Incheon Subway Line 1 () is a north-south
subway line,
part of the
Incheon Subway system. The line is also included as a part of the overall
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ...
network;
Bupyeong Station has a free transfer with
Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 1 (dubbed ''The Dark Blue Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Yeoncheon station, Yeoncheon in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, an ...
,
Gyeyang Station connects with the
AREX Line which leads to
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport is the main international airport serving Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is also one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.
This airport opened for business on 29 March 2001, to replace the old ...
and
Seoul Station,
Bupyeong-gu Office Station has a free transfer with
Seoul Subway Line 7, and
Woninjae Station has a free transfer with the
Suin-Bundang Line.
Background
Incheon's Line 1 makes Incheon the fourth city in South Korea and fifth in the Korean Peninsula with a subway system, after Pyongyang, Seoul, Busan, and Daegu.
A trip along the line from Gyeyang in the north to the International Business District in the south takes approximately 57 minutes. From Bakchon station to the International Business District station, the line is underground.
History
* March 1999: Trial runs begin.
* October 6, 1999: The line opens from Bakchon to Dongmak, after six years of construction.
* December 7, 1999: A northern extension from Bakchon to Gyulhyeon opens.
* March 16, 2007: Another northern extension from Gyulhyeon to Gyeyang opens, connecting with the
Airport Railroad
* June 1, 2009: A southern extension from Dongmak to International Business District opens.
*December 12, 2020: One stop extension to
Songdo Moonlight Festival Park opens.
Future plans
A northward 3-station extension of the line is proposed to provide transportation to the developing Geomdan New City. Construction began in November 2020 and is expected to be completed no earlier than 2024.
Rolling stock
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 Company, often referred to as Hyundai Rotem (), is a South Korean manufacturer of railway rolling stock, railway signalling, defense products and plant equipment. It is a member of Hyundai Motor Group and has presence in more than ...
to provide trains following the extension of the line.
Stations
All stations are location in Incheon.
See also
*
Incheon Subway
*
List of metro systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MRT), metrô or U-Bahn. 204 cities in 65 cou ...
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Seoul Metropolitan Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ...
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Transportation in South Korea
References
External links
Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation homepage, in English
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Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines
Subway Line 1
Railway lines opened in 1999
1999 establishments in South Korea