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Gwangju Metro Line 1

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Native name
  
1호선(1號線) Il Hoseon

System
  
Gwangju Metro

Services
  
1

Stations
  
20

Type
  
Rapid transit

Status
  
Operational

Opened
  
28 April 2004

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Terminis
  
Pyeongdong Station, Nokdong Station

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Gwangju Metro Line 1 is a rapid transit line in Gwangju, South Korea, operated by the Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (GRTC, or Gwangju Metro). It connects Nokdong Station in Dong-gu at its eastern terminus to Pyeongdong Station in Gwangsan-gu in the west, via the central business district and Gwangju Airport. On maps, it is designated by teal ().

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The line began operations in 2004, making Gwangju the fifth South Korean city with a rapid transit system.

1 1000 gwangju metro line 1 sotae station


History

  • Aug 28, 1996 : Ground breaking ceremony for the Line 1
  • Apr 28, 2004 : Line 1 partially opened ( Nokdong <-> Sangmu )
  • Apr 11, 2008 : Line 1 fully opened ( Nokdong <-> Pyeongdong )
  • Stations

    As of 2012 Line 1 consists of twenty stations. The section between Sotae and Nokdong operates as a separate shuttle.

    Plan to extend Line 1

    The Gwangju City Government has a plan to extend the current Line 1 southward to Hwasun and northward to Naju. Recently, the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development promised to include the Line 1 extension in its '5+2 extensive economic zone' project.

    References

    Gwangju Metro Line 1 Wikipedia