Comments on: Korea Times on Korea’s whistle-stops http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/11/02/korea-times-on-koreas-whistle-stops/ Korea... in Blog Format Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:41:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/11/02/korea-times-on-koreas-whistle-stops/#comment-54363 sewing Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:48:17 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/11/02/korea-times-on-koreas-whistle-stops/#comment-54363 Hwarangdae—one of the twelve stations—is an interesting one. Someone has posted a 1960 Korean railway timetable online (<a href="http://ilovetrain.com/bbs/zboard.php?category=4&id=khistory&page=1&page_num=20&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&keyword=&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc" rel="nofollow">available here</a> in 8 posts). In those days long before the subway, there was one crosstown steam train each morning that started at Susaek in western Seoul, passed through Seoul, Yongsan, Wangsimni, and Cheongnyangni, and terminated at Hwarangdae, returning to Susaek in the afternoon. Actually, that 1960 timetable will form the basis of the post. A lot has obviously changed since then, and yet some things have stayed the same. Notably, 1960 was the year the crack <i>Mugunghwa-ho</i> Seoul-to-Busan express started—with dining car service and pulled by steam locomotive, making the journey in 6 hours and 40 minutes. (By contrast, the milk run took 12:40!) Hwarangdae—one of the twelve stations—is an interesting one. Someone has posted a 1960 Korean railway timetable online (available here in 8 posts). In those days long before the subway, there was one crosstown steam train each morning that started at Susaek in western Seoul, passed through Seoul, Yongsan, Wangsimni, and Cheongnyangni, and terminated at Hwarangdae, returning to Susaek in the afternoon.

Actually, that 1960 timetable will form the basis of the post. A lot has obviously changed since then, and yet some things have stayed the same. Notably, 1960 was the year the crack Mugunghwa-ho Seoul-to-Busan express started—with dining car service and pulled by steam locomotive, making the journey in 6 hours and 40 minutes. (By contrast, the milk run took 12:40!)

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/11/02/korea-times-on-koreas-whistle-stops/#comment-54362 sewing Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:39:26 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/11/02/korea-times-on-koreas-whistle-stops/#comment-54362 Thank you very much, kind sir! You think <i>ganiyeok</i> is hard to translate (I think "whistle stop" is apt), try translating <i>mubaechi ganiyeok,</i> which comes up quite a bit in railway station-related articles! ("Unmanned" or "Unstaffed whistle stop" probably works best.) P.S.: I learned that there used to be a countryside rail line from your favourite town of Ganggyeong all the way to nearby Yeonmudae. There were many other such small lines around the country...the next post I do to the Marmot's Hole will probably be on this very topic. Thank you very much, kind sir!

You think ganiyeok is hard to translate (I think “whistle stop” is apt), try translating mubaechi ganiyeok, which comes up quite a bit in railway station-related articles! (”Unmanned” or “Unstaffed whistle stop” probably works best.)

P.S.: I learned that there used to be a countryside rail line from your favourite town of Ganggyeong all the way to nearby Yeonmudae. There were many other such small lines around the country…the next post I do to the Marmot’s Hole will probably be on this very topic.

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