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The line has 22 stations on 24.6 km of track. It is operated by the Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation. Two more lines are planned. A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...

Lines

Incheon Subway Line 1

Trial runs on Line 1, a 23 km north-south route, started in March 1999. After six years of construction it opened for regular service on 6 October 1999 as the fourth subway system in South Korea after Seoul, Busan and Daegu. A trip along the line from Gyeyang in the north to Dongmak in the south takes approximately 45 minutes. At Bupyeong transfer is possible to Korean National Railways, a route which is actually integrated into Seoul's subway network as an extension of Seoul's Line 1. At the northern terminus Gyeyang it will connect with the new railway to Incheon International Airport scheduled to open in 2006. Incheon's subway is totally underground except north of Gyulhyeon.

There are two more lines planned. The Incheon subway is operated by Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation.

See also

• Incheon Subway at UrbanRail.net
• Seoul Subway
• List of Korea-related topics
• Transportation in South Korea

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External links

• Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation homepage, in English