Seoul Subway Line 6

Line 6 6호선（6號線） Yook Hoseon Statistics Type Rapid transit System Seoul Metropolitan Subway Status Operational Termini Eungam Bonghwasan No. of stations 38 Operation Opened 7 August 2001 Operator(s) Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation Technical Line length 35.1 km (21.8 mi) No. of tracks 2  Route diagram

Seoul Subway Line 6 is a line of the Seoul Subway. Its color is brown.

Overview

The route connects Eunpyeong-gu and Jungnang-gu in an U-shaped manner, running through Yongsan-gu and Seongbuk-gu. It does not cross over the Han River. It is mainly used to connect to the outskirts of Seoul and to relieve the traffic on other lines.

The lines primarily operates in the section between Eungam and Bonghwasan. When a train arrives at Eungam, it runs through what is commonly known as the "Eungam Loop", a one-way operation loop of stations. After going through the stations of the Eungam Loop in an anti-clockwise direction, the train reaches Eungam again, in which it continues to Bonghwasan. Currently commuter trains of the Seoul Metro 6000 EMU series runs on the line.

The line started construction in 1994. A short section of the line from Bonghwasan to Sangwolgok opened in August 2000 while the remaining section opened in December of the same year. However, it was not only in March 2001 that the whole line was fully operational when 4 stations from Itaewon to Yaksu was opened.

Upon the opening of the electrified Gyeongchun Line in December 2010, Seoul Metro plans to extend the line 1 km eastward to connect to the Gyeongchun Line at a new Sinnae Station, located near the current Sinnae Depot. The station is currently under construction and is planned to open in 2014.

Stations

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Line Name	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
610	Eungam	응암	鷹岩		Eungam Loop	---	0.0	Seoul	Eunpyeong-gu
611	Yeokchon	역촌	驛村			1.1	1.1
612	Bulgwang	불광	佛光	Line 3		0.8	1.9
613	Dokbawi	독바위	독바위			0.9	2.8
614	Yeonsinnae	연신내	연신내	Line 3		1.4	4.2
615	Gusan	구산	龜山			0.9	5.1
610	Eungam	응암	鷹岩			1.5	6.6
616	Saejeol	새절	새절		Line 6	0.9	7.5
617	Jeungsan	증산	繒山			0.9	8.4
618	Digital Media City	디지털미디어시티	디지털미디어시티	Gyeongui AREX		1.1	9.5
619	World Cup Stadium	월드컵경기장	월드컵競技場			0.8	10.3		Mapo-gu
620	Mapo-gu Office	마포구청	麻浦區廳			0.8	11.1
621	Mangwon	망원	望遠			1.0	12.1
622	Hapjeong	합정	合井	Line 2		0.8	12.9
623	Sangsu	상수	上水			0.8	13.7
624	Gwangheungchang	광흥창	廣興倉			0.9	14.6
625	Daeheung	대흥	大興			1.0	15.6
626	Gongdeok	공덕	孔德	Line 5 AREX		0.9	16.5
627	Hyochang Park	효창공원앞	孝昌公園앞			0.9	17.4		Yongsan-gu
628	Samgakji	삼각지	三角地	Line 4		1.2	18.6
629	Noksapyeong	녹사평	綠莎坪			1.1	19.7
630	Itaewon	이태원	梨泰院			0.8	20.5
631	Hangangjin	한강진	漢江鎭			1.0	21.5
632	Beotigogae	버티고개	버티고개			1.0	22.5		Jung-gu
633	Yaksu	약수	藥水	Line 3		0.7	23.2
634	Cheonggu	청구	靑丘	Line 5		0.8	24.0
635	Sindang	신당	新堂	Line 2		0.7	24.7
636	Dongmyo	동묘앞	東廟앞	Line 1		0.6	25.3		Jongno-gu
637	Changsin	창신	昌信			0.9	26.2
638	Bomun	보문	普門			0.8	27.0		Seongbuk-gu
639	Anam	안암	安岩			0.9	27.9
640	Korea University	고려대	高麗大			0.8	28.7
641	Wolgok	월곡	月谷			1.4	30.1
642	Sangwolgok	상월곡	上月谷			0.8	30.9
643	Dolgoji	돌곶이	돌곶이			0.8	31.7
644	Seokgye	석계	石溪	Line 1		1.0	32.7		Nowon-gu
645	Taereung	태릉입구	泰陵入口	Line 7		0.8	33.5
646	Hwarangdae	화랑대	花郞臺			0.9	34.4
647	Bonghwasan	봉화산	烽火山			0.7	35.1		Jungnang-gu
	Sinnae (2012)	신내	新內	Gyeongchun (2012)		--	--

See also

• Subways in South Korea
• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway