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The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is one of the most heavily used subway systems in the world, with over 8 million trips daily on the system's nine lines (total figures for Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation & Korean National Railroad commuter lines). The system serves Seoul and surrounding Gyeonggi Province, with a connection to the Incheon subway system. Ticket prices start at 900 won for a trip up to 12km, with 100 won added for each 6km after that. This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRTC) was established to operate the Seoul Subway lines number 5, 6, 7, and 8. ... The Korean National Railroad or Gukcheol (국철; 國鐵) is the national railroad operator in South Korea. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ... Gyeonggi is the most populous province in South Korea. ... Incheon Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city and major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul. ... The Incheon Subway is a single subway line serving the South Korean city of Incheon. ... Won is the official currency used in both South Korea and North Korea. ... Won is the official currency used in both South Korea and North Korea. ...

Current total length of the subway system is about 287 km (does not include KNR lines).

Operators

Subways are operated by three different organisations:

• Korean National Railroad (KNR) (Bundang Line, most of Line 1, and parts of Lines 3 and 4);
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation (SMSC) (Line 2, underground part of Line 1, and most of Lines 3 and 4). The corporation runs a total of 199 trains at 115 stations on lines 1-4. Generally, operation intervals are 2.5 -3 minutes during rush hours and 4-6 minutes during non-rush hours. An average of 3,879,000 passengers use subway lines 1-4 everyday. and
• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRTC) (Lines 5, 6, 7, and 8).

The Korean National Railroad or Gukcheol (국철; 國鐵) is the national railroad operator in South Korea. ... Bundang Line is an short subway line of the Korean National Railroad in southeast Seoul. ... 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. ... Dubbed the orange line, Seoul Subway Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built 1980-93 and connects northwestern Seoul to city centre, Gangnam, and southeastern Seoul. ... 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. ... Seoul Subway Line 2 (dubbed the green line) is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. ... 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. ... Dubbed the orange line, Seoul Subway Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built 1980-93 and connects northwestern Seoul to city centre, Gangnam, and southeastern Seoul. ... 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. ... Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRTC) was established to operate the Seoul Subway lines number 5, 6, 7, and 8. ... 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. ... Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-96 (Jangam-Konkuk Univ. ... Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-99 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam. ...

History

The KNR, the forerunner of the SMSC, began operating Line 1 in 1974. Lines 2, 3, and 4 followed in the late 1970s and 1980s. The SMRTC was formed in 1994 to take over operation of lines 5 to 8. 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. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Lines

Looking down a subway train tube.

Subway Station Map.

The subway lines and their operators are as follows: Photo taken by this user in Jan. ... Photo taken by this user in Jan. ...

• Line 1 (KNR except Seoul Station-Cheongnyangni, which is operated by SMSC). Line 1 also connects with the Incheon Subway at Bupyeong station.
• Line 2 (SMSC)
• Line 3 (SMSC except Jichuk-Daehwa- operated by KNR)
• Line 4 (SMSC except Namtaeryeong-Oido- operated by KNR)
• Line 5 (SMRTC)
• Line 6 (SMRTC)
• Line 7 (SMRTC)
• Line 8 (SMRTC)
• Bundang Line (KNR)

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 Station (Seoul-yeok) is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. ... Cheongnyangni Station is the Seoul terminus for passenger trains serving the eastern part of South Korea. ... The Incheon Subway is a single subway line serving the South Korean city of Incheon. ... Seoul Subway Line 2 (dubbed the green line) is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. ... Dubbed the orange line, Seoul Subway Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built 1980-93 and connects northwestern Seoul to city centre, Gangnam, and southeastern Seoul. ... 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. ... 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. ... Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-96 (Jangam-Konkuk Univ. ... Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-99 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam. ... Bundang Line is an short subway line of the Korean National Railroad in southeast Seoul. ...

New construction

• Line 9 is planned to run east from Gimpo Airport (connecting to Line 5) along the south bank of the Han river. It will interchange with Line 2 at Dangsan, Line 5 at Yeouido, Line 4 at Dongjak and Lines 3 and 7 at Express Bus Terminal station. It will terminate at Pangi-dong in the east. It will be a 3-track subway providing express service on separate tracks similar to New York. Construction of the first phase between Gimpo Airport and Banpo began in April 2002 and is due to be completed in late 2007. Stations will have elevators, escalators and platform screen doors.
  • • Tentative station names are (phase 1 - 2005): 901 Gimpo - 902 Gimpo Airport (Transfer to line No.5 and Incheon Airport Express Railway)- 903 Bangwha 2 - 904 Bangwha 3 - 905 Magok Newtown - 906 Yangcheon Confucian Shrine - 907 Mapo High School - 908 Jeungsan - 909 Deungchon - 910 Yeomchang - 911 Yongwangsan - 912 Yanghwa - 913 Dangsan (Transfer to line 2) - 914 National Assembly - 915 Yeouido (line 5) - 916 Korea Broadcast System headquarters - 917 Noryangjin (line 1) - 918 Heuksuk - 919 Chungang University - 920 Dongjak (line 4) - 921 GuBanpo (Old Banpo)- 922 Shinbanpo (New Banpo) - 923 Express Bus terminal (line 3 and 7) - 924 Samho Garden - 925 Cheil Life Insurance Company Headquarters (Transfer to Bundang suburb express railroad)-
    • (Phase 2 - 2007): 926 - 927 Samleung (transfer to Bundang Subway) - 928 - 929 COEX Center - 930 Sports Complex (line 2) - 931 Samjeon - 932 - 933 Seokchon (line 8) - 934 Bang-i (line 5?) - 935 - 936 Olympic Park (line 5) - 937 (through-operation on express railroad)

• Line 3 will be extended south from Suseo to Garak Market and Ogeum, interchanging with lines 8 and 5 respectively, by 2009.

• By 2008, the Bundang line will be extended north from Seolleung to Wangshimni and south to Yongin.

• Line 7 will be extended in the west 9.8km from Onsu to meet Incheon Subway line 1 at Bupyeong-gu Office. Nine new stations will be added by 2010.

• The proposed Shin (New) Bundang Line Rail Project is a 19.3km rail transit line running in a north-south direction linking the Gangnam area with Jeongja in the Bundang residential district. The proposed alignment passes through 6 stations, i.e. Gangnam, Yangjae, Poi, Cheonggye, Pangyo and Jeongja. It intersects with 2 existing lines at Gangnam and Yangjae. An existing Bundang Maintenance depot, owned by KNR and located about 1km south of Jeongja Station, is to be used for the SBL Project rolling stock maintenance. The SBL Line signal system shall be based on state-of-the-art communications-based train control (CBTC) technology, utilizing two-way digital inductive loop communications between intelligent trains, and wayside equipment, and a network of ATS/ATO computers designed for very high system reliability and availability. Construction starts in Mid-2005, for revenue start in Jan 2010.

Gimpo Airport was the main international airport for Seoul, and therefore for South Korea, until 2001, when Incheon International Airport took over. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Incheon Subway is a single subway line serving the South Korean city of Incheon. ... 2010 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Incheon Subway
• List of Korea-related topics
• Transportation in South Korea

The Incheon Subway is a single subway line serving the South Korean city of Incheon. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services, and air routes that criss-cross the country. ...

External links

• Korean National Railroad (http://www.korail.go.kr/ROOT/main-top.top?lang=eng)
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation (http://www.subwayworld.co.kr/english/index.htm)
• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (http://www.smrt.co.kr/english/index.jsp)
• UrbanRail.net's Seoul Subway page (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/seou/seoul.htm)
• [1] (http://english.seoul.go.kr/residents/transport/trans_04sub_01.html)