Seoul Subway Line 8 of the

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ...

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. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, J ...

. The first section from Jamsil to Moran opened in 1996, and the second section 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. At in length, Line 8 is the shortest of all heavy rail Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines. 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 ...

in Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do; construction began in October 2015. The extension added of line to the already existing . with operation beginning on August 10, 2024. Another northern extension is planned to bring the line to ByeollaeByeolgaram station on

Seoul Subway Line 4 Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The central section in Seoul City is operated by Seoul Metro with some trains offering throug ...

. The southern end is planned to be extended to

Pangyo station Pangyo (Pangyo Techno Valley) Station () is a station on the Shinbundang Line, serving the planned district of Pangyo in the city of Seongnam. The station is close to Pangyo Techno Valley, one of the country's largest clusters of software, ga ...

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