Incheon Subway
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| Owner | Incheon City Government | ||
| Locale | Incheon, South Korea | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Number of stations | 56 | ||
| Daily ridership | 199,527 | ||
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| Began operation | 1999 | ||
| Operator(s) | Incheon Transit Corporation | ||
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| System length | 58.5 km (36.4 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
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| Incheon Subway | |
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| Hanja | 仁川都市鐵道 |
| Revised Romanization | Incheon dosi cheoldo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Inch'ŏn dosi ch'ŏldo |
The Incheon Subway (Hangul: 인천도시철도; Hanja: 仁川都市鐵道; RR: Incheon dosi cheoldo) subway line operator serving the South Korean city of Incheon. The system is operated by Incheon Transit Corporation.
Line 1 is a 29.4-kilometer (18.3 mi) north-south subway line,. After six years of construction, the 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 International Business District in the south takes approximately 57 minutes. The color of the line is light blue.
A one-station extension to Gyeyang opened in March 2007, providing transfers to AREX. A six-station south extension opened in June 2009.
The line uses 34 8-car trains. The first 25 trains were built between 1998 and 1999 by Daewoo Heavy Industries and Rotem, while the last 9 trains were built between 2007 and 2008 by Hyundai Rotem to provide trains following the extension of the line.
Line 2 is a 29.1-kilometer (18.1 mi) north-south light metro line. After seven years of construction, the line opened for regular service on July 30, 2016. There are transfer points at Geomam (with AREX), Juan (with Seoul Subway Line 1), and Incheon City Hall (with Incheon Line 1). Line 2 has aboveground sections north of Asiad Stadium. The color of the line is Orange.
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