Suin Line

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Suin Line
수인선（水仁線）
Suinseon		 South Korea subway logo.svg
Statistics
Type Commuter rail
System Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Status Under construction
Termini Suwon
Incheon
No. of stations 27
Operation
Opened August 5, 1937 (original route)
2013 (phase 1); 2016 (phase 2)
Closed December 31, 1995 (original route)
Technical
No. of tracks 2

The Suin Line (Suwon-Incheon) is a former narrow-gauge railway in South Korea. The narrow-gauge line, which connected Suwon (Gyeongbu Line) to Namincheon via Ansan and Siheung, was abandoned in 1995, but the Suin Line is currently being reconstructed in standard gauge and double track as an integral part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway network. This subway line will open in three phases: 2012 to Songdo station, 2013 to Incheon station and 2016 between Suwon and Hanyang Univ. at Ansan station.

Contents

[edit] Original route

Station Hangul Hanja Connecting Lines Year of Closure Location
Suwon 수원 水原 Line 1
Gyeongbu Line
Suryeo Line		 1995 Gyeonggi-do Suwon
Gosaek 고색 古索 1974
Eocheon 어천 漁川 1995 Hwaseong
Yamok 야목 野牧 1995
Sari 사리 四里 1995 Ansan
Hanyang Univ. at Ansan 한대앞 漢大앞 Ansan Line (Shared Line) 1995
Jungang 중앙 中央 1994
Kojan 고잔 古棧 1994
Ansan 안산 安山 1994
Jeongwang 정왕 正往 1994 Siheung
Darwol 달원 達月 1994
Sorae 소래 蘇來 1994 Incheon Namdong-gu
Nonhyeon (Incheon) 논현 (인천) 論峴 1992
Namdong 남동 南洞 1992
Songdo 송도 松島 1992 Yeonsu-gu
Yonghyeon 용현 龍現 1973 Nam-gu
Incheon Harbor (Namincheon) 인천항 (남인천) 仁川港 (南仁川) 1973

[edit] Gallery

These images are in order from Suwon towards Namincheon.

[edit] Rolling stock

For the former Suin Line, the Korean National Railroad built a narrow gauge steam locomotive, the KNR160 Diesel Car (also known as the Niigata/Kawasaki Diesel Car), and the KNR18000 Passenger Car. One KNR160 (later renumbered KNR9160) and two KNR18000 are preserved at the railroad museum in nearby Uiwang.

Korail plans to introduce class 351000 EMU trains from the Bundang Line on the new Suin Line.

[edit] New Route

Construction of the new Suin Line began on March 29, 2011 and it is expected to open between Incheon and Oido (and thus Hanyang University by Line 4) in 2013, while the remainder will not be in operation till 2016.[1] The new line will follow the following route.

Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer
Location
Suwon 수원 水原 Gyeongbu Line
Line 1
Bundang (after 2013)		 Gyeonggi-do Suwon
Gosaek 고색 古索
Bongdam 봉담 峰潭
Eocheon 어천 漁川 Hwaseong
Yamok 야목 野牧
Sa-ri 사리 四里 Ansan
Hanyang Univ. at Ansan 한대앞 漢大앞 Line 4 (Shared Line)
Jungang 중앙 中央
Gojan 고잔 古棧
Gongdan 공단 工團
Ansan 안산 安山
Singil Oncheon 신길온천 新吉溫泉
Jeongwang 정왕 正往 Siheung
Oido 오이도 烏耳島
Darwol 달원 達月
Wolgot 월곶 月串
Sorae 소래 蘇來 Incheon Namdong-gu
Nonhyeon (Incheon) 논현 (인천) 論峴
Nonhyeontaekji 논현택지 論峴宅地
Namdong 남동 南洞
Woninjae 원인재 源仁齋 Incheon Line 1 Yeonsu-gu
Yeonsu 연수 延壽
Songdo 송도 松島
Yonghyeon 용현 龍現 Nam-gu
Namincheon 남인천 南仁川
International Cruise Terminal 국제여객선터미널 國際旅客船터미널 Jung-gu
Incheon 인천 仁川 Line 1
Wolmido Galaxy Rail

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "경기신문: 수인선 전철 안산 구간 29일 착공". Gyeonggi News. http://www.kgnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=264502. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
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