5 of the best · Seoul, South Korea
What’s New and What’s Being Built in Seoul
The GTX-A express line, the Hangang Bus on the river, the new district at Yongsan, Lotte World Tower and the remaking of Yeouido. We give status, not prices.
Our 5 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Seoul moments we keep going back to: Gyeongbokgung at opening time, a bowl of naengmyeon at Woo Lae Oak, and the city wall over Naksan at dusk.
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Partly open
GTX-A express line
The deep express railway across the capital region: its northern and southern sections are running, the link through Seoul is being completed.
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What’s open and what’s coming.
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Partly open
GTX-A express line
The deep express railway across the capital region: its northern and southern sections are running, the link through Seoul is being completed.
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Open
Lotte World Tower
The tower by Seokchon Lake: offices, Signiel, Seoul Sky and Lotte World Mall.
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Open
The Hyundai Seoul and Parc.1
The department store and twin towers that have remade the heart of Yeouido.
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Under construction
Yongsan International Business District
A new business and residential district on the former rail yards by Yongsan Station.
