I live near two metro stops, and for the past two weeks, I've been making the trek to the Sinnonhyeon Station (directly west of my place). It takes 15 minutes to walk because there are two gigantic hills that I literally have to overcome. By the time I get to the station, I'm huffing and puffing and feverish praying that I don't pass out before I get on the train.
Seoul metro stations also have a lot of steps and not enough escalators. Not so bad when walking into a station, but not so cool when exiting a station. Considering that senior citizens get free rides on the subway, and there's a LOT of them that take advantage of this rule, I feel sorry for them when I see a never-ending set of stairs. There are elevators, but they are few and far between and only for use by handicapped, pregant, or senior passengers. At least I haven't seen any broken escalators (WMATA, I was purposely going for a low blow).
Today, I decided to take the train from Yeoksam Station (directly south of my place) to work. I loved this route for three reasons:
1) It shaved off 5 minutes from my commute and it was all downhill walking.
2) An increase in the number of eye candies are on this line. Thankfully, Seoul doesn't advocate Rub Against Me And I'll Expose You...yet.
3) Seeing this gigantic poster of my favorite kpop group, CNBlue, brings a big smile to my face.
Seoul Metro is really one of the most cleanest, efficient, and convenient systems, and it's used by more than 7 million people everyday. The trains stop behind glass doors in pre-positioned places on the track, so there's no way of being pushed into the track because of crowd density. TV screens tell passengers what the upcoming stop is in three languages (Korean, English, and Chinese).
Side note: Speaking of the TV screens, they play this silly cartoon series called Larva in the metro. It is so silly that I laugh and snort and don't really care if people start staring at me. I stare back and jedi mind trick them to concentrate on their Starcraft II game. These aren't the droids you're looking for. You can go about your business. Move along.
Here's another shameless promotion of CNBlue and their newly released single, Hey You. Very Beatles-esque. I love the lead guitarist/singer.
Seoul metro stations also have a lot of steps and not enough escalators. Not so bad when walking into a station, but not so cool when exiting a station. Considering that senior citizens get free rides on the subway, and there's a LOT of them that take advantage of this rule, I feel sorry for them when I see a never-ending set of stairs. There are elevators, but they are few and far between and only for use by handicapped, pregant, or senior passengers. At least I haven't seen any broken escalators (WMATA, I was purposely going for a low blow).
Today, I decided to take the train from Yeoksam Station (directly south of my place) to work. I loved this route for three reasons:
1) It shaved off 5 minutes from my commute and it was all downhill walking.
2) An increase in the number of eye candies are on this line. Thankfully, Seoul doesn't advocate Rub Against Me And I'll Expose You...yet.
3) Seeing this gigantic poster of my favorite kpop group, CNBlue, brings a big smile to my face.
Seoul Metro is really one of the most cleanest, efficient, and convenient systems, and it's used by more than 7 million people everyday. The trains stop behind glass doors in pre-positioned places on the track, so there's no way of being pushed into the track because of crowd density. TV screens tell passengers what the upcoming stop is in three languages (Korean, English, and Chinese).
Side note: Speaking of the TV screens, they play this silly cartoon series called Larva in the metro. It is so silly that I laugh and snort and don't really care if people start staring at me. I stare back and jedi mind trick them to concentrate on their Starcraft II game. These aren't the droids you're looking for. You can go about your business. Move along.
Here's another shameless promotion of CNBlue and their newly released single, Hey You. Very Beatles-esque. I love the lead guitarist/singer.
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