Daegu Metropolitan Subway

Daegu Metropolitan Transit
Info
Owner City of Daegu
Locale Daegu
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 56
Operation
Began operation 20 November 1995
Operator(s) Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation
Technical
System map
Daegu Metropolitan Transit
Hangul 대구 도시철도
Hanja 大邱都市鐵道
Revised Romanization Daegu Dosicheoldo
McCune–Reischauer Taegu Tosich'ŏlto

Daegu Metropolitan Transit serves the South Korean city of Daegu.

Contents

Lines

Line Name
English
Line Name
Hangul
Starting Station(s)
Ending Station(s)
Stations
Total Length
in km
Line 1
1호선 Daegok Ansim 30 25.9km
Line 2
2호선 Munyang Sawol 26 28.0km

Line 1

Line 1 was the site of the Daegu subway fire of 2003, when an arsonist set fire to a train in rush hour and killed nearly 200 people.

Line 2

Line 2 was completed in October 2005.

Lines Under Construction

Line 3

Line 3 (monorail) is under construction, scheduled to be completed in 2014.

AGT Line

The transport department has approved plans to build an Automated Guideway Transit line.

Fare

The fare is 1200 won for a token to any stop on the subway and only 1100 won with the use of a transportation card.

See also

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