A foreign metro becomes less intimidating when station names are already tied to your travel sequence. You do not need the whole network—only the routes your trip will use.
Choose a route included in your itinerary first.
You don't need to memorize the entire city's routes. First choose the route from the airport to your accommodation, or from your accommodation to major tourist attractions. You should play around with the names of the stations you will actually see during your trip so that your memories are linked to your travel plans.
See local spelling and English name together
In Tokyo and Osaka, you can find Chinese characters and kana together, in New York you can find English abbreviations, and in Taipei, you can find Chinese characters and pinyin together. If you look at the local station name and English notation on the game screen, you can find the same name on the sign more quickly.
Remembering before and after the transfer station as a bundle
The most important point during your trip is the transfer station. Instead of memorizing just one station to transfer to, group three together, including the previous and next stations. Even if you miss the announcement on the train, you can determine when to get off based on the station names before and after.
After exploring the route map, review it with a game
In K-jihacheol, you can first look at a route map based on your actual location and then challenge yourself to a typing game in the same city. If you check the geographical location and then enter the station order, you can remember the route in three dimensions rather than just memorizing the words.