As I mentioned in an article a little while ago, Daejeon’s bus system switches to a new system on Tuesday, December 30, 2008. There will be all-new routes, numbers, and expanded transfer options. You can go check out the original article for all the details.
I took some photos of the new route maps today that are starting to appear in the bus shelters around the city. They have been posted on my flickr account and you can go take a look if you’d like.
The new, pocket-sized guide books for the public transit system.
If you haven’t found one yet, try to get your hands on one of the Daejeon Bus Route Guides. They’re small, pocket-sized guides that will be familiar to anyone who was around in 2002-2004 and got their hands on one of the little yellow guidebooks that appeared during the World Cup.
I went to the tourist information center, but they either didn’t have any, or weren’t giving them out to residents. When I asked if they had any, they asked if I lived in Daejeon. When I answered that I did, they said they went out to be delivered to houses/villas/apartments a few weeks ago. When I explained that I hadn’t received one yet, nor seen any, they directed me to my local Dong office (????) or Citizen’s Center (????), where I did manage to acquire one.
I hope to get to City Hall really soon and see if they have some I can take to distribute to the local bars and hangouts to help people get their hands on a copy. Let me know if you’re interested in helping the distribution effort.
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Has anyone heard if there is going to be an English version of the bus routes anything like there is now?
I haven’t heard anything yet, but the books are really easy to use if you can read Korean script. I am working my tail off at the moment but will do what I can soon to translate appropriate bits. Keep an eye on the site or subscribe to our posts by email (see the sidebar for a link) to get the updates as soon as they’re available.
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Thanks for all the bus route info. I’ve only been here 2 months and don’t read enough to get by yet. Also, I’m new to flickr. How can I download your map pics so I can see detail?
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Thanks,
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Jeff
Hey Jeff, I’ll check the permissions and make sure you can download them. It’s probably set for only Flickr users at the moment. If I can’t adjust the settings I’ll email them to you. Also, you should check out our links to Korean language resources (http://www.socius.or.kr/local-info/living-in-korea/korean-language/). A little practice goes a long way!
Hm, it seems that I can’t open permissions beyond Flickr users, so I’ll zip a file and stick a link for downloading into the article next to the Flickr link.
Thanks a lot!!! Now I can get back to TimeWorld!
If they’re sending them out to the public, none of my coworkers have received them, or know where to get them, either. However, yesterday when I was passing through Daejeon Station, I stopped at the info desk and asked for a bus map. First, they gave me a large paper map which has all of the routes on one easy to read map. Then, I asked them for the book and the girl was confused, but I gestured to show the size of the book and the other girl working just picked one up from her little pile and handed me one. So, if you’re passing through or near the station you can get them there with a minimum or trouble and no Korean language skills.
Same at SeoDaejeon Station. They had both bus maps there the other day when I passed through it. They even had some city maps in English; however, I would much rather they have a scale on them. It would be nice to know exactly how far things are apart in town, but maybe they have some problems with the not so flat terrain.
http://www.odsay.com/other/DaejeonBus/
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Interactive bus map. It’s in Hangul BUT 1) zoom in close enough and you can see individual bus stops, 2)click on the bus stop to see which buses stop there (man, are they different), 3) to see individual bus routes mapped-out, click on the middle link in the horizontal black bar at the top of the screen and then click on the bus route.
hha.. thanks earl in daejeon.. that is a really useful website..
Thanks, Earl. That link and a few others are on the original story as well. Keep them coming in! The more information the better!
Hey Vanessa. That’s so weird- they wouldn’t give me one at all! They sent me to the local dong office instead. I guess now that things have changed over they’re giving them out to people.
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Great info. Thanks everyone!
just so everyone knows, all the bus information is instantly available on google maps now.
That’s sweet! I just went to Google maps and I’m SO PLEASED we finally have street maps for Daejeon. This is great!
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I can’t find the bus maps, though. Can you offer a link or instructions, please?
Ah, I see the route-finding information.
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Use current Romanization of the Korean and you can get great information. Whoo-ha! This is great!
Pretty good stuff there. Still has some funny instructions, though.
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Walk to Korea
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About 7 mins
Yeah, it’s not quite as accurate as the ODsay instructions (it’s not putting together all routes, and asked me to cross the Gapcheon in an impossible location), but then ODSay doesn’t always give the best directions, either.
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Anyhow, it’s a start, and that’s encouraging.