Seoul Subway Line 6

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Seoul Subway Line 6
Transfer Sign
Transfer Sign
Korean name
Hangul 서울 지하철 제6호선
Hanja 서울地下鐵第六號線
Revised Romanization Seoul Jihacheol Yook-ho-seon
McCune-Reischauer Sŏul Chihach'ŏl Yook-ho-sŏn

Seoul Subway Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation cuts across northern Seoul in a U-shape. Line 6 opened its first section 7 August 2000: Bonghwasan - Sangwolgok (4 km). On 15 December 2000 the remaining section (27 km) was also put into service although 4 stations in central Seoul had not been finished by then (Itaewon - Yaksu). These stations were finally operable on 9 March 2001, which concluded Seoul's ambitious metro expansion programme carried out since 1990. The transfer corridor at Sindang (Line 2) did not open until 3 August 2001.

Line 6 is the only subway system in Seoul to have parts with one-directional lines. Commonly called the Eungam Loop, stations 611 - 615 only have trains going in the counterclockwise direction. Consequently, these stations also have one-sided platforms.

In the future, Line 6 will be extended to the east, in order to enable transfers with the Gyeongchun Line. One new ground-level station will be built, most likely within the train servicing depot, and its tentative name is "Sinnae Station."

The total length of this line is 35.1 km.

[edit] Stations

Station # Station Name Transferrable Lines Station Type Doors Open
610 Eungam Underground Left
611 Yeokchon Underground Right
612 Bulgwang Line 3 Underground Left
613 Dokbawi Underground Left
614 Yeonsinnae Line 3 Underground Right
615 Gusan Underground Right
610 Eungam (Eungam Loop) Underground Left
616 Saejeol Underground Left/Right
617 Jeungsan Underground Right
618 Susaek Underground Right
619 World Cup Stadium Underground Right
620 Mapo-gu Office Underground Right
621 Mangwon Underground Right
622 Hapjeong Line 2 Underground Right
623 Sangsu Underground Left
624 Gwangheungchang Underground Left
625 Daeheung Underground Left
626 Gongdeok Line 5 Underground Right
627 Hyochang Park Underground Left
628 Samgakji Line 4 Underground Left
629 Noksapyeong Underground Left
630 Itaewon Underground Left
631 Hangangjin Underground Right
632 Beotigogae Underground Right
633 Yaksu Line 3 Underground Right
634 Cheonggu Line 5 Underground Right
635 Sindang Line 2 Underground Left
636 Dongmyo Line 1 Underground Left
637 Changsin Underground Left
638 Bomun Underground Left
639 Anam Underground Right
640 Korea University Underground Right
641 Wolgok Underground Right
642 Sangwolgok Underground Left
643 Dolgoji Underground Right
644 Seokgye Line 1 via Gyeongwon Underground Right
645 Taereung Line 7 Underground Right
646 Hwarangdae Underground Right
647 Bonghwasan Underground Random
648 Sinnae (under construction) Gyeongchun Line Aboveground

[edit] See also