Seoul Subway Line 1

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Seoul Subway Line 1

Korean Name
Revised Romanization	Seoul Jihacheol Jeilhoseon
McCune-Reischauer	Sŏul Chihach'ŏl Cheilhosŏn
Hangul	서울 지하철 제1호선
Hanja	서울地下鐵第一號線
More Information:
is outside, like most other stations on Line 1.

Seoul Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway links central Seoul, south Korea to Uijeongbu Bukbu Station in the northeast, Guro and Incheon Stations in the southwest, and Suwon and Cheonan Stations in the south. This line covers a large part of the Capital Metropolitan Area. The line first opened in 1974 between Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni Station, the only underground portion of the line (7.8 km). It was gradually extended since then, most recently in January 2005 when the line was extended to Cheonan Station in Cheonan.

Frequent service is provided between Uijeongbu Bukbu, Cheongnyangni, Seoul, Yongsan, and Guro, where trains split between Incheon in the west and Suwon and Byeongjeom in the south. Trains also operate between Cheongnyangni and Yongsan, bypassing downtown Seoul by travelling along the Han River in Yongsan). In addition, express trains operate between Yongsan and Seoul Stations and various major suburban stations.

Much of the line's length travels along the Gyeongbu (Seoul-Cheonan), Gyeongin (Seoul-Incheon), and Gyeongwon (Yongsan-Uijeongbu Bukbu) Lines of the Korea National Railroad.

South Korea's first subway line was constructed with the technical and economic aid of Japan. However, Japanese stuffs were excluded from the opening ceremony in 1974 and the Japanese assistance was hidden from Koreans; a Korean official used the assassination attempt on President Park as an excuse for it. Immediately before the opening, a Korean residing in Japan tried to assassinate President Park and killed his wife instead. Strangely, this incident inflamed Korean anti-Japanese sentiment.

Table of contents

1 Underground Line (downtown Seoul)
2 Gyeongwon

2.1 in Uijeongbu

3 Gyeongbu

3.2 in Anyang
3.3 in Gunpo
3.4 in Uiwang
3.5 in Suwon
3.6 in Hwaseong
3.7 in Osan
3.8 in Pyeongtaek
3.9 South Chungcheong province (in Cheonan)

4 Gyeongin

4.10 in Bucheon
4.11 in Incheon

5 See also