Gwangju Metro Line 1

Line 1
Overview
Native name 1호선（1號線）
Il Hoseon
Type Rapid transit
System Gwangju Metro
Status Operational
Termini Nokdong
Pyeongdong
Stations 20
Services 1
Operation
Opened 28 April 2004
Operator(s) Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
Technical
Line length 20.6 km (12.8 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route map

Gwangju Metro Line 1 is a rapid transit line in Gwangju, South Korea, operated by the Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (GRTC, or Gwangju Metro). It connects Nokdong Station in Dong-gu at its eastern terminus to Pyeongdong Station in Gwangsan-gu in the west, via the central business district and Gwangju Airport. On maps, it is designated by dark green (●).

The line began operations in 2004, making Gwangju the fifth South Korean city with a rapid transit system.

History

Stations

As of 2012 Line 1 consists of twenty stations. The section between Sotae and Nokdong operates as a separate shuttle.[1]

Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer
Line Name
Distance
in km
Total
Distance
Location
100 Nokdong 녹동 鹿洞
Line 1
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0.0
Gwangju
Dong(East)
101 Sotae 소태 所台
1.9
1.9
102 Hakdong·Jeungsimsa 학동·증심사입구 鶴洞·證心寺入口
1.1
3.0
103 Namgwangju 남광주 南光州
0.9
3.9
104 Culture Complex 문화전당 文化殿堂
0.9
4.8
105 Geumnamno 4(sa)-ga 금남로4가 錦南路4街
0.7
5.5
106 Geumnamno 5(o)-ga 금남로5가 南路5街
0.6
6.1
107 Yangdong Market 양동시장 良洞市場
1.0
7.1
Seo(West)
108 Dolgogae 돌고개 돌고개
0.6
7.7
Nam(South)
109 Nongseong 농성 農城
1.2
8.9
Seo(West)
110 Hwajeong 화정 花亭
0.7
9.6
111 Ssangchon 쌍촌 雙村
0.6
10.2
112 Uncheon 운천 雲泉
0.9
11.1
113 Sangmu 상무 尙武
1.1
12.2
114 Kim Daejung Convention Center 김대중컨벤션센터 金大中컨벤션센터
0.7
12.9
115 Airport 공항 空港
2.9
15.8
Gwangsan
116 Songjeong Park 송정공원 松汀公園
1.1
16.9
117 Gwangju Songjeong Station 광주송정역 光州松汀驛 Honam
Honam HSR (2017) Saemaul-ho services Mugunghwa-ho services
1.1
18.0
118 Dosan 도산 道山
0.7
18.7
119 Pyeongdong 평동 平洞
1.9
20.6

Plan to extend Line 1

The Gwangju City Government has a plan to extend the current Line 1 southward to Hwasun and northward to Naju. Recently, the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development promised to include the Line 1 extension in its '5+2 extensive economic zone' project.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gwangju", UrbanRail.Net, retrieved 2012-04-12
  2. ↑ "Seoul Newspaper:Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development accepted Gwangju's new proposal of 5+2 project". Retrieved 2009-02-11.

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