Seoul Subway Line 1
Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line 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. The central underground portion of this rail line is the oldest subway section in the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system. Its branches and services cover a large part of the Seoul Capital Area; totaling in route length.
The underground section between Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni Station, which is referred to as Seoul Metro Line 1, is currently operated by Seoul Metro. The line first opened in 1974 as the
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 Sinchang stations. Trains run every 3-6 min in the central route between Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni, every 6-9 min between Seoul and Guro, every 8-10 min between Guro and Incheon and between Guro and Byeongjeom, every 10-15 min from Byeongjeom to Cheonan, and every 35 min between Cheonan and Sinchang and service up to the Dongducheon area and Soyosan station
Trains travel along Gyeongbu, Gyeongin, Janghang, and Gyeongwon railway lines. The line runs on the left-hand side of the track, as opposed to the right-hand side of the track like all other Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines since railways in Korea generally run on the left side.
Rapid (Express) trains
Korail operates a variety of express "rapid" trains for long distance commuter services on Line 1. These services include:- Gyeongin line express services from Yongsan to Dongincheon, operating express between Guro and Dongincheon, including:
- * Regular express services, introduced on January 29, 1999, following quadruple-tracking of the Gyeongin Line.
- * Faster limited express trains, introduced on July 7, 2017.
- Red Gyeongbu line express services from Cheongnyangni to Cheonan or Sinchang, operating express between Gasan Digital Complex and Cheonan and running local elsewhere.
- Green Gyeongbu line express service from Seoul Station to Cheonan or Sinchang, originating at a platform adjacent to Seoul Station, skiping all stations between Seoul Station and Geumcheon-gu Office Station, made intermediate stops at Anyang, Gunpo, and Uiwang, and then following the red Gyeongbu express service pattern south of Suwon. Northbound services stop at Yeongdeungpo Station, but southbound services do not due to the lack of a raised platform. This service was introduced on September 25, 1982.
- Gyeongwon line express services from Dongducheon to Incheon, operating express between Dongducheon and Kwangwoon University and running local between Incheon and Kwangwoon University.
- One late night Gyeongin line express service that originated at Soyosan, made all stops to Guro, then made express stops until Incheon.
- Yeongdeungpo-Byeongjeom Gyeongbu line express service, skipping all stations between Yeongdeungpo and Anyang and then following the Yeongsan-Cheonan/Sinchang express service pattern south of Anyang until Byeongjeom. This service was introduced on August 25, 2014 and was discontinued on December 9, 2016.
- Two faster Yongsan-Sinchang limited express trains, introduced in 2013. This train only operated on weekends and holidays. It was discontinued on July 1, 2018.
Stations
Main Lines
GW: Gyeongwon ExpressGI: Gyeongin Express Express
GB: Gyeongbu Express
Local lines:
- Soyosan/Dongducheon/Yangju <——> Incheon
- Yeongdeungpo <——> Gwangmyeong
- Sinchang/ Cheonan / Seodongtan <——> Kwangwoon University
Number | English | Hangul | Hanja | in km | Distance | - | |||||||
| Soyosan | :ko:소요산역 | Tonggeun services | - | ||||||||||
| Dongducheon | :ko:동두천역 | Tonggeun services | - | ||||||||||
| Bosan | :ko:보산역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dongducheon Jungang | :ko:동두천중앙역 | - | |||||||||||
| Jihaeng | :ko:지행역 | - | |||||||||||
| Deokjeong | :ko:덕정역 | - | |||||||||||
| Deokgye | :ko:덕계역 | - | |||||||||||
| Yangju | :ko:양주역 | - | |||||||||||
| Nogyang | :ko:녹양역 | - | |||||||||||
| Ganeung | :ko:가능역 | - | |||||||||||
| Uijeongbu | :ko:의정부역 | - | |||||||||||
| Hoeryong | :ko:회룡역 | - | |||||||||||
| Mangwolsa | :ko:망월사역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dobongsan | :ko:도봉산역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dobong | :ko:도봉역 | - | |||||||||||
| Banghak | :ko:방학역 | - | |||||||||||
| Chang-dong | :ko:창동역 | - | |||||||||||
| Nokcheon | :ko:녹천역 | - | |||||||||||
| Wolgye | :ko:월계역 | - | |||||||||||
| Kwangwoon Univ. | :ko:광운대역 | - | |||||||||||
| Seokgye | :ko:석계역 | - | |||||||||||
| Sinimun | :ko:신이문역 | - | |||||||||||
| Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies | :ko:외대앞역 | 앞 | - | ||||||||||
| Hoegi | :ko:회기역 | - | |||||||||||
| Cheongnyangni | :ko:청량리역 | Mugunghwa-ho, ITX-Saemaeul, A-Train, DMZ Train & ITX-Cheongchun services | - | ||||||||||
| Jegidong | :ko:제기동역 | - | |||||||||||
| Sinseol-dong | :ko:신설동역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dongmyo | :ko:동묘앞역 | 앞 | - | ||||||||||
| Dongdaemun | :ko:동대문역 | - | |||||||||||
| Jongno 5-ga | :ko:종로5가역 | 5 | - | ||||||||||
| Jongno 3-ga | :ko:종로3가역 | 3 | - | ||||||||||
| Jonggak | :ko:종각역 | - | |||||||||||
| City Hall | :ko:시청역 | - | |||||||||||
| Seoul station | :ko:서울역 | 서울 | Mugunghwa-ho, ITX-Saemaeul, Nuriro, O-Train, S-Train & DMZ Train services | - | |||||||||
| Namyeong | :ko:남영역 | - | |||||||||||
| Yongsan | :ko:용산역 | Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, ITX-Saemaeul, ITX-Cheongchun, Nuriro & G-Train services | - | ||||||||||
| Noryangjin | :ko:노량진역 | - | |||||||||||
| Daebang | :ko:대방역 | Sillim Line | - | ||||||||||
| Singil | :ko:신길역 | - | |||||||||||
| Yeongdeungpo | :ko:영등포역 | Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, ITX-Saemaeul, O-Train & Nuriro services | - | ||||||||||
| Sindorim | :ko:신도림역 | - | |||||||||||
| Guro | :ko:구로역 | - | |||||||||||
| Guil | :ko:구일역 | - | |||||||||||
| Gaebong | :ko:개봉역 | - | |||||||||||
| Oryu-dong | :ko:오류동역 | - | |||||||||||
| Onsu | :ko:온수역 | - | |||||||||||
| Yeokgok | :ko:역곡역 | - | |||||||||||
| Sosa | :ko:소사역 | - | |||||||||||
| Bucheon | :ko:부천역 | - | |||||||||||
| Jung-dong | :ko:중동역 | - | |||||||||||
| Songnae | :ko:송내역 | - | |||||||||||
| Bugae | :ko:부개역 | - | |||||||||||
| Bupyeong | :ko:부평역 | - | |||||||||||
| Baegun | :ko:백운역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dongam | :ko:동암역 | - | |||||||||||
| Ganseok | :ko:간석역 | - | |||||||||||
| Juan | :ko:주안역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dohwa | :ko:도화역 | - | |||||||||||
| Jemulpo | :ko:제물포역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dowon | :ko:도원역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dongincheon | :ko:동인천역 | - | |||||||||||
| Incheon | :ko:인천역 | - | |||||||||||
| Guro | :ko:구로역 | - | |||||||||||
| Gasan Digital Complex | :ko:가산디지털단지역 | 디지털 | - | ||||||||||
| Doksan | :ko:독산역 | - | |||||||||||
| Geumcheon-gu Office | :ko:금천구청역 | - | |||||||||||
| Seoksu | :ko:석수역 | - | |||||||||||
| Gwanak | :ko:관악역 | - | |||||||||||
| Anyang | :ko:안양역 | & Nuriro | - | ||||||||||
| Myeonghak | :ko:명학역 | - | |||||||||||
| Geumjeong | :ko:금정역 | - | |||||||||||
| Gunpo | :ko:군포역 | - | |||||||||||
| Dangjeong | :ko:당정역 | - | |||||||||||
| Uiwang | :ko:의왕역 | - | |||||||||||
| Sungkyunkwan Univ. | :ko:성균관대역 | - | |||||||||||
| Hwaseo | :ko:화서역 | - | |||||||||||
| Suwon | :ko:수원역 | Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, ITX-Saemaeul, Nuriro, O-Train, G-Train, & S-Train services | - | ||||||||||
| Seryu | :ko:세류역 | - | |||||||||||
| Byeongjeom | :ko:병점역 | - | |||||||||||
| Sema | :ko:세마역 | - | |||||||||||
| Osan College | :ko:오산대역 | - | |||||||||||
| Osan | :ko:오산역 | - | |||||||||||
| Jinwi | :ko:진위역 | - | |||||||||||
| Songtan | :ko:송탄역 | - | |||||||||||
| Seojeong-ri | :ko:서정리역 | - | |||||||||||
| Jije | :ko:지제역 | - | |||||||||||
| Pyeongtaek | :ko:평택역 | Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, ITX-Saemaeul & Nuriro services | - | - | |||||||||
| Seonghwan | :ko:성환역 | & Nuriro | nam-do | - | |||||||||
| Jiksan | :ko:직산역 | nam-do | - | ||||||||||
| Dujeong | :ko:두정역 | nam-do | - | ||||||||||
| Cheonan | :ko:천안역 | Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, ITX-Saemaeul, Nuriro, S-Train & O-Train services | nam-do | - | |||||||||
| Bongmyeong | :ko:봉명역 | nam-do | - | ||||||||||
| Ssangyong | :ko:쌍용역 | nam-do | - | ||||||||||
| Asan | :ko:아산역 | Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, Nuriro & G-Train | nam-do | - | |||||||||
| Tangjeong | :ko:탕정역 | nam-do | - | ||||||||||
| Baebang | :ko:배방역 | nam-do | - | ||||||||||
| Onyangoncheon | :ko:온양온천역 | Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, Nuriro, & G-Train services | nam-do | - | |||||||||
| Sinchang | :ko:신창역 | Nuriro services | nam-do | - | |||||||||
Yeongdeungpo – Gwangmyeong shuttle service
Byeongjeom Depot spur service
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Future Plans
Line 1 will be extended northward from Soyosan Station to Yeoncheon Station on the Gyeongwon Line, replacing the current "'Tonggeun" service operating there. Construction on this extension began in September 2014 and is expected to be completed in November 2021.Rolling stock
Current
Seoul Metro
- Seoul Metro 1000 series
- * Rheostat-controlled electric car – since 1989
- * VVVF inverter-controlled electric car – since 1999
Korail
- Korail Class 1000
- Korail Class 311000
- Korail Class 319000
Former
Seoul Metro
- Seoul Metro 1000 series
- * Rheostat-controlled electric car
Korail
- Korail Class 1000
- Korail Class 1000
Depots and facilities
- Majeon signal box between Deokye and Yangju Stations
- Chang-dong Depot
- Seongbuk Depot
- Imun Depot
- Guro Depot
- Siheung Depot
- Byeongjeom Depot