Incheon Subway Line 2 is a 27 station subway line from Oryu-dong in Seo-gu to Incheon Grand Park., part of the

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system. The line is also included as a part of the overall

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network; Juan station has a free transfer with

Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang (Soonchunhyang Univ.) ...

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connects with the AREX Line to

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and

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, and Seongnam also has a free transfer with

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. Line 2 has aboveground sections north of Asiad Stadium and east of Namdong-gu Office.

History

* June 26, 2009: Construction begins. The price of building the line was 2 trillion KRW. * Early 2016: Trial runs begin. * July 30, 2016: The line opens, after seven years of construction.http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Dm_detail.htm?No=120751, title = Opening Ceremony Held for Incheon Subway Line No. 2 Line 2 was planned to open in August 2014, but the opening date was pushed back to July 30, 2016.

Rolling stock and signaling

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, a member of

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.The specification of the cars of Incheon Subway Line 2
They are similar to the

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cars in

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. Currently, all stations are long enough to fit four-car trains (two sets mated together); however, current operations use two-car trains (one set per train).

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is currently being implemented on the line by

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, along with an urban rail traffic management system; these systems will allow the trains to be driverless.

Stations

External links

Incheon Subway at UrbanRail.net

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References

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History

Rolling stock and signaling

Stations

See also

External links

References