Incheon Subway Line 1

Incheon Subway Line 1 is a 29.4-kilometer (18.3 mi) north-south subway line,[2] part of the Incheon Subway system. The line is also included as a part of the overall Seoul Metropolitan Subway network; Bupyeong Station has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 1, Gyeyang Station connects with the AREX Line which leads to Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station, Bupyeong-gu Office Station has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 7, and Woninjae Station has a free transfer with the Suin Line.

Incheon Line 1

Overview
Native name인천 1호선（仁川一號線）
Incheon Il Hoseon
TypeRapid transit
SystemIncheon Subway
StatusOperational
TerminiGyeyang
International Business District
Stations29
Operation
OpenedOctober 6, 1999[1]
Operator(s)Incheon Transit Corporation
Technical
Line length29.4 km (18.3 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2
Route map

Background

Incheon's Line 1 makes Incheon the fourth city in Korea with a subway system in South Korea, after Seoul, Busan, and Daegu.

A trip along the line from Gyeyang in the north to Int'l Business District in the south takes approximately 57 minutes. From Bakchon station to International Business District station, the line is underground.

History
  • March 1999: Trial runs begin.
  • October 6, 1999: The line opens from Bakchon to Dongmak, after six years of construction.
  • December 7, 1999: A northern extension from Bakchon to Gyulhyeon opens.
  • March 16, 2007: Another northern extension from Gyulhyeon to Gyeyang opens, connecting with the Airport Railroad
  • June 1, 2009: A southern extension from Dongmak to International Business District opens.

Future plans

Another southward extension of the line is proposed to provide transportation to one station in Songdo Landmark City. The extension will be 0.84 kilometers (0.52 mi) long and is planned to open in December 2020.[3]

Another northward extension of the line is proposed to provide transportation to the developing Geomdan New City. No opening time has been announced.

Rolling Stock

The line uses 34 8-car trains. The first 25 trains were built between 1998 and 1999 by Daewoo Heavy Industries and Rotem, while the last 9 trains were built between 2007 and 2008 by Hyundai Rotem to provide trains following the extension of the line.

Stations
Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer
Line Name
Distance
in km
Total
Distance
Location
I110
 Gyeyang 계양桂陽
Line 1
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0.0
Incheon
Gyeyang-gu
I111
 Gyulhyeon 귤현橘峴
0.9
0.9
I112
 Bakchon 박촌朴村
1.5
2.4
I113
 Imhak 임학林鶴
1.1
3.5
I114
 Gyesan 계산桂山
1.1
4.6
I115
 Gyeongin National University of Education 경인교대입구京仁敎大入口
0.9
5.5
I116
 Jakjeon 작전鵲田
0.9
6.4
I117
 Galsan 갈산葛山
1.4
7.8
Bupyeong-gu
I118
 Bupyeong-gu Office
(Serim Hospital)		 부평구청富平區廳
1.0
8.8
I119
 Bupyeong Market 부평시장富平市場
1.1
9.9
I120
 Bupyeong 부평富平  Seoul 1 
0.9
10.8
I121
 Dongsu 동수東樹
0.9
11.7
I122
 Bupyeongsamgeori 부평삼거리富平삼거리
1.1
12.8
I123
 Ganseogogeori 간석오거리間石오거리
1.2
14.0
Namdong-gu
I124
 Incheon City Hall 인천시청역仁川市廳  2 
1.4
15.4
I125
 Arts Center 예술회관藝術會館
1.0
16.4
I126
 Incheon Bus Terminal 인천터미널仁川터미널
0.8
17.2
Nam-gu
I127
 Munhak Sports Complex 문학경기장文鶴競技場
0.8
18.0
Yeonsu-gu
I128
 Seonhak 선학仙鶴
0.8
18.8
I129
 Sinyeonsu 신연수新延壽
1.1
19.9
I130
 Woninjae 원인재源仁齋  Suin 
0.9
20.8
I131
 Dongchun 동춘東春
1.1
21.9
I132
 Dongmak 동막東幕
1.0
22.9
I133
 Campus Town 캠퍼스타운캠퍼스타운
1.6
24.5
I134
 Technopark 테크노파크테크노파크
0.8
25.3
I135
 BIT Zone 지식정보단지知識情報團地
1.4
26.7
I136
 Incheon National University 인천대입구仁川大入口
1.0
27.7
I137
 Central Park 센트럴파크中央公園
0.9
28.6
I138
 International Business District 국제업무지구國際業務地區
0.8
29.4
I139
 Songdo Landmark City (December 2020) 송도랜드마크시티 松島달빛祝祭公園
0.9
30.3

See also

References
  1. "History". Incheon Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  2. "General information". Incheon Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  3. "사업소개" (in Korean). 도시철도건설본부. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
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