Locale Incheon, South Korea Number of lines 2 Daily ridership 199,527 | Transit type Rapid transit Number of stations 56 | |
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Owner Incheon City Government | ||
The Incheon Subway (Hangul: 인천도시철도; Hanja: 仁川都市鐵道; RR: Incheon dosi cheoldo) subway line operator serving the South Korean city of Incheon. The system is operated by Incheon Transit Corporation.
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Line 1
Line 1 is a 29.4-kilometer (18.3 mi) north-south subway line,. After six years of construction, the line opened for regular service on October 6, 1999 as the fourth subway system in South Korea after Seoul, Busan and Daegu. A trip along the line from Gyeyang in the north to International Business District in the south takes approximately 57 minutes. The color is light blue.
A one-station extension to Gyeyang opened in March 2007, providing transfers to AREX. A six-station south extension opened in June 2009.
The line uses 34 8-car trains. The first 25 trains were built between 1998 and 1999 by Daewoo Heavy Industries and Rotem, while the last 9 trains were built between 2007 and 2008 by Hyundai Rotem to provide trains following the extension of the line.
Line 2
Line 2 is a 29.1-kilometer (18.1 mi) north-south light metro line. After seven years of construction, the line opened for regular service on July 30, 2016. There are transfer points at Geomam (with AREX), Juan (with Seoul Subway Line 1), and Incheon City Hall (with Incheon Line 1). Line 2 has aboveground sections north of Asiad Stadium. The color is Orange
The line uses 37 2-car trains, all of which were built in 2013 by Hyundai Rotem.
Expansion
The future Line 3 is planned to be a circular line of the Incheon Subway. It will intersect Korail Line 1 at Dowon Station and Incheon Subway Line 1 at Dongmak Station. The color will be Light Green.