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The Gyeongbu Expressway (Korean: 경부고속도로; Asian Highway Network AH 1) is the second oldest and most heavily travelled expressway in South Korea, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, Gyeongju, Ulsan and Busan. It has the route number 1, signifying its role as South Korea's most important expressway.
- Gyeongbu Line
The Gyeongbu line ( Gyeongbuseon) is a railway line in South...
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The Second Gyeongin Expressway (Korean: 제2경인고속도로, Je-I (2)...
- Gyeongbu Line
Feb 23, 2021 · Multicultural Community. Korea Encounters Korea enters 'highway age' 50 years ago. Posted : 2021-02-23 17:19. Updated : 2021-02-23 19:31. Cars drive on the Gyeongin Expressway connecting Seoul...
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Nevertheless, the construction of the Gyeongbu National Expressway, linking Seoul and Busan, appeared as part of the campaign promises of President Park Chunghee in 1967, spurring serious debate. Proponents argued that highways were crucial for expediting the processes of modernization and industrialization, and also for the development of ...
Jul 7, 2010 · By Cho Kang-soo [estyle@joongang.co.kr] It has been 40 years since the 428-kilometer (266-mile) Gyeongbu Expressway, which diagonally cuts across Korea connecting Seoul and Busan, was completed in 1970. It took two years and five months to build and was an unprecedented, monumental enginee.
Jul 8, 2020 · Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, center, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Gyeongbu Expressway, Korea’s first expressway, at the K Hotel Seoul in Gangnam, southern Seoul, Tuesday. The Gyeongbu Expressway connecting Seoul and Busan, stretching 416 kilometers (259 miles), was opened to the public on July 7, 1970, two years after breaking ...
