South Korea's Newest Trains Take the Tracks Less Traveled

The O-train at Seoul Station, South Korea, May 9, 2013. (R. Kalden/VOA)

A colorful snack bar in the O-train, May 9, 2013. (R. Kalden/VOA)

A children's play area in a car of the O-train, May 9, 2013. (R. Kalden/VOA)

The V-train rolls shuttle between two countryside stations and has large windows to allow better views of the scenery, May 9, 2013. (R. Kalden/VOA)

A view of rural South Korea from the V-train, May 9, 2013. (R. Kalden/VOA)

A farmer steps out of his field to exchange eggs for beer from V-train passengers during a brief stop at a rural station, May 9, 2013. (R. Kalden/VOA)