Daegu Metro Line 3 is the third line in the
Daegu Metro rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
system in
Daegu,
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 ...
. It is operated by the
Daegu Transit Corporation
Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation (DTRO) is a public corporation which runs the Daegu Metro Lines 1, 2 and 3 established in 1995. To 2008, it was called Daegu Metropolitan Subway Corporation.
History
* 20 November 1995 established D ...
. Daegu Metro Line 3 is a
monorail
A monorail (from " mono", meaning "one", and " rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam.
Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accura ...
line, and
Hitachi Monorail
The Hitachi Monorail System refers to the family of monorails offered by Hitachi Rail.
List of notable Hitachi monorails
Hitachi's designs are ALWEG-based, and are available in three configurations:
All Hitachi trains except those on Japan's o ...
was contracted for the supply of monorail, track switches and signalling system. It is Korea's first straddle-type monorail system.
Rolling Stock
Line 3's rolling stock are referred to as 3000-series. There are 28 3-car sets or 84 cars in total. It is based on the standard
Hitachi Monorail
The Hitachi Monorail System refers to the family of monorails offered by Hitachi Rail.
List of notable Hitachi monorails
Hitachi's designs are ALWEG-based, and are available in three configurations:
All Hitachi trains except those on Japan's o ...
system.
Hitachi Rail built the prototype car set with remaining 27 sets built by
Woojin Industrial Systems
Woojin Industrial Systems Company Limited ( ko, 우진산전) is a South Korean manufacturer of rolling stock including metro, electric bus, peoplemover and monorail vehicles.
Customers
Heavy rail
* Indonesia
** Kualanamu Airport Rail Lin ...
.
Stations
See also
*
Daegu Metro Line 1
*
Daegu Metro Line 2
References
External links
Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporationrailway-technology.com
{{South Korea rapid transit
Monorails
Railway lines opened in 2015
Daegu subway lines
Monorails in South Korea
2015 establishments in South Korea