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Industry
  
Rapid transit

Website
  
www.seoulmetro.co.kr

Headquarters
  
Seoul, South Korea

Founded
  
1 September 1981

Products
  
Subway

CEO
  
Lee Jung-Won (2014–)

Number of employees
  
10,128 (2006)

Type of business
  
State-owned enterprise

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Key people
  
Lee Jeong-won (President, 2014–)

Operating income
  
6,593,770,000,000 (KRWON)(2005)

Net income
  
-81,718,477,562 (KRWON) (2005)

Owner
  
Seoul Metropolitan Government

Profiles

Twitter

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Seoul Metro (Hangul: 서울메트로) is a public corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation and Korail.

Contents

Seoul metro line 2 train at hanyang university


History

  1. June 8, 1970: Subway construction headquarters
  2. April 1971: Line 1 (Cheongnyangni Station - Seoul Station) construction started and opened
  3. October 1974: Gunja Depot construction
  4. March 9, 1978: Line 2 Gangnam Section construction started
  5. February 29, 1980: Line 3 and 4 construction started
  6. May 22, 1984: Line 2 Circle Line opened
  7. October 18, 1985: Line 3 and 4 opened
  8. July 13, 1990: Line 3 (Gupabal Station - Jichuk Station) opened
  9. May 22, 1992: Line 2 Sinjeong Branch (Sindorim Station - Yangcheon-gu Office Station) opened
  10. April 21, 1993: Line 4 (Sanggye Station - Danggogae Station) opened
  11. October 10, 1993: Line 3 (Yangjae Station - Suseo Station) opened
  12. April 1, 1994: Line 4 (Sadang Station - Namtaeryeong Station) opened
  13. March 20, 1996, Line 2 Sinjeong Branch (Sinjeongnegeori Station - Kkachisan Station) opened
  14. October 20, 2005: Line 2 Yongdu Station opened
  15. December 21, 2005: Line 1 Dongmyo Station opened
  16. February 18, 2010: Line 3 (Suseo Station - Ogeum Station) opened
  17. March 28, 2015: Line 9 (Eonju Station - Sports Complex Station) opened

Lines

Seoul Metro's service covers a part of Seoul Subway Line 1, and the whole Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 3, Seoul Subway Line 4. For lines 1, 3, and 4, Korail jointly participates in the service. Seoul Metro controls the railways and stations which are owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government.

  • Line 1
  • Control: Cheongnyangni Station - Seoul Station
  • Service: Yangju Station - Incheon Station / Seodongtan Station
  • Total Length: 7.8 km
  • Line 2
  • Circle Line: City Hall Station ↔ Seongsu Station ↔ Gangnam Station ↔ Sindorim Station ↔ Hongik University Station ↔ City Hall Station
  • Seongsu Branch
  • Sinjeong Branch (Except for Kkachisan Station controlled by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation)
  • Total Length: 60.2 km
  • Line 3
  • Control: Jichuk Station - Ogeum Station (Except for Garak Market Station controlled by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation)
  • Service: Daehwa Station - Ogeum Station
  • Total Length: 38.2 km
  • Line 4
  • Control: Danggogae Station - Namtaeryeong Station
  • Service: Danggogae Station - Oido Station
  • Total Length: 31.7 km
  • Line 5
  • Control: Ogeum Station
  • Line 6
  • Control: Yeonsinnae Station
  • Line 9
  • Control: Eonju Station - Sports Complex Station
  • Total Length: 4.3 km

    • Depots

  • Gunja Depot
  • Sinjeong Depot
  • Jichuk Depot
  • Changdong Depot

    • References

    Seoul Metro Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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