에 가야 했던 일이 생각난다. 그러고 나서 모든 전철역에 삼발이식 자동개찰구가 도입되고, 1996년에야 서울지하철 5호선에 플랩식 자동개찰구 도입 후 새 역사에는 모두 플랩식으로 되었던... 9호선은 환승할 때마다 카드 태그해야 하고...
Omg Korea is soo good at subways, cant imagine expanding subways this fast in my country
same
@Primary chicks but quite expensive when transferring to other lines
@Primary chicks It isn't. The tokyo system is operated by many different private companies which makes transferring between lines more inconvenient and more expensive. Nevertheless, it's still much better than in Europe or America.
@Primary chicks you know.. Seoul Metro is 47 years old and Tokyo Metro is now 94 years old
@Primary chicks Yes, better (larger) in number of lines, extent, and complexity, but much worse in every other aspect.
+ You don't have to regard every infrastructer as competition between countries.
If someone or some country is doing well, you can say good job,
if you don't think so, you might say "well, i don't think so because of this"
No one talked or asked about Japan, thanks bro
Wow, back to back uploads
Both Koreas! But I assume this one was more difficult to do.
The two Koreas simultaneously, great idea!
future expansion to 2025
- 2021
Line 1: Opening the Tangjeong station
Gyeongui-Jungang Line: Extends to Dorasan
Line 8: Opening the Namwirye station
- 2022
Line 4: Extends to Jinjeop
Shinbundang Line: Extends to Sinsa
Sillim Line: Opens between Saetgang and Gwanaksan
Gyeongui-Jungang Line: Opening the Uncheon station
- 2023
Seohae Line: Extends to Ilsan
Line 1: Extends to Yeoncheon
Seohae Line: Extends to Seohwaseong Namyang
Gyeonggang Line: Opening the Seongnam(Gyeonggi) station
Line 8: Extends to Byeollae
- 2024
Suin-Bundang Line: Opening the Hagik station
Incheon Line 1: Extends to Geomdan
GTX-A: Opens between Suseo and Dongtan
GTX-A: Opens between Unjeong and Seoul Station
- 2025
Sinansan Line: Opens between Yeouido and Hanyang Univ. ERICA Campus
Wirye Line: Opens from Macheon to Bokjeong and Namwirye
Line 7: Extends to Goeup
Suwon Line 1: Opens between Suwon and Jowon
Line 1: Opening the Hoejeong and Punggi station
Gyeongui-Jungang Line: Opening the Hyangdong station
GTX-A: Opens between Seoul Station and Suseo(except Samseong)
다들 2년씩은 지연되겠죠?
Cool video and looks like an alright subway system as well 🙀 An underground bullet train system, the GTX, is also under construction to help reduce commute times in the region!
Thanks for video. I always waited for this moment :D Seoul Metropolitan Subway RULES~~~!!!
드디어 서울♡♡
Eng translation: Finally Seoul 🤍🤍
This was really cool, thank you! Would love to see Barcelona's evolution in this way some day
Great video! I'd also love to see the exapansion projects which are planned to opened in the near future, say in the next 5 years. Could u please include a short section about that at the end? You can make the lines dotted so as to district them from the already constructed network
I don't know another city where the metro routes are so excessively curving, quite unique for Seoul I believe
As the capital of a publicly recognized developed country, Seoul Metropolitan Subway or Railway Transit System is still expanding enormously, which is incredible, really incredible.
Bruh this is gonna get outdated fast, there’s literally plans to open extensions *within this year*
I was there 2 years ago and I was overwhelmed just traveling around the city.. Would love to comeback once travel is a bit easier though...
just please dont delay them for the 4th time
It's sad that you didnt include future projects on this video!
Because there are so many plans.... (by Seoul citizen who is riding a hell subway line 1,2)
@@user-bs8hq6lq3t your country is so cool, I hope to ride KTX in the future
@@leobragaurbe Sure!
I was worried the video would be too long. I'm reserving them for a separate video!
Wow, Seoul grows very fast since 1970s.
서울만 8개월 기다림 ㅇㅇ
ㄹㅇㅋㅋ
여깄다
The metro lines of seoul are not only in seoul or state 경기. It's even in state 충천남 and state 강원
It's also in state 인천
Oh wow! You actually made it! Great video! :D
This year 2022 Shinbundang line was extend to Gangnam - Sinsa and there’s a new line called Sillim it goes to Gwanaksan - Saetgang.
서울(수도권)🇰🇷
서울교통공사
1~8호선
서울시메트로
9호선
코레일
1~4호선
인천교통공사
인천1~2,7호선
공항철도
김포골드라인
용인경전철
의정부경전철 등...
수도권 전철
-1호선
소요산~회기, 서울역(지상)~인천/신창/광명/서동탄 : 한국철도공사
청량리~서울역(지하) : 서울교통공사
-2호선
전구간{시청~시청(순환선)/신설동/까치산} 서울교통공사
-3호선
대화~삼송 : 한국철도공사
지축~오금 : 서울교통공사
-4호선
진접~별내별가람 : 남양주도시공사
당고개~남태령 : 서울교통공사
선바위~오이도 : 한국철도공사
-5호선
전구간(방화~하남검단산/마천) 서울교통공사
-6호선
전구간(응암~(특이한 구조의 순환선을 거친 다음)~신내) 서울교통공사
-7호선
장암~온수 : 서울교통공사
까치울~석남 : 인천교통공사
-8호선
전구간(암사~모란) 서울교통공사
-9호선
개화~신논현 : 서울시메트로9호선
언주~중앙보훈병원 : 서울교통공사
-인천1호선
전구간(계양~송도달빛축제공원) 인천교통공사
-인천2호선
전구간(검단오류~운연) 인천교통공사
-수인분당선
전구간(청량리~인천) 한국철도공사
-신분당선
전구간(신사~광교) 네오트랜스
-경의중앙선
전구간(도라산~지평/서울역) 한국철도공사
-공항철도
전구간(서울역~인천공항2터미널) 공항철도(기업)
-경춘선
전구간(청량리/광운대~춘천) 한국철도고사
-의정부 경전철
전구간(발곡~차량기지 임시승강장) 우진메트로
-용인 경전철
전구간(기흥~전대에버랜드) 네오트랜스
-경강선
전구간(판교~여주) 한국철도공사
-우이신설선
전구간(신설동~북한산우이) 우이신설경전철운영
-서해선
전구간(원종~원시) 한국철도공사
-김포 도시철도
전구간(양촌~김포공항) 김포골드라인운영
-신림선
전구간(샛강~관악산) 현대로템
TMI: The lines that are numbered(2-9) are controlled by the Seoul Metro corporation, and the lines that are not numbered are mostly controlled by KORAIL(line 1 is mostly controlled by KORAIL) and often called national railway or 국철. Numbered lines are usually for connection between areas inside the Seoul city boundary, while un-numbered lines are for connection between the suburbs(doesn't feel like it because they are full of apartments) or the bigger Seoul metropolitan area, or in some cases, to other provinces. 25million people live in the Seoul metroplitan area.
Uh...As south korean, we don't calls not numbered lines in 국철. We almost don't use that word. We often call it in their name.
@@user-oz2rb8yd9k 국철 1호선 천안쪽 옛날 이름 맞음. 아직도 그렇게 부르는 나이 든 분들 많음. 그리고 often이 아니라 usually 가 맞다 잼민아
@@armada1290 천안 안살고 영어실력 개판이라 그렇다 미안하다
@@user-oz2rb8yd9k don’t calls ㄷㄷ
thank you for making this...!!
Great to finally have a Seoul video! Amazing job :)
Seoul metro in 1974 became longer than Pyongyang metro in 2021.
1974년 서울 지하철이 2021년 평양 지하철보다 길어졌다.
Сеульское метро в 1974 стало больше, чем пхеньянское метро в 2021 году.
드디어 서울이 나왔군!
하하하
Ideas:
Shanghai
Boston
Philidelphia (+ Regional Rail)
New York Regional Rail (LIRR, Metro North)
New Jersey Transit
San Franscisco
Dallas
Chicago
Brussles
Barcelona
Miami
Atlanta
Cairo
Changes (As a native Korean)
Seohae Line extended to Gyeongi-Jungang Line Ilsan station
Sin-Bundang line extended to Line 3 Sinsa station
Line 4 extended to Jinjyeop station
Sillin Line opened fro Line 9 Setkang station to Gwanak ountain station
The most interesting point is that it only costs a dollar to travel from the edge of the city to city, regardless how many times you transfer.
South Korea has done a great job over the past decades to become one of the most developed countries. Congrats!
만들어주셔서 감사해요(thank you to maake this)
Thanks for covering Seoul! Really awesome system, but could you possibly do extensions on it? I really believe that the extensions are worth mentioning cuz the government is still pumping out lines consistently!
Waaow. I love this kind of video. Pls continue this. 😍🤗
Love this channel, I wish switzerland had metros, but trams dominate cities here :P
This video is the most accurate subway history I've ever seen. Thank you
Please!
Why you don't want to make about Madrid's Metro?
Please, make it!
I waited for that from the start!
Also me! As a Spaniard I need it.🇪🇸
Seoul is the most developed metropolitan city about subways and railways in East Asia!
@@shotaro1321 "regional aspects only", China's subways are the best in Asia. Japan's subways are only extensive and have uncomfortable transit systems and complex internal structures. Taken together, Seoul > Shanghai > Tokyo ... But I think so Tokyo subway is not as good as Madrid
so crazy that they have multiple expansions per year. in my city the metro hasnt been upgraded since 2007. were getting a new line towards the end of the year though
Fun fact: Seoul’s line 5 does not have any overground railroads except for the train storage bases. This makes it the second longest subway tunnel in the world, the first being Guangzhou’s line 3.
wow
I belive line 6 actually opened in 3 stages, actually. bonghwasan-sangwolgok in august, then the rest in december, with 4 mid line stations opening in 2001.
also the bundang line was extened to bojong station inside the depot, untill that station was replaced by the current bojong station after then extention to gihung.
bojong station이라는 데는 없어요. bojeong입니다. 우리나라 기차역은 국어 로마자 표기법을 쓰는데 ㅓ를 eo로 표기하고 있어요. 그리고 gihung이 아니라 giheung입니다. 우리나라 국어 로마자 표기법은 ㅡ를 eu로 표기합니다.
Thanks for introducing our metropolitan subway system!
It would be interesting to see what parts of the system are at surface level vs underground and to have a running tally of the number of stations in the network
Pretty much most of the lines within Seoul Special City proper are underground so there isn’t really much to uncover
2 years ago I traveled there and was overwhelmed in the sheer amount of lines just to go around the city. Had a lot of fun though and will definitely go back when traveling ease up.... Metro's are a lot of fun and been into some interesting ones -- Bangkok, Taipei, Hongkong and Singapore.. Tokyo is next on my list...
Could you do Hong Kong next, i have been waiting for it.
While I do love your videos, what I'm missing here is the opening of each new station. You show the extension of the new lines from one station to the current end station but not the new stations in between which I would find as exciting to see.
역수가 너무 많아 데이터의 한계로 다 보여주기는 힘들지요
서울의 중심 지하철 역은 보통 1km 에 하나씩 있습니다.
Next video would madrid metro
1919-2023
I'm Korean, This is very cool
This is enormous!
fact : In a few years there will be several new lines, and the existing line will be extended much longer. It's still under construction.
Can you do Buenos Aires next please.
Also the City have the first Metro in Latinamerica!
Awesome. Working and opening up sections during pandemic as well. 👍👍
Love it when a metro and regional/national rail share trackage and run through services.
And looking at how rapidly the network is growing in the last decade alone, this video is set to become outdated by the end of the year!
This does also happen in Tokyo
That's Huge Seoul Metro systems and lot of routes
There are entire countries with lower track mileage than Seoul. Wow!
How Seoul has changed with its own metro system. Please do Hong Kong next. And do other cities you haven’t done.
Now under coustructing
Gyeongui jungang line extend to dorasan 2021
U-line extend to Gosan 2021
Line 1 extend to Yeoncheon 2022
Line 4 extend to Jinjeop 2022
Sillim line opens between Saetgang and Gwanaksan 2022
Sinbundang line extend to Sinsa 2022
Seohae line extend to Songsan 2022
Suwon line 1 opens between Suwon and Jowon 2023
Seohae line extend to Ilsan 2023
Line 8 extend to Byeollae 2023
GTX-A opens between Unjeong and Dongtan 2023
Incheon line 1 extend to Gyeyang 2024
Sinansan line opens between Yeouido and Hanyang univ. ERICA campus and opens branch between Siheung city hall and Gwangmyeong 2024
Line 7 extend to goeup 2025
Dongbuk line opens between Wangsimni and sanggye 2025
의정부경전철이 간다는 건 좀..
Great rapid transit system!
They always link one to another one. Link! Link Link! I think the planners of the urban transportation are the smartest people. They think the transfer convenience at first!
FYI, that is a total length-related video produced as of the first half of 2021, and the current total length, combined with additional opening and extended routes for 1 year, would have already surpassed total 1300km. And under the assumption that 3 to 4 GTX routes, known as long-distance routes for wide-area express, and numerous under-construction areas, including new subway and LRT lines will each open, so will surpass total 2000km as early as 5 to 6 years.
Legend says Line no.1 is still extending
It's actually extending 20 kilometers toward the north by december
2032: Line 1 extended to Busan😋 (and yes, KTX alteady serves that purpose)
It's such an efficient and reliable system that makes living and traveling there easy and convenient for all.
Nakakainggit talaga ito.. pag nasa Seoul ako at nakikita ko subway system nila parang 200 years ang agwat nila sa Pinas sa dami ng linya.. satin nagiisang linya abutin pa ng ilang taon 😭
Are you going to do any small metro systems like Vancouver, or just do the big ones like Moscow? Just wondering.
Great video
Hello Metro Liner, I hope you can create an expansion animation of Manila, Philippines. We only have 4 lines built over the past 4 decades and it took so many years to build 2 additional stations for Line 1 and 2.
It looks as if Seoul Metro preceeded South Korea’s economic boom by at least a decade. For example İstanbul Metro’s rapid expansion is basically between 2014-2030 a decade *after* Turkey began rapid economic growth, while Seoul metro’s explosion seems to be compratively earlier in regards to South Korea’s economic growth.
서울메트로폴리탄노선을 2023년에는 업그레이드 한번 해주세요
Do you want to have names or numbres for your Metro?
Seul: Yes!
Only his Light Rail system is bigger than my whole city's System XD
Br né? Juro que já te vi em outras seções de comentário
@@leobragaurbe 😉
8:25 Next time I go back home to Korea I'm gonna take that line and visit Imjingang. That's ridiculously close to North Korea. 😲
Seoul's rail network must've hit puberty hard to be spreading this far out within a 20 year span
Please, make xangai, your animations are so good and beautiful
By the way, remember I told you yesterday that your channel is not empty, you would release videos at least once a week? So, I found you metro systems that are very simple, like Pyongyang or Glasgow (up to 40 km total length):
Sydney (Australia),
Baku (Azerbaijan),
Yerevan (Armenia),
Brussels (Belgium),
Belo Horizonte (Brazil),
Salvador (Brazil),
Budapest (Hungary),
Tbilisi (Georgia),
Mumbai (India),
Jaipur (India),
Jakarta (Indonesia),
Almaty (Kazakhstan),
Warsaw (Poland),
Novosibirsk (Russia),
Yekaterinburg (Russia),
Nizhny Novgorod (Russia),
Mecca (Saudi Arabia),
Baltimore (USA),
Dnipro (Ukraine),
Kyoto (Japan),
Marseille (France),
Helsinki (Finland).
Do Toronto next!
Thank you for making the video! There is also a subway in Busan, a city in South Korea. Are you interested in this?
드디어 서울!!
기다리고 있었습니다
In 1:10,line 4 is not going to sadang,but going to hansong univ. .
Line 1 will extend to Yeoncheon (North side)
I was a former expat living in Pocheon city. ve waited 10yrs for our city, Pocheon, to be connected to the subway line. But until now i am still wondering when it will be push through although the local politicians always promise it during the campaign period. And plans were already laid out to the public. We have to go to Uijeungbu or Yangju to be able to go to Seoul via train. And ive seen how korea’s infras are being constructed in a massive pace. So it makes me wonder why Pocheon’s line took time to materialize
점점 길어지는 스케일이 ㄷㄷ