Incheon Airport Maglev
| Incheon Airport Maglev | |||
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| Native name | 인천공항 자기부상열차 （仁川空港 磁氣浮上列車） Incheon Gonghang Jagi Busang Yeolcha |
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| Type | Maglev | ||
| Status | In operation (free to the public) | ||
| Termini |
Incheon International Airport Yongyu Station |
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| Stations | 6 | ||
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| Opened | February 3, 2016 | ||
| Operator(s) | Incheon Transit Corporation, Incheon International Airport Corporation | ||
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| Line length | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Track gauge | 1,850 mm (6 ft 27⁄32 in) | ||
| Electrification | DC 1500V | ||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) | ||
| Highest elevation | 24.5 m (80 ft) | ||
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| Revised Romanization | Incheongonghang jagibusangyeolcha |
| McCune–Reischauer | Inch'ŏnkonghang chagipusangyŏlch'a |
The Incheon Airport Maglev is a maglev line in South Korea opened in February 3, 2016. It is the world's second commercially operating unmanned urban maglev line after Japan's Linimo. The trains are lighter allowing for construction costs to be cut in half. The majority of construction was completed by November 2012.
It links Incheon International Airport to the Yongyu Station and Leisure Complex while crossing Yeongjong island. The line is not considered part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It offers a transfer to AREX of Seoul Metropolitan Subway at Incheon International Airport Station and is offered free of charge to anyone to ride, operating between 09:00 and 18:00 every 15 minutes. Operating hours are to be extended in the future.
This maglev line specifically utilizes electromagnetic suspension (EMS) and linear induction motor (LIM) propulsion.
This maglev train is one of the first of commercial maglev trains since the 1980s. Two more stages are planned of 9.7 km and 37.4 km. Once completed it will become a circular line. These lines make up a core project that the Korea Rail Network Authority managed.
The maglev train, nicknamed ECOBEE, was co-developed by the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (known as the KIMM which is part of the Korea University of Science and Technology) and Hyundai Rotem. It is 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) long, with six stations and a 110 km/h (68 mph) operating speed.
This train was part of Korea's Urban Maglev Program (UMP) which started in December 2006. This program reached out to prominent companies and organizations in the railway concentrations previously mentioned. The UMP represents Korea's push for R&D in maglev systems in order to engender a magnetic levitation transportation system to replace Korea's current urban transportation means. This program was expected to be the equivalent of $450 million USD. Contributions were made from Incheon International Airport Corp. and the city of Incheon. This train system is the result of a development project started in 1989 within the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM).
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