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Incheon has 2.5 million inhabitants and lies only about 30 km west of Seoul, by the sea. Trial runs on the initial Line 1, a 23 km north-south route, started in March 1999. After six years of construction it opened for regular service on 6 October 1999 as the fourth subway system in South Korea after Seoul, Busan and Daegu. A 6.5 km southern extension was added in spring 2009. At Bupyeong transfer is possible to Korean National Railways, a route which is actually integrated into Seoul's subway network as an extension of Seoul's Line 1. At the northern terminus of the Incheon Subway line, at Gyeyang, it connects with the new railway to Incheon International Airport (Incheon Airport Railroad) which opened on 23 March 2007. The Incheon subway is operated by Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation. Wolmido Monorail - under construction for completion in March 2010 - More info at Urbanaut.com |
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Incheon
Subway Line 2 is planned to be operated with Bombardier LRT vehicles
(DC 750V?) Line 3 would become a semicircular line crossing Line 1 at Yesul Hoegwan (Arts Center) and at Bupyeong Gucheong (Bupyeong-gu Office) - 39.3km, DC 1500V, ATC/ATO System (2012~2019) . |
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Operating 5:30 - 24:30, every 4 minutes during morning peak hours, every 6 min evening peak and every 8 min rest of the day. - FARES from 900 won, depending on distance travelled |
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Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation (IRTC - Official Site) Incheon Subway (Korean) Incheon Subway at Wikipedia
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Seoul Line 1 at Incheon:
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