Seoul Subway Line 8 of the
Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1999 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and
Seongnam
Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential c ...
. The segment from Moran to Amsa was opened in July 1999. The line color is rose. In 2019, Line 8 had an annual ridership of 112 million or about 307,000 people per day.
In 2014, construction was planned to begin in order to extend the line north of the
Han River through
Guri station to
Byeollae station on the
Gyeongchun Line
The Gyeongchun Line is a regional rail line between Seoul and Chuncheon, South Korea, operated by Korail. Its name is derived from Gyeong (, meaning the capital, Seoul) and ''Chuncheon''. It was completely reconstructed in the 2000s. Service on i ...
. The extension will add 11.37 km of line to the already existing 17.7 km. Construction is set to finish in 2023. A further extension two stations north would bring the line to
ByeollaeByeolgaram station on
Seoul Subway Line 4.
The southern end is planned be extended 3.9 km to
Pangyo station.
Stations
See also
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Subways in South Korea
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Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
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Seoul Metropolitan Subway
References
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Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines
Railway lines opened in 1996