Oido station

Oido Station is a subway station in Siheung, South Korea. It is the current southwestern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 4 located almost 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, connecting Oido to other parts of Korea. A commuter rail trip between this station and Seoul Station takes over an hour, and a train servicing depot is located nearby. The name of the station was decided by the surrounding area Oido island.[1]

오이도
Oido Station
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationOido-yeok
McCune–ReischauerOido-yŏk
General information
Location878 Jeongwang-dong,
430 Yeokjeonno,
Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do
Operated byKorail
Line(s)     Line 4
     Suin Line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAboveground
Key dates
July 28, 2000     Line 4 opened
June 30, 2012     Suin Line opened
Services
Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
toward Danggogae
Line 4
Local
Terminus
toward Danggogae
Line 4
Express
TerminusSuin Line
Local
toward Incheon
Suin Line
Rapid
toward Incheon

This station, along with Jeongwang Station to the southeast, serves the Sihwa Industrial District of southwestern Siheung.

Beginning in June 2012, this station also became the southeastern terminus of the Suin Line, linking the city of Siheung to southern Incheon.[2]

Structure

It is equipped with a two-sided, four-sided, double-decker platform. Same as Sanggi Station and Wangsimni Station, both routes use two one-sided two-line platform. The No. 3 and No. 4 platforms were used as the departure platforms for Metropolitan Subway Line 4 prior to the opening of the Suin Line, but they were changed to the commissioning and forklifts on June 1, 2012. [3]

From September 1, 2013, it is possible to make a plane connection only from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, but in other times, it is necessary to transfer through the waiting room using the stairs in the existing way [4] [5] Currently, the transit of planes has been abolished since September 1, 2016 due to the change of train schedule of Line 4 and the additional train service. The installation of the platform screen door has been completed.

Vicinity
  • Exit 1: Sihwa District
  • Exit 2: Hamhyeon Middle & High Schools
  • Exit 3: North Town square (Opened at 5:00 AM, Closed at 11:30 PM.)

Ridership
Station Number of passengers[6]
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Line 4 2691 3909 4552 5187 4536 4660 4849

Suin Line and future plans

The narrow-gauge Suin Line, which served as a means of transporting freight between Suwon and Incheon, was abandoned in 1995. Oido Station is the northwestern terminus of the section of the Suin Line that is still in use today; the southeastern terminus is Hanyang University at Ansan Station.

However, with the recent population boom in southern Gyeonggi province, the line is being relaid as a standard gauge railroad for commuter rail. The commuter rail is being opened over the course of a few stages. The first stage will incorporate an extension of Suin Line into southern Incheon, and will transfer with the Incheon Subway Line 1 at Woninjae Station.[7]

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References
  1. "Oido station". 두산백과.
  2. "전철로 22분 … 이웃동네 된 송도~오이도". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. "수도권 전철 4호선". 위키백과, 우리 모두의 백과사전 (in Korean). 2018-03-28.
  4. However, some trains stop at the second platform, turn around, and arrive.
  5. "코레일 수도권서부본부, 오이도역 4호선↔수인선 환승 불편 해소". www.anewsa.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  6. Original data from whole clients using Seoul Metro in 2006
  7. The section between Songdo-Oido opened early by next year 2008-01-13 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2008-01-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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