How to know what are the places near a subway station using ExploreMetro - [Pre-Korea Trip Research (Transport) ]

 

http://seoul.exploremetro.com/en/

I came across this really useful web application (which is also available as mobile apps) today.

What this site does is this:

1. First, the app would ask you to select which city you would be visiting
2. Based on the city you choose, it displays a map of the subway/ metro/ MTR / MRT (different places call it different names)of the city you have entered.  Each station stop is represented by a dot on the map.
3. You are then allowed to click on the dot that represents the station you wish to explore.
4. Upon clicking the desired dot/ station, the app would prompt you if you would like to plan your route or know about the first/ last trains at that stop.
5. If you choose “Plan Your Route”, it then prompts you for your destination which you will indicate by clicking on the dot on the map that represents the destination station.
6. And, tada, the app will then present you with the estimated time to travel to your destination and the Line you should take.

I do think this is a rather user-friendly app compared to the one that the SMRT Korea one offers. The problem is that it does not offer the fare like SMRT Korea.

But there is another value-add to this app. It allows you to display the photos that are taken near the selected station. You can do this by first clicking on the dot of the station, then click on the station name when the dialog box like the one below appears, and next, you will be shown a page that looks like the one right at the bottom of this blog entry.

Pretty cool feature which I think I will be using a lot of it myself.