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Encyclopedia > Daegu Metropolitan Subway
Daegu Metropolitan Subway
Hangul:
대구광역시지하철공사
Hanja:
大邱廣域市地下鐵公社
Revised Romanization: Daegu Gwang-yeoksi Jihacheol Gongsa
McCune-Reischauer: Taegu Kwang'yŏksi Chihach'ŏl Kongsa

Daegu Metropolitan Subway serves the South Korean city of Daegu. For other uses, see Hangul (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... 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. ... Anthem: Aegukga (The Patriotic Song) Capital (and largest city) Seoul Korean Government Republic  - President Roh Moo-hyun  - Prime Minister Han Myung-sook Establishment    - Gojoseon October 3, 2333 BCa   - Liberation declared March 1, 1919 (de jure)   - Liberation August 15, 1945   - First Republic August 15, 1948   - United Nations Recognition December 12, 1948... Daegu, also spelled Taegu, officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the 4th largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon. ...

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Lines

Daegu has two subway lines, Daegu Subway Line 1 and Daegu Subway Line 2. Line 1 was the site of the Daegu subway fire of 2003, when an arsonist set fire to a train in rush hour and killed nearly 200 people. Daegu Subway Line 1 was, until mid-2005, the only subway line in the South Korean city of Daegu. ... Daegu Subway Line 2 is the second subway line in the South Korean city of Daegu. ... The Daegu subway fire of February 18, 2003 killed at least 198 people and injured at least 147. ...


Line 2 was completed in October 2005.


The transport department has approved plans to build an Automated Guideway Transit line and is also planning to build a Monorail line. A people mover is a fully-automated light rail or tram system. ... The KL Monorail in Kuala Lumpur, a colourful straddle-beam monorail Gyroscopically Balanced Monorail (1907) by Brennan and Scherl The term monorail or industrial monorail is also used to describe any number of systems in which a chair or carrier is suspended from, or rides on, an overhead rail structure...


Fare

Fare is based on the distance that one travels, which is 1100 won for a token to any stop on the subway. With the use of a transportation cash card, the fare is only 950 won. The won is the currency of South Korea. ... The extremely rare and historic Bechuanaland Border Police canteen token - a sought after numismatic item. ...


See also

Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services, and air routes that criss-cross the country. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... This is an alphabetical list of cities worldwide that have a rapid transit system, or a light-rail system with some elements of rapid transit. ...

External links

  • Daegu Metropolitan Subway
  • UrbanRail.net: Daegu
  • Complete list of stations from the Galbijim Wiki

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