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Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 1 (dubbed ''The Dark Blue Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Yeoncheon station, Yeoncheon in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang station, Sinchang via Suwon and Cheonan in the south. The central underground portion of Line 1, running underneath Sejongno, Jongno, and Wangsan-ro avenues along Seoul's traditional downtown area, is the oldest subway-operated section in the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system. Its branches and services cover a large part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area; totaling in route length. The underground section between Seoul station and Cheongnyangni station, which is referred to as Seoul Metro Line 1 () after its operator, is currently operated by Seoul Metro, and is Railway electrification, electrified at the subway standard of 1.5 kV DC. The line first opened in 1974 as the Korean National Railroad of Seoul with Through train, through ...
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South Korea Subway Logo
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is s ...
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Seoul Metro
Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (), is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the two major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Korail. History On May 31, 2017, Seoul Transportation Corporation was formed after a merger of Seoul Metro Corporation and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation to more efficiently operate services on lines 1–9. Management・Performance In South Korea, seniors aged 65 and over can ride the subway for free. However, due to this country's system, Seoul Metro's deficit is getting worse. A declining birthrate and aging population are expected to further worsen public finances, and there is even talk of raising the age limit for free passes. Seoul Metro, the operator of the subway system in Seoul, suffered a net loss of around 1 trillion won annually since 2020, with an accumulated net loss of 14 trillion won. A similar problem is occurring at the Korea Railroa ...
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Mangwolsa Station
Mangwolsa station is a metro station on Seoul Subway Line 1. Named after a Silla-era Buddhist temple in the mountains to the west, it is the first station for services leaving Seoul heading north, and lies in the city of Uijeongbu Uijeongbu (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is the tenth-most populous city in the province and a suburb of Seoul within the greater Seoul Metropolitan Area. History Uijeongbu was estab .... Exits * Exit 1: Jungnangcheon, Howon 1-dong Community Center * Exit 2: Mangwolsa, Shinheung College, Hoam Elementary School, Howon-dong Community Center, Hoeryong Elementary School * Exit 3: Shinheung College, Hoam Elementary School, Howon-dong Community Center References Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Uijeongbu Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1986 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ...
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Hoeryong Station
Hoeryong Station is a metro station on Seoul Subway Line 1. In July 2012 it became a transfer station to the U Line. It lies in the city of Uijeongbu Uijeongbu (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is the tenth-most populous city in the province and a suburb of Seoul within the greater Seoul Metropolitan Area. History Uijeongbu was estab .... References External links *Station informationfrom Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit Co., Ltd Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1986 Metro stations in Uijeongbu {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ...
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Uijeongbu Station
Uijeongbu station is a station on the Gyeongwon Line in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... It is also served by trains on Seoul Subway Line 1. Exits * Exit 1: Bus Terminal, Uijeongbu Paik General Hospital, Military Manpower Administration, Dongbu Plaza * Exit 2: Uijeongbu District Public Prosecutor's Office, Gyeonggi Provincial Government 2nd Office, National Health Insurance Corporation, Korea Labor Welfare Corporation, Uijeongbu Police Station, Uijeongbu Fire Station, Uijeongbu City Hall, Uijeongbu Medical Center References Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Uijeongbu Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1911 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ...
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Ganeung Station
Ganeung station is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located in northern Uijeongbu and previously served as the northern terminus for Line 1 before its extension to Soyosan. History It was originally built as a traditional railway station in 1961, named Gareung station, but was abolished in 1963. It was rebuilt as Uijeongbu Bukbu station and then renamed Ganeung in 2006. Platforms * Platform 1: to Kwangwoon University / Guro / Incheon * Platform 2: to Soyosan / Dongducheon / Yangju Yangju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yangju is located south of Dongducheon and north of Uijeongbu, not far from Seoul. In the past, it was one region with Uijeongbu-si, Guri-si, Namyangju-si, Dongducheon-si, and some parts ... Exits * Exit 1: Ganeung 1-dong Office, Korean National Red Cross, Uijeongbu Girls' High School, Uijeongbu Girls' Middle School, Uijeongbu Technical High School, Korea Electric Power Corporation * Exit ...
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Gyooe Line
The Gyooe Line (; suburb line) is a railway line in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, that connects Neunggok station in Goyang City (northwest of Seoul) with Uijeongbu station in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul. History Plans for the Gyooe Line were initially drafted during the Japanese Occupation of Korea as an alternate connection between the Gyeongui Line and the Jungang Line that avoids passing through Seoul. Construction on the line began on February 1944, but the opening of the line was cancelled despite the near-completion of the construction. Work on the line resumed by October 1959. Following the May 16 coup in 1961, the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction started South Korea's first five-year plan, which included a construction program to complete the railway network, to foster economic growth. The line from Neunggok on the Gyeongui Line to Uijeongbu on the Gyeongwon Line was incorporated into the program and was completed on August 20, 1963. Operation Curre ...
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Yangju Station
Yangju Station is a train station on Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Gyeongwon Line. The name comes from Yangju, the city where this station is located. Until December 2007, it was called Junae Station. Platforms * Platform 1: to Ganeung / Seoul Station / Kwangwoon University / Incheon * Platform 2: to Ganeung / Seoul Station / Kwangwoon University / Incheon * Platform 3: to Soyosan / Dongducheon * Platform 4: to Soyosan / Dongducheon Dongducheon (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and t ... Exits * Exit 1: Junae Post Office, Yangju 1-dong Community Center, Nambang 1-ri Community Center * Exit 2: Pyeonghwa-ro, Nambanggyo References Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Metro stations in Yangju Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2006 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ...
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Jihaeng Station
Jihaeng station is a ground-level metro station on Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Jihaeng-dong, Dongducheon, South Korea. It opened on January 30, 2005, to services on the Gyeongwon Line and services on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway began calling here on December 15, 2006. The station offers access to Dongducheon Foreign Language High School, Central Middle and High School, Jihaeng Elementary School, Science Tower and Songnae-dong Office, among other places. Platforms * Platform 1: to Ganeung / Seoul Station / Incheon * Platform 2: to Ganeung / Seoul Station / Incheon * Platform 3: to Soyosan / Dongducheon * Platform 4: to Soyosan / Dongducheon Dongducheon (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and t ... Exits * Exit 1: Idan Elementary School, Dongducheon Office of Education, Dongducheo ...
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Dongducheon Jungang Station
Dongducheon Jungang Station () is a train station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Gyeongwon Line. The name means Dongducheon Central Station. It was also once known as Eosu-dong Station. Station name From its opening until 1984, it was operated under the name of Eosu-dong, and from 1984 to December 15, 2006, it was operated under the name of Dongducheon. However, with the extension of Line 1 to Soyosan, the station name was changed to Dongducheon Jungang, and the name Dongducheon Station was once again used by Dongan Station, which had been called Dongducheon Station before 1984. Platforms * Platform 1: to Hoegi (Rapid Line) * Platform 2: to Ganeung / Seoul Station / Incheon * Platform 3: to Soyosan / Dongducheon * Platform 4: to Dongducheon Dongducheon (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the ...
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Bosan Station
Bosan station is a subway station located at Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. This station is on the Seoul Subway Line 1. Camp Casey, an American military base, is located nearby. Platforms * Platform 1: to Uijeongbu / Seoul Station / Incheon * Platform 2: to Soyosan / Dongducheon Dongducheon (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The city, to the north of Seoul, is strategically important for the defense of the Korean capital. The main camps of the United States Second Infantry Division are in the city, and t ... Exits * Exit 1: Bosan Elementary School, Bosan-dong Community Center, Boyoung Girls' Middle School, Sangpaegyo * Exit 2: Bosan-dong, Bosan Gwangwangteukgu, Korea-USA Friendship Plaza, Bosan Sageori, Dongducheon Post Office, Dongducheon Girls' Middle School, Boyoung Girls' High School, Boyoung Girls' Middle School References Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2006 Metro stations in Dongdu ...
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Soyosan Station
Soyosan station () is a ground-level metro station on Seoul Subway Line 1, Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, Seoul Subway in Sangbongam Dong, Dongducheon, South Korea. It is named after the nearby ''Soyosan'' (587 m), a mountain beside the United States Army, U.S. Army base Camp Casey, South Korea, Camp Casey. It is on this mountain, at the Jajae'am Hermitage, that the Buddhism, Buddhist Saint Wonhyo is said to have reached enlightenment. The ground level station was closed on December 15, 2023 at the last train, and the new elevated station opened the next day, as part of the Yeoncheon extension. This eliminated the tedious grade crossing that surrounded the rail entrance to the station. History The station opened for business on January 11, 1976, and the station building was completed on September 21, 1982. This building was closed twenty-four years later, on May 7, 2006, and a temporary building erected in its place. Meanwhile, Seoul Subway Line 1, Line 1 of the S ...
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