The Incheon International Airport Railroad, also known as I'REX, is a railway currently under construction in South Korea. The line will link Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport to Seoul Station and Yongsan Station. Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... 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. ... Incheon International Airport (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) 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. ... Yongsan 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 for completion in March 2007, with the total length of 58.0 km to Seoul/Yongsan scheduled to be operational in January 2010.

The line is being constructed by a consortium headed by French company Alstom and South Korean company Rotem, who also built the KTX high-speed train line. The trains have a design speed of 120 km/h. 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, defence products and plant equipment. ... Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ...

Stations

Both express and commuter services will be operated. Express services will operate with 30-minute headways, taking 44 (?) minutes for the journey to the city, while commuter services will operate at 5-minute intervals (at rush hour) and take 56 (?) minutes.

There are plans to offer through services via Gimpo Airport from the commuter line to Seoul Subway Line 9 (under construction). Incheon International Airport (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest in Asia. ... The Incheon Subway is a single subway line serving the South Korean city of Incheon. ... 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 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 Capital Metropolitan 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. ... Seoul Subway Line 2 (dubbed the green line) is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. ... 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 Capital Metropolitan Area. ... Seoul Subway Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation cuts across northern Seoul in a U-shape. ... Yongsan 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, Guro and Incheon Stations in the southwest, and Suwon and Cheonan Stations in the south. ... Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Koreas high speed train system. ... 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, Guro and Incheon Stations in the southwest, and Suwon and Cheonan Stations in 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. ... 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. ...

External links

• I'REX