Daegu Metro

Daegu Metro

Jungangno Station
Overview
Owner City of Daegu
Locale Daegu, South Korea
Transit type Rapid transit and Monorail
Number of lines 2 rapid transit
1 monorail
Number of stations 59 (rapid transit only)[1]
89 (incl. monorail)
Operation
Began operation 26 November 1997
Operator(s) Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation
Technical
System length 57.3 km (35.6 mi)
(rapid transit only)[1]
81.2 km (50.5 mi)
(incl. monorail)
System map

Daegu Metro
Hangul 대구도시철도
Hanja 大邱都市鐵道
Revised Romanization Daegu dosicheoldo
McCune–Reischauer Taegu tosich'ŏlto

Daegu Metro (Hangul: 대구도시철도; hanja: 大邱都市鐵道; RR: Daegu dosicheoldo) serves primarily the South Korean city of Daegu.

Lines

Line Name
English		 Line Name
Hangul		 Starting Station(s) Ending Station(s) Stations Total Length
Rapid transit:
 1  1호선 Daegok Ansim 30[1] 25.9 km[1]
 2  2호선 Munyang Yeungnam Univ. 29[1] 31.4 km[1]
Monorail:
 3  3호선 KNU Medical Center Yongji 30 23.9 km

Line 1

Main article: Daegu Metro Line 1

Line 1 was the site of the Daegu subway fire of 2003, when an arsonist set fire to a train in rush hour and killed nearly 200 people.

Line 2

Main article: Daegu Metro Line 2

Line 2 was completed in October 2005.

Line 3

Main article: Daegu Metro Line 3

Line 3, which is a monorail (unlike Lines 1 and 2), was completed and opened in April 2015.

Lines under construction

AGT line

The transport department has approved plans to build an Automated Guideway Transit line.

Fare

The fare is 1,200 won for a token to any stop on the subway and only 1,100 won with the use of a transportation card.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Overview > Company Information > Operation System". Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-22.

External links


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