Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul (Metropolitan) Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, formerly known as the Korea National Railroad of Seoul, is an operation channel which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang via Suwon and Cheonan in the south. This line covers a large part of the Seoul National Capital Area. The line first opened in 1974 between Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni Station, the only underground portion of the line (7.8 km), operated by Seoul Metro. In 2000, the adjacent Korail lines were officially integrated together as part of Line 1. Commuter railway service was recently extended to Sinchang in December 2008.
Frequent service is provided between Soyosan, Dongducheon, Uijeongbu, Cheongnyangni, Seoul, Yongsan, and Guro, where trains split between Incheon in the west and Byeongjeom and Cheonan in the south. Express trains operate from Yongsan and Seoul Stations to Dongincheon and Cheonan stations.
Trains travel along Gyeongbu (Seoul-Cheonan), Gyeongin (Guro-Incheon), Janghang (Cheonan-Sinchang) and Gyeongwon (Hoegi-Soyosan).
In June 2006, Jinwi and Jije Stations opened on the Gyeongbu Line. In January 2010 Dangjeong Station opened, between Gunpo and Uiwang Stations. Part of the Gyeongwon Line from Dongducheon (formerly Dongan) to Uijeongbu was merged into Line 1 in December 2006.
In the past, the underground portion of Line 1 run by Seoul Metro, was labeled red. To avoid confusion with the stations run by Korail (which were formerly labeled gray) and mark the express lines as red, the label was changed to the current dark blue color in 2000.
Read more about Seoul Subway Line 1: Rapid (Express) Trains, Stations, In Culture, Historical Timeline, Depots and Facilities
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