

Great Korean Railway Journeys
Travelling by rail across South Korea, Michael explores one of the world’s most successful modern nations, shaped by division, resilience and rapid change.
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Michael travels by rail across South Korea, exploring a modern national success story.

1.DMZ to Seoul
04-05-202629mMichael begins his journey at the tense frontier of the Demilitarised Zone before heading to the capital of Seoul, a vast-fast moving city that has become one of the world's most a...

2.Suwon to Seodaemun (Seoul)
05-05-202628mMichael’s South Korean railway journey continues in Seoul. Travelling across one of the world’s largest metro systems, he heads south to Suwon to visit Samsung’s headquarters.

3.Daejeon to Busan
06-05-202629mLeaving Seoul aboard South Korea’s high-speed KTX train, Michael travels south through the heart of the country to explore how rail has shaped both its economy and identity.

4.Busan to Jeonju
07-05-202628mMichael’s journey continues in Busan, South Korea’s second city, on the country’s south eastern coast. Later, he heads to Jeonju, where he meets a master craftsman producing hanji...

5.Gwangju to Jeju
08-05-202629mOn the final leg of his journey, Michael travels to South Korea’s south west, where food, protest and landscape reveal the values that have shaped the modern nation.
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