Korean public transport system

Both Korea and Ireland are pretty small countries. However, there are 50 million people in Korea while 4 million people live in Ireland. Consequently, that makes a big difference in terms of the public transport system. There wouldn't be enough space if all Koreans used a private car in the small land! That's why it's natural that the Korean public transport system is more advanced.
I'm going to introduce 3 features of the Korean public transport systerm that helps you travel in a more convenient way.

(I've lived only in Seoul, so all the information is based on the public transport system in Seoul.)



Firstly, a transport card called T-money is commonly used instead of a paper ticket.
There are many types of T-money such as a normal card, a mobile phone strap like an accessary, a chip to put inside a mobile phone and a credit card. When you use T-money, you can get a 10 cent discount off the basic cash fare.



Secondly, it's much easier to transfer by using T-money card.
When you get on a bus or a subway, you touch the T-money machine with your T-money card on! Likewise, just touch the machine with the card on when you get off. The chip inside the card remembers when and where you get off. Next time you transfer within one and half hour, the machine automatically calculates how much you have to pay depending on the distance you move. Normally, it costs only a few cents, or free if the distance is not very long!

Thirdly, you can know time information about a bus by phone.
Would you like to know when a bus arrives at the bus stop where you're standing or when the last bus departs from the bus station? Then, this service helps you know the exact time.
Have you ever missed the bus stop to get off while nodding off on the bus? If you set the bus stop you want to get off by phone, you'll get an alarm message 3 or 4 stops before your destination.

Korea uses cutting edge technology for the public transport system, so it is more convenient. Moreover, there are a variety of routes for buses and subways, and they run until late at night every day, even weekends! This public transportaion system gets you to travel to wherever you want to go very conveniently.