Rapid transit in South Korea

   Seoul & the Capital Area

Incheon

Busan

Daegu

Gwangju

Daejeon

Suncheon

Changwon

The cities of South Korea with rapid transit system.

• Seoul Capital Area - 19 lines
• Busan - 5 lines
• Daegu - 3 lines
• Daejeon - 1 line
• Gwangju - 1 line

Rapid transit systems operate in six major South Korean cities, except for Ulsan and Sejong.

Currently operational

Seoul Capital Area

Main article: Seoul Metropolitan Subway

Main article: Incheon Subway

• Metropolitan Rail
  • Korail operates the following commuter lines: Bundang, Gyeongchun, Gyeongui–Jungang, Suin and parts of metro lines 1, 3, 4.
  • Korail Airport Railroad operates AREX
  • NeoTrans operates Shinbundang Line
• Urban Rail
  • Seoul Metro operates Line 2, and parts of lines 1, 3, 4, Line 9 Second Extension.
  • Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit operates Line 5, 6, 7, and 8
  • Seoul Metro Line9 (a joint venture between Veolia Transport and Hyundai Rotem) operates Line 9 First Extension
  • Incheon Transit operates the whole Incheon subway system.
• Light Metro Rail
  • Uijeongbu Light Rail operates U Line
  • Yongin Rapid Transit operates EverLine

Rapid transit lines in Seoul National Capital Area
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Opened
Seoul Metro		Seoul Subway Line 1	10	7.8	Seoul—Cheongnyangni	15 August 1974
		Seoul Subway Line 2	51	60.2	Main: loop line; Branches: Seongsu—Sinseol-dong, Sindorim—Kkachisan	31 October 1980
		Seoul Subway Line 3	34	38.2	Jichuk—Ogeum	12 July 1985
		Seoul Subway Line 4	26	31.1	Danggogae—Namtaeryeong	20 April 1985
Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit		Seoul Subway Line 5	51	52.3	Main: Banghwa—Sangil-dong; Branch: Gangdong—Macheon	15 November 1995
		Seoul Subway Line 6	38	35.1	Eungam—Bonghwasan	7 August 2000
		Seoul Subway Line 7	51	57.1	Jangam—Bupyeong-gu Office	11 October 1996
		Seoul Subway Line 8	17	17.7	Amsa—Moran	23 November 1996
Seoul Metro Line9		Seoul Subway Line 9	30	31.7	Gaehwa—Sports Complex	24 July 2009
NeoTrans Co. Ltd.		Shinbundang Line	6	17.3	Gangnam—Jeongja	28 October 2011
Yongin Rapid Transit		Everline	15	18.1	Giheung—Jeondae–Everland	26 April 2013
Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit		U Line	15	11.1	Balgok—Tapseok	1 July 2012
Korail Airport Railroad		AREX	11	58.0	Seoul—Incheon International Airport	23 March 2007
Korail		Seoul Subway Line 1 Gyeongin Line Byeongjeom Depot Line section of Gyeongwon Line section of Gyeongbu Line section of Janghang Line section of Gyeongbu High Speed Railway	87	192.8	Main: Soyosan—Cheongnyangni, Seoul—Incheon; Branches: Guro—Sinchang, Geumcheon-gu Office—Gwangmyeong, Byeongjeom—Seodongtan	15 August 1974
		Seoul Subway Line 3 Ilsan Line	10	19.2	Daehwa—Jichuk	30 January 1996
		Seoul Subway Line 4 Gwacheon Line Ansan Line	23	39.4	Namtaeryeong—Oido	15 January 1993
		Gyeongui–Jungang Line Yongsan Line section of Gyeongwon Line	52	124.5	Main: Yongmun—Munsan; Branch: Seoul—Gajwa	16 December 2005 (Jungang) 1 July 2009 (Gyeongui Line)
		Gyeongchun Line Mangu Line	19	80.7	Sangbong—Chuncheon	21 December 2010
		Bundang Line	36	52.9	Wangsimni—Suwon	1 September 1994
		Suin Line	9	13.1	Oido—Songdo	30 June 2012
Incheon Subway		Incheon Subway Line 1	29	29.4	Gyeyang—International Business District	6 October 1999

Busan

Main article: Busan Metro

• Busan Transportation operates lines 1, 2, 3, and 4
• B&G Metro operates the Busan–Gimhae light rail

Rapid transit lines in Busan
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Opened
Busan Transportation Corp.		Busan Metro Line 1	34	32.5	Sinpyeong—Nopo	19 July 1985
		Busan Metro Line 2	42	45.2	Jangsan—Yangsan	30 June 1999
		Busan Metro Line 3	17	18.3	Suyeong—Daejeo	28 November 2005
		Busan Metro Line 4	14	10.8	Minam—Anpyeong	30 March 2011
B&G Metro		Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit	21	23.4	Sasang—Kaya University	9 September 2011

Daegu

Main article: Daegu Metro

• Daegu Metropolitan Transit operates the whole subway system.

Rapid transit lines in Daegu
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Opened
Daegu Metropolitan Transit		Daegu Metro Line 1	30	25.9	Daegok—Ansim	26 November 1997
		Daegu Metro Line 2	29	31.4	Munyang—Yeungnam University	18 October 2005
		Daegu Metro Line 3	30	23.9	KNU Medical Center—Yongji	23 April 2015

Daejeon

Main article: Daejeon Metro

• Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit operates the whole subway system.

Rapid transit lines in Daejeon
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Opened
Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit		Daejeon Metro Line 1	22	22.7	Panam—Banseok	16 March 2006

Gwangju

Main article: Gwangju Metro

• Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit operates the whole subway system.

Rapid transit lines in Gwangju
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Opened
Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit		Gwangju Metro Line 1	20	20.6	Nokdong—Pyeongdong	28 April 2004

Proposed awaiting for approval

• Sinrim Line (신림선) - 8.92 km
• Dongbuk Line (동북선) - 13.34 km
• Myeongmok LRT extension (면목선) - 9.05 km
• Seobu Line (서부선) - 15.77 km
• Ui LRT extension - 3.50 km
• Mokdong Line (목동선) -10.87 km
• Nangok Line (난곡선) - 4.13 km
• Wiryeshin Line (위례신사선) - 14.83 km
• Wirye Line (위례선) - 5.0 km
• Seoul Subway Line 9 Phase IV- 3.80 km

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Transportation in South Korea

External links

• Subway transferring information for South Korea (in Japanese)