Daegu Metro
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| Daegu Metro | |||
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| Background | |||
| Owner | City of Daegu | ||
| Locale | Daegu | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Number of stations | 59 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 20 November 1995 | ||
| Operator(s) | Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation | ||
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| System length | 57.3km | ||
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| Daegu Metropolitan Transit | |
| Hangul | 대구 도시철도 |
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| Hanja | 大邱 都市鐵道 |
| Revised Romanization | Daegu Dosicheoldo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taegu Tosich'ŏlto |
Daegu Metro serves primarily the South Korean city of Daegu.
Lines
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1호선 | Daegok | Ansim | 30 | 25.9km |
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2호선 | Munyang | Yeungnam University | 29 | 31.4km |
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 open in October 2014.
AGT Line
The transport department has approved plans to build an Automated Guideway Transit line.
Fare
The fare is 1,200 won for a token to any stop on the subway and only 1,100 won with the use of a transportation card.
See also
- Transportation in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of rapid transit systems
External links
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