Incheon Subway Line 1 () is a north-south subway line, part of the Incheon Subway system. The line is also included as a part of the overall Seoul Metropolitan Subway network; Bupyeong Station has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 1, Gyeyang Station connects with the AREX Line which leads to Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station, Bupyeong-gu Office Station has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 7, and Woninjae Station has a free transfer with the Suin-Bundang Line.
Background Incheon's Line 1 makes Incheon the fourth city in South Korea and fifth in the Korean Peninsula with a subway system, after Pyongyang, Seoul, Busan, and Daegu.
A trip along the line from Gyeyang in the north to the International Business District in the south takes approximately 57 minutes. From Bakchon station to the International Business District station, the line is underground.
History March 1999: Trial runs begin. October 6, 1999: The line opens from Bakchon to Dongmak, after six years of construction. December 7, 1999: A northern extension from Bakchon to Gyulhyeon opens. March 16, 2007: Another northern extension from Gyulhyeon to Gyeyang opens, connecting with the Airport Railroad June 1, 2009: A southern extension from Dongmak to International Business District opens. December 12, 2020: One stop extension to Songdo Moonlight Festival Park opens. June 28, 2025: A northern extension from Gyeyang to Geomdan Lake Park opens.
Rolling stock 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.
Stations All stations are located in Incheon.
StationNumber Station Name Station Name Transfer Distance TotalDistanceLocation Geomdan Lake Park Singeomdanjungang Ara(Northern District Court & Prosecutors' Office) (북부법원·검찰청) Gyeyang Gyulhyeon Bakchon Imhak Gyesan (경인여자대학교) Gyeongin National University of Education (상록호텔조리직업전문학교) Jakjeon (인천세종병원) Galsan (경문실용전문학교) Bupyeong-gu Office (로이문화예술 실용전문학교) Bupyeong Market (한길안과의원) Bupyeong (부평힘찬병원) Dongsu Bupyeongsamgeori Ganseogogeori Incheon City Hall Culture & Arts Center (가천대 길병원) Incheon Bus Terminal (푸른세상안과) Munhak Sports Complex (그랜드오스티엄웨딩컨벤션) Seonhak Sinyeonsu (가천대학교 메디컬캠퍼스) Woninjae Dongchun (스퀘어원) Dongmak (저어새 생태학습관) Campus Town (연세대학교) Technopark (현대프리미엄아울렛송도점) BIT Zone Incheon National University (송도컨벤시아) Central Park (포스코건설) International Business District (센트로드) Songdo Moonlight Festival Park
See also Incheon Subway List of metro systems Seoul Metropolitan Subway Transportation in South Korea
References
External links Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation homepage, in English Incheon Subway at UrbanRail.net