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The Incheon Subway () is a subway system serving the

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n city of

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

. The system is operated by

Incheon Transit Corporation Incheon Transit Corporation (인천교통공사), formerly known as Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation (인천지하철공사) currently operates the Incheon Subway, Wolmi Sea Train, Incheon Bus information, Incheon Bus Terminal, Call taxi for ...

, and is part of the greater

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area inc ...

Lines

Line 1

Line 1 is a north-south

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line. After six years of construction, the line opened for regular service on October 6, 1999 as the fourth subway system in South Korea, after Seoul, Busan, and Daegu. Transfers to the

can be made via Bupyeong Station to

Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang (Soonchunhyang U ...

, as well as the

Suin Line The Suin Line (Suwon-Incheon) was a metro line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway serving the Seoul Capital Area. The original route, abandoned in 1995, was one of the few narrow-gauge railways in South Korea. Opened by the privately owned Chosen ...

to Seoul at Woninjae Station. A trip along the line from Gyeyang in the north to International Business District in the south takes approximately 57 minutes. The color of the line is light blue. A one-station extension to Gyeyang opened in March 2007, providing transfers to

AREX AREX (Airport Railroad Express) is a South Korean commuter rail line that links Incheon International Airport with Seoul Station via Gimpo International Airport. The section between the two airports opened on March 23, 2007, and line was exten ...

. A six-station south extension opened in June 2009. The line uses 34 8-car trains. The first 25 trains were built between 1998 and 1999 by Daewoo Heavy Industries and Rotem, while the last 9 trains were built between 2007 and 2008 by

Hyundai Rotem Hyundai Rotem (founded in 1977) is a South Korean company that manufactures rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. It is a part of the Hyundai Motor Group. Its name was changed from Rotem to Hyundai Rotem in December 2007 to refl ...

to provide trains following the extension of the line.

Line 2

Line 2 is a north-south

light metro A medium-capacity system (MCS), also known as light rapid transit or light metro, is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but less than typical heavy-rail rapid transit. MCS’s trains are usually 1-4 cars, or 1 lig ...

line. After seven years of construction, the line opened for regular service on July 30, 2016. There are transfer points at Geomam (with

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(with

), and Incheon City Hall (with Incheon Line 1). Line 2 has aboveground sections north of Asiad Stadium. The color of the line is Orange. The line uses 37 2-car trains, all of which were built in 2013 by Hyundai Rotem.

Expansion

The future Line 3 is planned to be a circular line of the Incheon Subway. It will intersect Seoul Subway Line 1 at

Dowon Station Dowon Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 1. It is on Gyeongin Line. It was opened in 1899 as Ugakdong Station, which was terminated from service in 1906. The station was reopened in 1994. Vicinity *Exit 1: Incheon Football Stadium *Exit 2: ...

and Incheon Subway Line 1 at

Dongmak Station Dongmak Station (Incheon Lifelong Learning Center) is a subway station on Line 1 of the Incheon Subway in Jiha80, Gyeongwon-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East ...

. The color will be Light Green.

Fare

Network Map

References

External links

Incheon Transit Corporation – official homepage

Subway transferring information for South Korea
Seoul Metropolitan Subway

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