Seoul Metro Corporation () was a municipal-owned corporation owned by the

Seoul Metropolitan Government The Seoul Metropolitan Government () is a local government of Seoul, South Korea. The mayor is elected to a four-year term by the citizens of Seoul and is responsible for the administration of the city government. The Seoul Metropolitan Governmen ...

. Established in 1970, it was, with

Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) was established in 1994 to operate the Seoul Subway lines 5, 6, 7, 8 in Seoul, South Korea. The corporation operated a total of 201 subway trains at 148 stations on lines 5-8. The operat ...

and

Korail The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, ...

, one of the major operators of

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 ...

. The company merged with Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation in 2017.

History

# June 8, 1970: Subway construction headquarters # April 1971: Line 1 (Cheongnyangni Station - Seoul Station) construction started and opened # October 1974: Gunja Depot construction # March 9, 1978: Line 2 Gangnam Section construction started # February 29, 1980: Line 3 and 4 construction started # May 22, 1984: Line 2 Circle Line opened # October 18, 1985: Line 3 and 4 opened # July 13, 1990: Line 3 (Gupabal Station - Jichuk Station) opened # May 22, 1992: Line 2 Sinjeong Branch (Sindorim Station - Yangcheon-gu Office Station) opened # April 21, 1993: Line 4 (Sanggye Station - Danggogae Station) opened # October 10, 1993: Line 3 (Yangjae Station - Suseo Station) opened # April 1, 1994: Line 4 (Sadang Station - Namtaeryeong Station) opened # March 20, 1996, Line 2 Sinjeong Branch (Sinjeongnegeori Station - Kkachisan Station) opened # October 20, 2005: Line 2 Yongdu Station opened # December 21, 2005: Line 1 Dongmyo Station opened # February 18, 2010: Line 3 (Suseo Station - Ogeum Station) opened # March 28, 2015: Line 9 (Eonju Station - Sports Complex Station) opened # May 31, 2017: Merged with

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 Metropolitan Subway with Korail. History On May 31, 2017, ...

Lines

Seoul Metro's service covers a part of

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 ...

, and the whole

Seoul Subway Line 2 Seoul Subway Line 2 (), also known as the Circle Line, is a orbital (metro), circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line running clockwise is called the "inner circle line" and the counter-clockwise line is called the "outer circle ...

Seoul Subway Line 3 Seoul Subway Line 3 (dubbed ''The Orange Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit service that connects Eunpyeong District to Gangnam and southeastern Seoul. Most trains head further northwest to serve Goyang via the Ilsa ...

Seoul Subway Line 4 Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The central section in Seoul City is operated by Seoul Metro with some trains offering throug ...

. For lines 1, 3, and 4,

jointly participates in the service. Seoul Metro controls the railways and stations which are owned by

. * Line 1 ** ''Control'': Cheongnyangni station -

Seoul Station Seoul Station () is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the commuter trains of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Services KTX Seoul Station is the terminus of m ...

** ''Service'':

Yangju station Yangju Station is a train station on Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Gyeongwon Line. The name comes from Yangju, the city where this station is located. Until December 2007, it was called Junae Station. Platforms * Platform 1: to Ganeung / Seoul St ...

Incheon station Incheon Station () is the western terminus railway station of the Suin–Bundang and Gyeongin lines of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is in the Bukseong neighborhood of the Jung District, Incheon, South Korea and is approximate ...

Seodongtan station Seodongtan Station () is a station on Seoul Subway Line 1, Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It serves the cities of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Hwaseong and Osan in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The station takes its name (literally West Dongtan) f ...

** ''Total Length'': 7.8 km * Line 2 ** Circle Line: City Hall station ↔ Seongsu station ↔ Gangnam station ↔ Sindorim station ↔ Hongik University station ↔ City Hall station ** Seongsu Branch ** Sinjeong Branch (Except for Kkachisan station controlled by

) ** ''Total Length'': 60.2 km * Line 3 ** ''Control'':

Jichuk station Jichuk Station is a railway station located just northwest of Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 3. It is within walking distance to Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. Jichuk station has a subway depot for Line 3 trains nearby. Origin of the name Jichuk Station is n ...

Ogeum station Ogeum station is a railway station on Line 3 and Line 5 of the Seoul Subway. Seoul Metro Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (), is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one o ...

(Except for

Garak Market station Garak Market Station is a station on Line 3 and Line 8 of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Garak Market Station is nearby Garak Market Garak Fish Market () or Garak-dong Agricultural Market is an extensive farmers fish market in the neighborhood ...

controlled by

) ** ''Service'': Daehwa station -

** ''Total Length'': 38.2 km * Line 4 ** ''Control'':

Danggogae station Buramsan station () is a station on Seoul Subway Line 4, Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway network. It was the northern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 4, Line 4, until 19 March 2022, when the line was extended to Jinjeop station, Jinjeop. It ...

Namtaeryeong station Namtaeryeong Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 4 in Seoul, Korea. It is operated by Seoul Metro. It is an island platform with two lines on one side, and a screen door is installed. There are 4 exits. Name Its name means "great south ...

** ''Service'':

Oido station Oido station () is a subway station on Seoul Subway Line 4 and the Suin–Bundang Line in Siheung, South Korea. It is the current southwestern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 4 located almost 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, connecting Oido ...

** ''Total Length'': 31.7 km * Line 5 ** ''Control'':

* Line 6 ** ''Control'':

Yeonsinnae station Yeonsinnae station is a station on Seoul Subway GTX-A Line, Seoul Subway Line 3 and Seoul Subway Line 6, on the northwest side of Seoul in the urban area of Eunpyeong-gu. Although Yeonsinnae Station had a corresponding hanja name (延新內), th ...

* Line 9 ** ''Control'':

Eonju station Eonju is station on Line 9 of the 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 ...

- Sports Complex station ** ''Total Length'': 4.3 km

Depots

* Gunja Depot * Sinjeong Depot * Jichuk Depot * Changdong Depot

References

External links

Official Website of Seoul Metro

Seoul Metropolitan City Government
{{Authority control Seoul Metropolitan Subway Railway companies of South Korea Transport operators of South Korea Railway companies established in 1970 2017 mergers and acquisitions Companies based in Seoul South Korean companies established in 1970 Government-owned companies of South Korea Government-owned railway companies

History

Lines

Depots

See also

References

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