Transportation in Bundang
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Bundang is served well by public transport, with many buses, and an underground railway. The Bundang Line connects to the Seoul subway while buses with many routes take tens of thousands of commuters to Seoul everyday.
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[edit] Buses
[edit] Transit buses to Seoul
Transit (commuter) buses are called Wide Area Lines in Seoul and with red color. Some buses operated by companies in Gyeonggi Province are in different colors (as in the picture below). Those buses are filled to capacity during rush hour.
- 9000: Seohyeon Station, Dankook University, Jongno, Sejongno, Seoul Station and Myeongdong
- 9001: Seohyeon Station, Dankook University, Jongno, Sejongno, Jonggak and Myeongdong
- 9400: Yangjae Station, ,Gangnam Station, Namdaemun
- 9401: Seohyeon Station, Dankook University, Myeongdong, Jongno, Sejongno
- 9402: Myeongdong, Jonggak Station
- 9403: Moran Station, Gwangjin-gu, Dongdaemun Stadium
- 9404: Yangjae-dong, Gangnam Station, Nonhyeon Station
- 9405: Bundang Central Park, Seocho-gu Office, Gangnam Station, Apgujeong
- 9407: Gaepo-dong, Daechi-dong, Samseong Station
- 9408: Yatap Station, Yangjae Station, Noryangjin-dong, Daebang-dong
- 9409: Gangnam Station, Yeouido
- 9414: Seohyeon Station, Dogok Station, Seolleung Station, Samseong Station,
- 1005-1: Seohyeon Station, Yangjae Station, Gangnam Station, Sinsa Station, Dankook University, Jongno, Sejongno, Seoul Station, Myeongdong
- 1005-2: Migeum Station, Sunae Station, Seohyeon Station, Yangjae Station, Gangnam Station, Sinsa Station, Dankook University, Jongno, Sejongno, Seoul Station, Myeongdong
- 1500: Everland, Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education Station
- 1500-2: Everland, Yuldong Park, Seohyeon Station, Seoul Arts Center, Nambu Bus Terminal, Sadang Station
[edit] Inter-city buses
Bundang has an express bus terminal in Yatap-dong located near Yatap Station with several bus routes throughout the Gyeonggi province as well as all of the Republic of Korea. There is also a bus service called the Airport Limousine; while not an actual "limousine" it is essentially an airport shuttle bus with direct service to both Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport.
[edit] Subways
Bundang Line is a commuter subway line of the Korean National Railroad. It was first constructed for the commuters of Bundang which the name 'Bundang Line' came from. It serves southeastern Seoul and Seongnam. Originally opened in September 1994 between Suseo Station and Ori Station, it was extended from Suseo to Seolleung in September 2003. It stretched 18.5 km from Seolleung to Ori, but as of 2005, it stretches from Seolleung to Bojeong. (see also Shin Bundang Line)
[edit] Taxis
In Bundang, taxis are not very common in the residential area which sometimes makes hard to hail a taxi. But lots of taxis are almost always waiting for customers in busy areas such as area near Seohyeon Station. There are two types of taxis: an "ordinary" (ilban;일반) taxi and a "model" (mobum;모범) taxi, which is painted black and is bigger (in size) and much more expensive than the former ones. There are two types of taxi drivers' license also: all taxi drivers start driving their taxi as employees in the taxi companies, and these taxis that belong to a company are called "corporate" (bubin;법인) taxi. After years of service in the taxi company, drivers get a license which allows them to purchase their own vehicle and drive it as a self-employed driver, and the taxis they drive are called "individual" (gaein;개인) taxi.
For "ordinary" taxis, there is an extra 20% increase in fare after midnight, but this does not apply to the "model" taxis. Most "ordinary" taxis are silver or white in color. Meter fares start at 1,900 South Korean won for "ordinary" taxis and 4,500 won for "model" taxis.
Also, all taxi companies have phone numbers with which customers can call and bring taxis to where they are with some extra tips.
[edit] Roads
[edit] Streets
Streets of Bundang are quite organized like a grid. The main road is Seongnam Daero which runs through Moran Station, Seohyeon Station, Sunae Station, Jeongja Station to Ori Station.
[edit] Expressways
Bundang is close to Seoul Ring Expressway and Gyeongbu Expressway. Furthermore, Bundang has two expressways connected to Cheongdam Bridge in Han River and Gangnam-gu, respectively.
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