How to navigate Seoul subway system using Jihachul app

Sebenarnye aku kebosanan yg amat ni.. jadiknye utk memberi sedikit keceriaan di dalam hati, meh la aku buat entry pasal Seoul subway app ... aku rase dah berlambak2 entry pasal app ni kat luar sane ... but this is my version and aku akan cube bagi sedikit tips cemane nak elakkan dari kene menapak yg over mase tukar2 train

Okeh, name app ni is Jihachul ... boleh carik dalam Playstore ( for Android ) ... sorry for iOS aku kurang pasti

Bile dah jumpe app ni, sila la install ... once dah install, nanti akan kluar shortcut utk this app

Cara2 nak gune app ni senang jer ... memula kene setting dulu korang nak guna utk navigate subway system kat bandar mane ... aku bagi contoh utk Seoul subway la ehh

Bile dah siap setting, first screen akan nampak line2 yg berselirat nih ... sila jangan panik... nampak je berselirat tapi sebenarnye tidak la complicated mane ... awal2 tu maybe ade pening2 lalat sket tapi bila dah turun naik train 2-3 kali, i'm sure korang rase ok jer nanti

Take note all transfer stations are marked with two arrows pointing away from each other ... ape itu transfer stations? Transfer stations adelah station dimane 2 or more subway lines stop at these stations ... mcm gambar kat atas tu, Dongjak, Isu, Sadang, Gangnam tu semua transfer stations ... station yg takde arrows tu adelah station yg hanye satu line saje berenti kat situ

Jom kite test the app ... katelah aku nak naik train dari Myeongdong station ke Gangnam station sebab nak naik  bas pi Everland ... hala tuju aku adelah Gangnam station exit 10 ... Myeongdong station adelah dekat Line 4 and Gangnam station kat Line 2

Memula select Myeongdong station ... then select 'Depart from'

Pastu select pulak Gangnam station .. then select 'Arrive At'

Then tadaaaa...kluar la indicator route yg korang kene amik ...  notice the fare, time taken and number of stations displayed for this route ... take note ade dua option kat bawah tu ... 'Fastest' and 'Fewest'

Fastest = faster travel time but might need to make few train transfers
Fewest = lesser train transfer but could take up a bit more time

App ni akan defaultkan kat 'Fastest' ... select 'Transfer Info' untuk tengok what is the fastest route

Kat sini kite boleh tengok routenye adelah Myeondong --> Chungmuro -->Seoul National University of Education --> Gangnam
Kalau ikut route ni, kite kene tukar train 2 kali with 36 minutes of travel time

Okeh tekan back ( arrow atas belah kiri) untuk go back to the previous screen, then select 'Fewest' plak ... the route change with lesser number of transfer station

Select 'Transfer Info' utk tengok what is the route with lesser transfer station

Route utk 'Fewest' ni pulak is Myeongdong --> Sadang --> Gangnam
Route ni kite hanye perlu tukar train sekali saje kat Sadang station and the time travel is more or less the same as the previous route

Haa kat sini korang ade choice whether nak amik the fastest route but with 2 transfer train, or the longer journey but with only one transfer train ... utk menyelamatkan kaki korang dari terseksa, aku suggest take the one with the fewest transfer ... even if it will take longer time tu reach your destination ... sebabnye nak transfer train between lines tu adelah agak jauh ... ini kerana subway station diorang sangat jauh ke dalam underground sane and biasenye each line akan berada on a different level ... so try imagine line A kat level 2, line B kat level 5 ... tak ke masak nak turun naik tangga tu ... jadiknye try to avoid taking route with many transfers

Sebagai contoh, aku amik layout Gangnam station ni (click on the image to enlarge)

Kat Gangnam station ni ade dua line yg akan berenti kat sini, Line 2 ( kaler hijau) and Shinbundang line (kaler pink) ... notice that Line 2 is two level up from Shinbundang Line ... so kalau kene transfer between these two lines, mmg jenuh nak menapak ... walaupun ade escalator, tapi kite still kene menapak yg agak jauh jugak ... sekali dua kene transfer takpe lagik... tapi kalau setiap hari korang buat 4-5 subway trips, mmg masak la tapak kaki

Lagik satu tips yg boleh mempercepatkan transfer between lines is to follow the tranfer guide 

Ape itu transfer guide? Nampak tak utk fewest route ni, ade tulis '1st Car 1st Door' mase nak transfer line kat Sadang station tu ?

Ni bermakna utk kurangkan berjalan and cepat sampai ke Line 2 kat Sadang station , dari Myeongdong station tu sila la naik subway kat gerabak  no 1 (diorang panggil Car) ikut pintu no 1 ... ni kerana bile dah sampai kat Sadang station tu, korang tak perlu la menapak banyak sangat utk pegi ke Line 2 ... harus diingatkan subway train diorang biasenye 8 or 10 cars long, each  car has 4 doors ... jadiknye kalau dalam kes ni korang dok kat gerabak no 8, mmg masak la korang nak menapak utk pegi Line 2

Cemane nak carik no gerabak and no pintu train tu? haaaa... caranye adelah sila tengok kat platform subway station tu ... ade nombor2 die ... contoh dlm gambar kat bawah nih , ade marker '4-2' kat depan pintu nak masuk subway car ... ni maknenye 4th Car 2nd Door ... kalau utk 1st Car 1st  Door marker dia adalah '1-1'

Pic credit to : http://farsicknessblog.com/seoul-subway-guide/

Agak confuse dengan explanation aku nih? Okeh jom kite tengok gambagajah plak ... lagi senang nak paham kot kalo tengok gambar (click to enlarge)

Gambar kat atas tu adelah layout Sadang station ... kat sini aku dah label yg mane 1st car 1st door .. arrow hijau yg aku buat tu adelah route yg kite kene amik utk transfer train ke Line 2 ...nampak tak disitu korang hanye kene menapak sikit saje utk pegi ke escalator naik 2 level up utk ke Line 2 ... cube kalau korang dok kat gerabak nun dihujung2 sane, mmg mengah jugak nak menapak tu ... so inilah tujuan transfer guide tadik ... honestly aku jarang nak follow guide nih .. so mmg banyak kali jugak la kene berjalan yg agak jauh utk transfer line


Satu lagi kalau korang perasan dlm both routes ade tulis something like 'Ogeumbound', 'Danggogaebound', etc etc... ni sebenarnye direction subway train tu ... contohnye untuk Line 4, directionnye is either ke Danggogae ataupun ke Oido ... ni kirenye last stations at both end laa.. so kalau route tu tulis Danggogaebound, sila la amik train menghala ke Danggogae.. jgn amik yg menghala ke Oido plak.. tu namenye korang dah silap arah ... biasenye kat tiang2 kat platform subway station tu ade line map ... dekat2 tepi tangga ... so sila la carik utk confirmkan hala tuju anda 

Ok now dah tau cemane nak gune app ni kan... takde la susah mane nak navigate subway system kat Seoul ni ... nak2 pulak Jihachul app ni tak perlukan data .. so no internet connection needed ... aku biasenye akan plan my route siap2 before travel ke sane ... senang so that takde la menggagau sangat mencarik route time nak berjalan kat sane nanti ... kalau korang rase malu2 kucing nak godek2 app ni kat dlm henpon mase kat sane nanti, don't be ... sebabnye rakyat diorang pun dok tilik app ni jugak ... kalau dah sampai berbelas2 line, idok la diorang hafal each and every route kan ...

Cume satu je la reminder utk semua... please make sure your exit number ... sebabnye subway stations diorang sangat besar and some ade berbelas2 exit ... exit pulak on different blocks lagik... so kalau silap kluar exit, chances utk sesat adelah sangat tinggi ... contohnye Gangnam station kat bawah nih ... utk amik bas pi Everland kene kluar kat exit 10 .. tapi kalau korang masih pakai info lame (exit 6), alamatnye sampai ke sudah la korang takkan jumpe bus stop ke Everland tu



Before I end this entry, meh kite dengar music yg diorang pasang dalam subway kat Seoul tu

Utk sape2 yg first timer ke Seoul tu, enjoy your trip !