Incheon Station

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Incheon Station
Korean name
Hangul 인천역
Hanja 仁川驛
Revised Romanization Incheon-yeok
McCune-Reischauer Inch'ŏn-yŏk
Station information
Subway line/station # Line 1 (161)
Other rail lines Gyeongin Line
Suin Line
Station type Aboveground
Platforms 2
Tracks 3
Operator Korail
Opened May 20, 1908 (station)
August 15, 1975 (Line 1)
Address 3 Bukseong-dong 1-ga
Jung-gu, Incheon

Incheon Station (Station 161) is a metro station on line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Bokseong Dong, Jung Gu, Incheon, South Korea. Travel time from Incheon Station to Seoul Station on Line 1 is 68 minutes, and travelling to Suwon Station in Gyeonggi-do, on the other branch of Line 1 takes 91 minutes, transferring at Guro.

[edit] History

Incheon Station opened on May 20, 1908 and services on the Seoul Subway began on August 15, 1975.

[edit] Vicinity

[edit] Expansion

Incheon Station will shortly become a junction of three lines. The Suin Line is being rebuilt from Suwon to Incheon and this will merge with Line 4 en route, both of which will run services to Incheon. Incheon will become Station 161 (Line 1), 469 (Line 4) and K269 (Suin Line).

Preceding station   Seoul Metropolitan Subway   Following station
Dongincheon
toward Soyosan
Line 1 Terminus
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