Incheon Subway Line 1

Incheon Line 1
Overview
Native name	인천 1호선（仁川一號線） Incheon Il Hoseon
Type	Rapid transit
System	Incheon Subway
Status	Operational
Termini	Gyeyang International Business District
Stations	29
Operation
Opening	October 6, 1999[1]
Operator(s)	Incheon Transit Corporation
Technical
Line length	29.4 km (18.3 mi)[2]
No. of tracks	2

Incheon Subway Line 1 is a 29.5-kilometer (18.3 mi) north-south subway line,^[2] part of the plannned Incheon Subway system. It began operations in October 1999.

Incheon's subway is totally underground except for a ground-level section north of Bakcheon.

The line is also part of the overall Seoul Metropolitan Subway network, as Bupyeong Station has a free transfer point with Seoul Subway Line 1. At the northern terminus of Gyeyang Station, Line 1 also connects with the AREX Line which leads to Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station; and it connects with the Suin Line which allows travelers to reach Seoul Subway Line 4 and eventually the Bundang Line.

Background

Trial runs on Line 1 began in March 1999. After six years of construction, Line opened for regular service on October 6, 1999 as the fourth subway system in South Korea after Seoul, Busan and Daegu. A trip along the line from Gyeyang in the north to Int'l Business District in the south takes approximately 57 minutes.

By October 2012 the line will also connect with the Seoul Subway's Line 7, which is currently under construction. Incheon Line 1 will be extended to one additional station, in Songdo Landmark City, 0.84 kilometers (0.52 mi) beyond the current terminus, International Business District Station. Construction on this extension is planned to start in 2013 and be completed by the end of 2018.^[3]

History

• October 6, 1999: Bakcheon-Dongmak
• December 7, 1999: Gyulhyeon-Bakcheon
• March 16, 2007: Gyeyang-Gyulhyeon
• June 1, 2009: Dongmak-International Business District

Stations

See also

• List of metro systems
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway
• Transportation in South Korea

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Incheon Metro Line 1.

External links

• Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation homepage, in English
• Incheon Subway at UrbanRail.net

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