Summary
Incheon Subway Line 2 is a driverless, medium-capacity subway line running 29.2 km (18.1 mi) from Oryu-dong in Seo-gu to Incheon Grand Park, with 27 stations,[1] part of the Incheon Subway system. The line is also included as a part of the overall Seoul Metropolitan Subway network; Juan station has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 1, Geomam station connects with the AREX Line to Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station, and Seongnam also has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 7.
| Incheon Line 2 | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Termini |
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| Stations | 27 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Incheon Subway | ||
| Operator(s) | Incheon Transit Corporation | ||
| Depot(s) | Unyeon | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | July 30, 2016 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 29.2 km (18.1 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | ||
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Line 2 has aboveground sections north of Asiad Stadium and east of Namdong-gu Office.
History edit
- June 26, 2009: Construction begins. The price of building the line was 2 trillion KRW.
- Early 2016: Trial runs begin.
- July 30, 2016: The line opens, after seven years of construction.[2][3]
Line 2 was planned to open in August 2014,[4] but the opening date was pushed back to July 30, 2016.
Rolling stock and signaling edit
The ITC Line2 is a driverless, fully automatic subway system. The line uses 37 two-car trains, all of which were built in 2013 by Hyundai Rotem, a member of Hyundai Motor Group.[4][5] They are similar to the Canada Line cars in Vancouver, Canada, albeit using the narrow light metro body (2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)) and external sliding doors as opposed to the heavy metro wide body 3 m (9 ft 10 in) and pocket doors, and using a bottom contact third rail instead of the North American top contact.
Currently, all stations are long enough to fit four-car trains (two sets mated together); however, current operations use two-car trains (one set per train).
SelTrac CBTC is currently being implemented on the line by Thales, along with an urban rail traffic management system; these systems will allow the trains to be driverless.[2]
Stations edit
All stations are in Incheon.
| Station Number |
Station Name English |
Station Name Hangul |
Station Name Hanja |
Transfer | Station Type | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I201 | Geomdan Oryu (Geomdan Industrial Complex) |
검단오류 (검단산업단지) |
黔丹梧柳 (黔丹産業團地) |
Aboveground | |||
| I202 | Wanggil | 왕길 | 旺吉 | Aboveground | |||
| I203 | Geomdan Sageori | 검단사거리 | 黔丹사거리 | Underground | |||
| I204 | Majeon | 마전 | 麻田 | Underground | |||
| I205 | Wanjeong | 완정 | 完井 | Underground | |||
| I206 | Dokjeong | 독정 | 篤亭 | Underground | |||
| I207 | Geomam | 검암 | 黔岩 | 
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Aboveground | ||
| I208 | Geombawi | 검바위 | 黔바위 | Aboveground | |||
| I209 | Asiad Stadium (Gongchon Sageori) |
아시아드경기장 (공촌사거리) |
아시아드競技場 (公村사거리) |
Underground | |||
| I210 | Seo-gu Office | 서구청 | 西區廳 | Underground | |||
| I211 | Gajeong (Lu1 City)[6] |
가정 (루원시티) |
佳亭 (루원시티) |
Underground | |||
| I212 | Gajeong Jungang Market | 가정중앙시장 | 佳亭中央市場 | Underground | |||
| I213 | Seongnam (Geobuk Market) |
석남 (거북시장) |
石南 (거북市場) |
 '[7]
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Underground | ||
| I214 | West Woman's Community Center | 서부여성회관 | 西部女性會館 | Underground | |||
| I215 | Incheon Gajwa | 인천가좌 | 仁川佳佐 | Underground | |||
| I216 | Gajaeul | 가재울 | 가재울 | Underground | |||
| I217 | Juan National Industrial Complex (Incheon J Valley) |
주안국가산단 (인천J밸리) |
朱安國家産團 (仁川J밸리) |
Underground | |||
| I218 | Juan | 주안 | 朱安 | Underground | |||
| I219 | Citizens Park (Culture Creation Zone) |
시민공원 (문화창작지대) |
市民公園 (文化創作地帶) |
Underground | |||
| I220 | Seokbawi Market | 석바위시장 | 石바위市場 | Underground | |||
| I221 | Incheon City Hall | 인천시청 | 仁川市廳 | 
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Underground | ||
| I222 | Seokcheon Sageori | 석천사거리 | 石川사거리 | Underground | |||
| I223 | Moraenae Market | 모래내시장 | 모래내市場 | Underground | |||
| I224 | Mansu | 만수 | 萬水 | Underground | |||
| I225 | Namdong-gu Office | 남동구청 | 南洞區廳 | Underground | |||
| I226 | Incheon Grand Park | 인천대공원 | 仁川大公園 | Aboveground | |||
| I227 | Unyeon (Seochang) |
운연 (서창) |
雲宴 (西昌) |
Open-cut/Underground | |||
See also edit
External links edit
- Incheon Subway at UrbanRail.net
- Incheon Subway Line 2 Webpage(Korean)
References edit
- ^ "General information". Incheon Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ a b http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Dm_detail.htm?No=120751%7C title = Opening Ceremony Held for Incheon Subway Line No. 2
- ^ 최, 미경 (June 22, 2012). "인천시의회, 하루 만에 뒤집다" (in Korean). Kiho News. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ a b "Incheon metro Line 2 signalling contract awarded". Railway Gazette International. February 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
- ^ The specification of the cars of Incheon Subway Line 2 Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ This sounds "Lu-One City"
- ^ "사업소개" (in Korean). 도시철도건설본부. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-06-07.