Seoul Subway Line 3

Line 3
Overview
Native name	3호선（三號線） Sam Hoseon
Type	Rapid transit
System	Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Status	Operational
Termini	Daehwa Ogeum
Stations	44 34-Seoul Metro 10-Korail
Operation
Opened	July 12, 1985
Operator(s)	Seoul Metro & Korail
Technical
Line length	57.4 km (35.7 mi) 38.2 km (23.7 mi) Seoul Metro[1] 19.2 km (11.9 mi) Korail[2]
No. of tracks	2

Seoul Subway Line 3 (dubbed The Orange Line) of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a commuter rail service. which connects Goyang, northwestern Seoul to the city center, Gangnam and southeastern Seoul.

In December 2010 the line is recorded as having the second highest WiFi data consumption in the Seoul Metropolitan area. It averaged 1.8 times more than the other 14 subway lines fitted with WiFi service zones.^[3]

History

Construction began in 1980, and most of the current line opened (Gupabal - Yangjae; Jichuk opened in 1990) after completion of work in two stages during 1985, along with brother subway Line 4. In October 1993, a second extension to the south was opened (Yangjae - Suseo), giving Seoul the current Line 3.

In March 1996, the Ilsan Line (Daehwa - Jichuk), which is considered the third extension to the north was opened, and connected the city of Goyang with Seoul. Seoul's portion of Line 3 and the Ilsan part of Line 3 operate as one combined line, with trains running from one end to the other. The respective stations are operated by two different companies, though, so they are sometimes listed separately. There are 2 depots near Jichuk Station and Suseo Station, which are for both Korail and Seoul Metro.

A 3 km extension opened on February 18, 2010, stretching from Suseo to Garak Market (Line 8) and Ogeum (Line 5).

On December 27, 2014, Wonheung Station opened between Wondang and Samsong Stations.

Tourism

In January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, published free guidebooks in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers. The tours are designed with different themes for travel along the subway lines, e.g. Korean traditional culture. Which goes from Jongno 3-ga Station to Anguk Station and Gyeongbokgung Station on this line that showcases antique shops and art galleries of Insa-dong.^[4]

Stations

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Line Name	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
309	Daehwa	대화	大化		Ilsan Line	---	0.0	Gyeonggi-do	Goyang-si
310	Juyeop	주엽	注葉			1.4	1.4
311	Jeongbalsan	정발산	鼎鉢山			1.6	3.0
312	Madu	마두	馬頭			0.9	3.9
313	Baekseok	백석	白石			1.4	5.3
314	Daegok	대곡	大谷	Gyeongui–​Jungang		2.5	7.8
315	Hwajeong	화정	花井			2.1	9.9
316	Wondang	원당	元堂			2.6	12.5
317	Wonheung	원흥	元興			2.9	15.4
318	Samsong	삼송	三松			2.1	17.5
319	Jichuk	지축	紙杻			1.7	19.2
320	Gupabal	구파발	舊把撥		Line 3	1.5	20.7	Seoul	Eunpyeong-gu
321	Yeonsinnae	연신내	연신내			2.0	22.7
322	Bulgwang	불광	佛光			1.3	24.0
323	Nokbeon	녹번	碌磻			1.1	25.1
324	Hongje	홍제	弘濟			1.6	26.7		Seodaemun-gu
325	Muakjae	무악재	毋岳재			0.9	27.6
326	Dongnimmun	독립문	獨立門			1.1	28.7
327	Gyeongbokgung	경복궁	景福宮			1.6	30.3		Jongno-gu
328	Anguk	안국	安國			1.1	31.4
329	Jongno 3(sam)-ga	종로3가	鍾路3街			1.0	32.4
330	Euljiro 3(sam)-ga	을지로3가	乙支路3街			0.6	33.0		Jung-gu
331	Chungmuro	충무로	忠武路			0.7	33.7
332	Dongguk University	동대입구	東大入口			0.9	34.6
333	Yaksu	약수	藥水			0.7	35.3
334	Geumho	금호	金湖			0.8	36.1		Seongdong-gu
335	Oksu	옥수	玉水	Gyeongui–​Jungang		0.8	36.9
336	Apgujeong	압구정	狎鷗亭			2.1	39.0		Gangnam-gu
337	Sinsa	신사	新沙	Shinbundang  (2021)		1.5	40.5
338	Jamwon	잠원	蠶院			0.9	41.4		Seocho-gu
339	Express Bus Terminal	고속터미널	高速터미널			1.2	42.6
340	Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education	교대	敎大			1.6	44.2
341	Nambu Bus Terminal	남부터미널	南部터미널			0.9	45.1
342	Yangjae	양재	良才	Shinbundang		1.8	46.9
343	Maebong	매봉	매봉			1.2	48.1		Gangnam-gu
344	Dogok	도곡	道谷	Bundang		0.8	48.9
345	Daechi	대치	大峙			0.8	49.7
346	Hangnyeoul	학여울	학여울			0.8	50.5
347	Daecheong	대청	대청			0.9	51.4
348	Irwon	일원	逸院			1.2	52.6
349	Suseo	수서	水西	Bundang  Suseo HSR (2016) Honam HSR (2017)		1.8	54.4
350	Garak Market	가락시장	可樂市場			1.2	55.6		Songpa-gu
351	National Police Hospital	경찰병원	警察病院			0.8	56.4
352	Ogeum	오금	梧琴			0.6	57.0

See also

• Subways in South Korea
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway

References

1. 지하철건설현황 [Status of Subway Construction] (in Korean). Seoul City Government. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
2. "Metro Lines & Trains in Operation". Korail. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
3. "Seoul Subway Line No. 2 Becomes Major WiFi Hotspot". Chosun Ilbo. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
4. Kwon, Sang-soo (26 January 2013). "Free guide for Seoul’s subway riders". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

External links

• Seoul Metropolitan Government's Line 3 extension page (Korean) includes a route map and status information for the extension from Suseo to Garak Market.
• UrbanRail.Net's Seoul Subway Page
• Map, station and route finder