Incheon Subway Line 1 () is a north-south subway line, part of the

Incheon Subway The Incheon Subway () is a subway system serving the South Korean city of Incheon. The system is operated by Incheon Transit Corporation, and is part of the greater Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Lines The Incheon Subway currently has two lines ...

system. The line is also included as a part of the overall

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network;

Bupyeong Station Bupyeong station () is a subway station located in Bupyeong District, Incheon, South Korea. This station is on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and Incheon Subway Line 1. It is one of the busiest stations on the Incheon line because of its central loca ...

has a free transfer with

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Gyeyang Station Gyeyang station is the northern terminus of Line 1 of the Incheon Subway. It is also a railway station on AREX, a railway linking Seoul Station and Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport is the main international a ...

connects with the AREX Line which leads to

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and

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, Bupyeong-gu Office Station has a free transfer with

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, 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. * June 28, 2025: A northern extension from Gyeyang to Geomdan Lake Park opens.

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.

References

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