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Seongnam Station (Incheon)
Seongnam Station (석남역) is a subway station on Incheon Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 7. It first opened as a station on Incheon Subway Line 2 solely in 2016, and Seoul Subway Line 7 opened in May 2021. Despite their identical spelling in the Roman script, the station is not located in the city of Seongnam (성남) southeast of Seoul, as their names in Hangul The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs ... differ by one letter. External links *Station information from Incheon Transit Corporation Metro stations in Incheon Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Seo District, Incheon Incheon Subway Line 2 Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2016 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seongnam
Seongnam (; ) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, Jungwon District, and Sujeong District. Seongnam, one of the foremost planned cities in South Korean history, was conceived during the era of President Park Chung Hee for the purpose of industrializing the nation by concentrating electronic, textile, and petrochemical facilities there during the 1970s and 1980s. The city featured a network of roads, to Seoul and other major cities like Gwangju, Gyeonggi, from the early 1970s on. Today, Seongnam has merged with the metropolitan network of Seoul. Seongnam has also served as a ′test bed′ of South Korea's urban planning history. Bundang, one of the successful new town projects in the country, has been settled in a southern half of Seongnam since 1991. The city is also home to K League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Train EXpress
Great Train eXpress (GTX) is a higher-speed commuter rail network in the Seoul Metropolitan Area project consisting of three separate lines, named GTX-A, GTX-B and GTX-C, and scheduled for completion in 2030. Three other lines, named GTX-D, GTX-E and GTX-F are being planned. GTX-A The GTX-A, officially Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit Line A, is a higher-speed commuter railway line operating in two sections in Seoul, South Korea. Groundbreaking for GTX Line A was held on December 27, 2018, with service initially expected to commence in 2023. However, the project has been officially delayed due to land compensation issues and the discovery of archaeological ruins dating from the Joseon period. The line currently runs in two separate sections - Dongtan to Suseo and Unjeongjungang to Seoul Station. Suseo, Seongnam, and Dongtan stations were opened on March 30, 2024, with Guseong Station opening later on June 29, 2024. The section between Unjeongjungang and Seoul Station open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo District, Incheon
Seo District () is the largest district in Incheon, South Korea. It has an area , and it has the largest area of farmland in Incheon. In the past, Seo-gu was part of 'Buk-gu'. In 1988, a part of the ward was separated to form 'Seo-gu'. History * 1413: Seokgot-myeon, Mowolgot-myeon, Bupyeongdoho-bu * 1895: Seokgot-myeon, Mowolgot-myeon, Bupyeong-gun, Incheon-bu * 1896: Seokgot-myeon, Mowolgot-myeon, Bupyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do * 1914: Seogot-myeon, Bucheon-gun * April 1, 1940: Included in Incheon-bu * August 15, 1949: Seogot Branch, Incheon * January 1, 1968: Segot Branch, Buk-gu, Incheon * July 1, 1981: Seogot Branch, Buk-gu, Incheon Direct Governing City Seo-gu History * January 1, 1988: Part of Buk-gu absorbed by Seo-gu * March 1, 1995: Annex of Geomdan-myeon, Gimpo-gun, Gyeonggi-do. * January 1, 2002: Division of Geomdan-dong into Geomdan-1-dong and Geomdan-2-dong. * September 1, 2005: Sub-division of Geomdan-1-dong and Geomdan-2-dong into Geomdan-3-dong. * September 1, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incheon
Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third-most-populous city after Seoul and Busan. The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fourth-largest List of metropolitan areas by population, metropolitan area by population. Incheon has since led the economic development of South Korea by opening its port to the outside world, ushering in the modernization of South Korea as a center of industrialization. In 2003, the city was designated as South Korea's first free economic zon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the handicapped in Incheon, South Korea, established in 1993. In 2011 Incheon Transit Corporation merged with ′Incheon Metro′, established in 1998 to operate Incheon Subway Line 1, Incheon Subway Line 2, the section of Seoul Subway Line 7 between Kkachiul & Seongnam, & the Incheon Airport Maglev. In the future it also has plans to operate Line 3. See also *Seoul Metropolitan Subway *Korail, operator of lines 1, 3, 4 (partial), the Suin-Bundang Line, the Gyeongui-Jungang Line, the Gyeonggang Line & the Gyeongchun Line. *Seoul Metro Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (), is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the two major operators of Seoul Metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incheon Subway Line 2
Incheon Subway Line 2 () is a driverless, medium-capacity subway line running from Oryu-dong in Seo-gu to Incheon Grand Park, with 27 stations, part of the Incheon Subway system. The line is also included as a part of the overall Seoul Metropolitan Subway network; Juan station has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 1, Geomam station connects with the AREX Line to Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station, and Seongnam also has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 7. Line 2 has aboveground sections north of Asiad Stadium and east of Namdong-gu Office. History * June 26, 2009: Construction begins. The price of building the line was 2 trillion KRW. * Early 2016: Trial runs begin. * July 30, 2016: The line opens, after seven years of construction.http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Dm_detail.htm?No=120751, title = Opening Ceremony Held for Incheon Subway Line No. 2 Line 2 was planned to open in August 2014, but the opening date was pushed back to Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
