Korea fulfils a high-speed dream: the world's eighth high-speed railway opens in Korea on April 1. It has been 15 years in the making and is destined to be the catalyst for progress in almost all aspects of Korean life.(High-Speed) From: International Railway Journal | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Knutton, Mike | COPYRIGHT 2004 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

IN 1970 when the 430km motorway opened between the South Korean capital, Seoul, and the second city, Busan, it was hailed as making the country "a one-day life zone", meaning that anywhere in the country could be reached from anywhere else within one day.

Thirty-four years on and 105 years after the opening of Korea's first railway, the country has become a half-day life zone thanks to a new 300km/h railway that opens on April 1 and promises revolutionary changes in demo...