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Government of South Korea, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Incheon Metropolitan City, Bucheon City, Uijeongbu City, Yongin City: Locale: Seoul Capital Area: Transit type: Rapid transit, Commuter rail: Number of lines: 23: Number of stations: 768: Annual ridership: 1.91 billion (2017, Lines 1-9, Seoul Subway) [1] 1.16 billion (2017, Korail) [2 ...
The Suin–Bundang Line (Suwon–Incheon–Bundang Line) is a commuter rail service of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system, operating on trackage from the Suin Line (opened on June 30, 2012) and the Bundang Line (opened on September 1, 1994). Operation began on September 12, 2020.
Station Sign – Seoul, South Korea. Platform walls are marked with a thick line, of the color of the train line, along with the name of current, next (and sometimes previous) station and an arrow indicating the train's direction. Each station also has a unique number, and its name, written in hangul, Roman characters, and Chinese characters ...
Fragment of an early-1980s Seoul Subway map, showing the western two-thirds of the Line 2 loop as a green line. In 1972, then-Mayor of Seoul Koo Ja-choon (1932–1996) changed the existing plans for the Seoul Subway to better enable connectivity around the growing Seoul City and allow for development to take place across the Seoul Capital Area ...
In 2021, the Seoul Metro operated section had an annual ridership of 295,930,000 or 810,767 passengers per day. [2] In December 2010 the line is recorded as having the second highest Wi-Fi data consumption in the Seoul Metropolitan area. It averaged 1.8 times more than the other 14 subway lines fitted with Wi-Fi service zones. [3]
In South Korea, seniors aged 65 and over can ride the subway for free. However, due to this country's system, Seoul Metro's deficit is getting worse. A declining birthrate and aging population are expected to further worsen public finances, and there is even talk of raising the age limit for free passes.
Subway line 2 in Seoul, Korea a subway map of the metropolitan area. South Korea's six largest cities — Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon and Incheon — all have subway systems. Seoul's subway system is the oldest system in the country, with the Seoul Station – Cheongnyangni section of Line 1 opening in 1974.
The extension to Incheon Subway Line 1 was designed to relieve the traffic congestion in western Seoul and northern Incheon. Nine stations were added on October 27, 2012, for the 10.2 km (6.3 mi) extension, starting from Onsu Station of Line 7 and ending at Bupyeong-gu Office Station of Incheon Subway Line 1 .