Seoul Metro Corporation () was a

municipal-owned corporation A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...

owned by the

Seoul Metropolitan Government The Seoul Metropolitan Government is a local government of Seoul, South Korea. The mayor is elected to a four-year term by the citizens of Seoul and is responsible for the administration of the city government. The Seoul Metropolitan Government d ...

. Established in 1970, it was, with

Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) was established in 1994 to operate the Seoul Subway lines 5, 6, 7, 8 in Seoul, South Korea. The corporation operated a total of 201 subway trains at 148 stations on lines 5-8. The operatio ...

and Korail, one of the major operators of

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area includin ...

. The company merged with Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation in 2017.

History

# June 8, 1970: Subway construction headquarters # April 1971: Line 1 (Cheongnyangni Station - Seoul Station) construction started and opened # October 1974: Gunja Depot construction # March 9, 1978: Line 2 Gangnam Section construction started # February 29, 1980: Line 3 and 4 construction started # May 22, 1984: Line 2 Circle Line opened # October 18, 1985: Line 3 and 4 opened # July 13, 1990: Line 3 (Gupabal Station - Jichuk Station) opened # May 22, 1992: Line 2 Sinjeong Branch (Sindorim Station - Yangcheon-gu Office Station) opened # April 21, 1993: Line 4 (Sanggye Station - Danggogae Station) opened # October 10, 1993: Line 3 (Yangjae Station - Suseo Station) opened # April 1, 1994: Line 4 (Sadang Station - Namtaeryeong Station) opened # March 20, 1996, Line 2 Sinjeong Branch (Sinjeongnegeori Station - Kkachisan Station) opened # October 20, 2005: Line 2 Yongdu Station opened # December 21, 2005: Line 1 Dongmyo Station opened # February 18, 2010: Line 3 (Suseo Station - Ogeum Station) opened # March 28, 2015: Line 9 (Eonju Station - Sports Complex Station) opened # May 31, 2017: Merged with

Seoul Metro Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (Hangul: ), is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the two major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Korail. History * May 31, 2017 ...

Lines

Seoul Metro's service covers a part of

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 ...

, and the whole

Seoul Subway Line 2 Seoul Subway Line 2 ( ko, 서울 지하철 2호선), also known as the Circle Line, is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line running clockwise is called the "inner circle line" and the counter-clockwise line is called the " ...

Seoul Subway Line 3 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 3 (dubbed ''The Orange Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit service that connects Eunpyeong District to Gangnam and southeastern Seoul. Most trains head further northwest to serve Goyang via ...

Seoul Subway Line 4 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 4 (dubbed ''The Blue Line'') of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul National Capital Area. The central section in Seoul City is operated by ...

. For lines 1, 3, and 4, Korail jointly participates in the service. Seoul Metro controls the railways and stations which are owned by

. * Line 1 ** ''Control'': Cheongnyangni station -

Seoul Station Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the commuter trains of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Services KTX Seoul Station is the terminus of most ...

** ''Service'':

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 St ...

- Incheon station /

Seodongtan station Seodongtan Station is a station on Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It serves the cities of Hwaseong and Osan in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The station takes its name (literally West Dongtan) from its local area of the city of Hwaseong ...

** ''Total Length'': 7.8 km * Line 2 ** Circle Line: City Hall station ↔

Seongsu station Seongsu Station ( ko, 성수역) is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 2. It is located in Seongsu-dong in the Seongdong-gu administrative district of Seoul. It is also the southeastern terminus of Line 2's Seongsu Branch to Sinseol-don ...

↔ Gangnam station ↔ Sindorim station ↔ Hongik University station ↔ City Hall station ** Seongsu Branch ** Sinjeong Branch (Except for Kkachisan station controlled by

) ** ''Total Length'': 60.2 km * Line 3 ** ''Control'':

Jichuk station Jichuk Station is located just northwest of Seoul on Seoul Subway Line 3. It is within walking distance to Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. Jichuk station has a subway depot for Line 3 trains nearby. Origin of the name Jichuk Station is named after the admin ...

Ogeum station Ogeum station is a railway station on Line 3 and Line 5 of the Seoul Subway. Seoul Metro Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (Hangul: ), is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one ...

(Except for

Garak Market station Garak Market Station is a station on Line 3 and Line 8 of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Garak Market Station is nearby Garak Market Garak Fish Market or Garak-dong Agricultural Market is an extensive farmers fish market in the neighborhood of Ga ...

controlled by

) ** ''Service'':

Daehwa station Daehwa Station (Station 309) is an underground metro station on the Ilsan Line, operating as an extension of Line 3 of the Seoul Subway, in Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, South Korea. The station is Line 3's northwestern terminus and its 6 ...

** ''Total Length'': 38.2 km * Line 4 ** ''Control'':

Danggogae station Danggogae Station is a station on Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest ...

Namtaeryeong station Namtaeryeong Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 4. It is operated by Seoul Metro. The name of this station literally means "great southern pass," referring to a passageway linking Seoul and Gwacheon, between Mt. Gwanak and Mt. Umyeon. Act ...

** ''Service'':

Oido station Oido Station is a subway station in Siheung, South Korea. It is the current southwestern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 4 located almost 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, connecting Oido to other parts of Korea. A commuter rail trip between thi ...

** ''Total Length'': 31.7 km * Line 5 ** ''Control'':

* Line 6 ** ''Control'':

Yeonsinnae station Yeonsinnae station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 3 and Seoul Subway Line 6, on the northwest side of Seoul in the urban area of Eunpyeong-gu. Although Yeonsinnae Station had a corresponding hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternati ...

* Line 9 ** ''Control'': Eonju station - Sports Complex station ** ''Total Length'': 4.3 km

Depots

* Gunja Depot * Sinjeong Depot * Jichuk Depot * Changdong Depot

References

External links

Official Website of Seoul Metro

Seoul Metropolitan City Government
{{Authority control Seoul Metropolitan Subway Railway companies of South Korea Transport operators of South Korea Railway companies established in 1970 2017 mergers and acquisitions Companies based in Seoul 1970 establishments in South Korea

History

Lines

Depots

See also

References

External links