AREX
Info
Type	passenger
Terminals	Incheon International Airport Gimpo International Airport
No. of stations	6
Operation
Opened	March 23, 2007
Owner	Airport Express Co.
Operator(s)	Airport Express Co.
Technical
Line length	37.6km
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	37.6km (AC 25000V 60Hz)

AREX is a South Korean railway line that links Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport, with a future section extending to Seoul Station. The line is operated by the Airport Railroad Co. Ltd., whose largest shareholders are Hyundai (27%), Daelim (18%) and POSCO (12%). 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). ... Incheon Airport - Entrance Incheon Airport - Departures Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Hangul|인천국제공항)/ (Hanja:仁川國際空港) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest in Asia. ... Gimpo International Airport (Hangul: 김포국제공항; Hanja:金浦國際空港; Revised Romanization of Korean: Gimpo Gukje Gonghang; McCune-Reischauer: Kimpo Kukche Konghang), commonly known as Gimpo Airport (IATA: GMP, ICAO: RKSS) (formerly Kimpo International Airport), is located in the far western end of Seoul and was the main international airport for Seoul and South... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean 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 Presidential republic  -  President Roh Moo-hyun  -  Prime Minister Han Duck-soo Establishment  -  Liberation declared March 1, 1919 (de jure)   -  Liberation August 15... Incheon Airport - Entrance Incheon Airport - Departures Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Hangul|인천국제공항)/ (Hanja:仁川國際空港) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest in Asia. ... 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. ... South Korean business tycoon Chung Ju-yung, founder and honorary chairman of Hyundai Group, 1998 Hyundai refers to a group of companies founded by Chung Ju-yung in South Korea, and related organizations. ... Daelim Motro Company, Ltd , a subsidiary of the Daelim Group, is a South Korean motorcycle (<250cc), motorscooter and ATV manufacturer. ... The Pohang Iron and Steel Company, or POSCO (KSE: 005490) (NYSE: PKX) (TYO: 5412 ) (LSE: PIDD), based in Pohang, South Korea, is the third largest steel producer in the world. ...

History

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

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

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

Services

View of the station at Incheon International Airport.

Both express and commuter services are operated. Journeys from Incheon to Gimpo presently take 28/33 minutes and cost ₩7,000/2,800 on express and commuter services respectively.^[2] When the full line opens, 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. The fare for a commuter train to Gimpo airport is almost the same as Korail's Mugunghwa train, but express service is more expensive than the KTX train.^[3] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... ISO 4217 Code KRW User(s) Republic of Korea Inflation 2. ... The Mugunghwa-ho or Mugunghwa is a class of train operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea. ... 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 AREX 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

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Phase 2 construction

Phase 2 of the line from Gimpo to Seoul Station is due for completion in 2010. At Gimpo airport the line is deep in tunnel, it heads north east and rises to the surface to cross the Han river on a new bridge. The line curves to the east and descends into tunnel to go below Susaek bridge. The line is being built in a cut and cover tunnel running parallel to mainline railway to Susaek station. From Susaek to Gajwa railway station there is a short section being constructed using the "Tubular Roof and Trench Tunnelling method". From Gajwa there is another short section not in cut and cover before the open trench reappears. The trench follows the line of the previously existing Yongsan railway line traces of which can still be found at a couple of the roads that cross the work sites. At Hongik University there is more major excavation for the new station which will connect with Subway line 2. The trench continues to Gongdeok where there will be another station. The line then continues in bored tunnel under the hill to come out on the west side of Seoul Station.

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References

1. ^ Gimpo-Incheon airport rail opens (English). Korea Herald (2007-03-24). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
2. ^ 영업계획 (Korean). AREX. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
3. ^ 공항철도 운임 분석 (Korean). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.

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External links

• AREX
• Korea's first airport railway to open in 2007: the first railway concession project is underway in Korea., published by the International Railway Journal
• railway Gazette article