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A'REX
Korean name
Hangul:	공항철도
Hanja:	空港鐵道
Revised Romanization:	Gonghang Cheoldo
McCune-Reischauer:	Konghang Ch'ŏlto

The A'REX (or Airport Railroad) is a South Korean railway line under contruction that will link Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport to Seoul Station. It is operated by the company of the same name. The line itself is also refered to as the Airport Express. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Image File history File links 25_railtransportation_trans. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 241 pixel Image in higher resolution (837 × 252 pixel, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The logo of the Airport Railroad (AREX). ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Motto: None (Unofficial: Broadly benefit humankind also translated as Devotion to the welfare of humanity) Anthem: Aegukga (Patriotic Hymn) Capital (and largest city) Seoul Official languages Korean Government Semi-presidential republic  - President Roh Moo-hyun  - Prime Minister Han Duck-soo Establishment  - Gojoseon October 3, 2333 BCb   - Liberation declared March 1... Incheon Airport - Arrivals Incheon Airport - Airside Incheon Airport - Departures Incheon Airport - Traffic Centre Incheon Airport - Entrance Incheon Airport - Gate Area Airplanes at Incheon Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Korean: , Hanja: 仁川國際空港) is the largest airport in South Korea. ... Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport) was the main international airport for Seoul and South Korea before it was replaced by Incheon International Airport in 2001. ... Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. ...

History

After significant delays, construction of the line started in 2002. The first 37.6 km segment from Incheon Airport to Gimpo is scheduled to open on March 23, 2007 ^[1], with the remaining length of 20.4 km to Seoul Station scheduled to be operational in January 2010. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

The line is being constructed by a consortium (Eukorail) headed by French company Alstom and South Korean company Rotem, which also built the KTX high-speed train line. Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ... Rotem is a South Korean company manufacturing rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. ... Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ...

The line was officially named the Incheon International Airport Railroad (인천국제공항철도), abbreviated I'REX, in July 1998, but was renamed in June 2006.

Services

Both express and commuter services will be operated. Express services will operate with 30-to-60 minute headways, taking 45 minutes and a fare of ₩10,650 for the journey to the city, while commuter services will operate at 5-to-30 minute intervals and take 53 minutes and cost ₩4,250. Journeys from Incheon to Gimpo will take 28/33 minutes and cost ₩7,000/2,800 on express and commuter services respectively.^[2] Fare of commuter train to Gimpo airport is almost same as Korail Mugunghwa train, but express service is much expensive than KTX train.^[3] ISO 4217 Code KRW User(s) Republic of Korea Inflation 2. ... Binomial name Hibiscus syriacus L. Ref: ITIS 21611 Hibiscus syriacus, the common garden Hibiscus, also confusingly called Rose of Sharon in some areas (a name originally applied to other plants), is a flowering shrub in the plant family, Malvaceae, native to much of Asia. ... Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ...

The trains have a design speed of 120 km/h. Express trains have overhead shelves and comfortable seats similar to those in KTX high-speed trains. Commuter trains are similar to subway trains and do not have overhead shelves. The A'REX line is colored blue on Seoul subway maps, but does not offer free transfers nor free tickets for elderly and handicapped people. Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ...

Stations

Earlier plans to link to Yongsan Station have been dropped. There are plans to offer through services via Gimpo Airport from the commuter line to Seoul Subway Line 9 (under construction). Incheon Airport - Arrivals Incheon Airport - Airside Incheon Airport - Departures Incheon Airport - Traffic Centre Incheon Airport - Entrance Incheon Airport - Gate Area Airplanes at Incheon Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Korean: , Hanja: 仁川國際空港) is the largest airport in South Korea. ... The Incheon Subway is a single subway line serving the South Korean city of Incheon. ... This article on a place of local interest appears to contain only a small amount of verifiable information. ... Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area. ... Seoul Subway Line 9 is currently under construction. ... Seoul Subway Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation cuts across northern Seoul in a U-shape. ... The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. ... Hongik University is a private university in central Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul Subway Line 2 (dubbed the green line) is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. ... The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. ... Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area. ... Seoul Subway Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation cuts across northern Seoul in a U-shape. ... The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. ... Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway links central Seoul, South Korea to Uijeongbu Bukbu Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Cheonan via Suwonin the south. ... Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway (dubbed the blue line) is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Capital Metropolitan Area. ... Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ... Yongsan Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. ... Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport) was the main international airport for Seoul and South Korea before it was replaced by Incheon International Airport in 2001. ... Seoul Subway Line 9 is currently under construction. ...

References

1. ^ 영업시운전 실시 (Korean). A'REX (2007-02-02). Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
2. ^ 영업계획 (Korean). A'REX. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
3. ^ 공항철도 운임 분석 (Korean). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.

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External links

• (Korean) A'REX homepage
• Korea's first airport railway to open in 2007: the first railway concession project is underway in Korea., published by the International Railway Journal