Seoul Subway Line 7 of the

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was built from 1990 to 1996 (

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- Konkuk Univ.) and was completed on August 1, 2000 (central section 17 km.

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to Sinpung); the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on February 29, 2000. This north-south line does not run through the city centre but links Gangnam directly to the northeastern districts of Seoul. In 2019, Line 7 had an annual ridership of 380 million or 1.04 million passengers per day. Although most trains stop an

and

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, some trains short turn at Onsu station. All trains on Line 7 are monitored by 1,008

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s that were installed in June 2012. The extension to

Incheon Subway Line 1 Incheon Subway Line 1 is a north-south subway line, part of the Incheon Subway system. The line is also included as a part of the overall Seoul Metropolitan Subway network; Bupyeong Station has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 1, Gyeyang ...

was designed to relieve the traffic congestion in western Seoul and northern Incheon. Nine stations were added on October 27, 2012, for the 10.2 km extension, starting from

Onsu Station Onsu Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1. It was the former western terminus of Seoul Subway Line 7. A westward extension of Line 7 (from Onsu to Bupyeong-gu Office) was completed in October 2012. It is near the border of Seoul and B ...

of Line 7 and ending at

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. A western extension will add eight stations towards Incheon and will provide an interchange with

and the

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, while a northern extension will add six stations and will provide an interchange with the

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Expansion

Line 7 was extended west of Bupyeong-gu Office. Construction on the two-station, 3.94 km extension to

began in 2013 and was completed on May 22, 2021. The extension will allow for transfers to

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. A further six-station extension to

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through Cheongna International City is currently planned and is not expected to open any earlier than 2027; the extension will allow for transfers to the airport railroad. Another further two-station extension through Incheon's metropolitan landfill to Geomdan Oryu station is also currently being planned. Line 7 is also being extended north of Jangam to Yangju and Pocheon in two phases. The first phase, which started construction in late 2019 and is planned to open in 2025, will feature two stations, one of which will be Tapseok station, providing transfers to the

Uijeongbu LRT The U Line is a driverless, fully automatic, grade-separated light rail or light metro line in Uijeongbu, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. The "U" is short for the city Uijeongbu. The line uses Véhicule Automatique Léger (VAL) 208 trains buil ...

. The second phase, which is still in planning, will feature four or five additional stations. The second phase may be operated as a shuttle service.

Stations

Rolling stock

Current

Seoul Metro

* Seoul Metro 7000-series * Seoul Metro SR000-series File:Seoul Metro 7000-Series.jpg, Seoul Metro 7000-series EMU File:SMRT_EMU_SR005.jpg, Seoul Metro SR000-series EMU

References

External links

Seoul Metropolitan Government's Line 7 extension page
includes a route map and status information for the westward extension from Onsu.

Map, station and route finder
{{South Korea rapid transit Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines Railway lines opened in 1996 Metro stations in Gwangjin District