Bundang Line
Template:Korea Metro line Bundang Line is a commuter subway line of Korail, the national railway of South Korea. The name 'Bundang Line' refers to the fact that the line was constructed for the commuters of Bundang district in Seongnam. The line starts in southeastern Seoul, travels through northern Seongnam, and finally reaches the northern end of Yongin. Originally opened in September 1994 between Suseo and Ori, it was extended from Suseo to Seolleung in September 2003, and from Ori to Bojeong in November 2004.
On November 26, 2004, a temporary terminal station called Bojeong was opened near the Bundang Line Train Depot. More recently, on December 24, 2007, Jukjeon Station was opened between Ori and Bojeong Stations. The first part of the southern extension to Guseong, Singal, and Giheung stations opened on December 28, 2011.[1]
Operation
Trains on this section run every 3~4 minutes during rush hours & every 8 minutes during off peak hours.
On weekdays trains run 206 times and 154 times on weekends and holidays. During rush hours trains come every 6 ~ 8 minutes and once every 14 minutes during all other times.[2]
While rapid services are unavailable, all northbound trains terminate at Seolleung. Half of the southbound services is for Giheung, and another half for Jukjeon.
The Bundang Line uses Korail Class 351000 trains. The rolling stock is the same class used on Line 4 (though the Line 4 trains are known as Class 341000) because they were originally classified as Korail Class 2030. First generation trains were introduced since the line's opening, second generation train were introduced when the Bundang Line was extended from Suseo to Seolleung in 2003 and in the future, third generation trains will be introduced when the Bundang Line is extended southward.
Stations
Number |
English |
Hangul |
Hanja |
in km |
Distance |
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Seolleung | 선릉 | 宣陵 | Template:SMS line links | |||||||
Hanti | 한티 | -- | ||||||||
Dogok | 도곡 | 道谷 | Template:SMS line links | |||||||
Guryong | 구룡 | 九龍 | ||||||||
Gaepo-dong | 개포동 | 開浦洞 | ||||||||
Daemosan | 대모산입구 | 大母山入口 | ||||||||
Suseo | 수서 | 水西 | Template:SMS line links | |||||||
Bokjeong | 복정 | 福井 | Template:SMS line links | |||||||
Gachon University | 가천대 | 嘉泉大 | ||||||||
Taepyeong | 태평 | 太平 | ||||||||
Moran | 모란 | 牡丹 | Template:SMS line links | |||||||
Yatap | 야탑 | 野塔 | ||||||||
Imae | 이매 | 二梅 | ||||||||
Seohyeon | 서현 | 書峴 | ||||||||
Sunae | 수내 | 藪內 | ||||||||
Jeongja | 정자 | 亭子 | Template:SMS line links | |||||||
Migeum | 미금 | 美金 | ||||||||
Ori | 오리 | 梧里 | ||||||||
Jukjeon | 죽전 | 竹田 | ||||||||
Bojeong | 보정 | 寶亭 | ||||||||
Guseong | 구성 | 駒城 | ||||||||
Singal | 신갈 | 新葛 | ||||||||
Giheung | 기흥 | 器興 | Template:SMS line links (date unknown) | |||||||
Plans
The current operational section is actually only a part of what it will be in the future, as it is being actively extended in both directions.
- A 6.6 km extension from Seolleung to Wangsimni, including three entirely new stations, was scheduled to open in 2011 but has possibly been pushed back to April 2012. Construction signs showing both opening dates can be seen within Gangnam-gu Office Station. The link will intersect with a few lines in the Seoul Subway:
- Line 9 - Samneung
- Line 7 - Gangnam-gu Office
- The terminus, Wangsimni, features transfer to Lines 2, 5, and the Jungang Line.
- This opening was going to coincide with an extension on the southern side of the line ending in a transfer to the EverLine Rapid Transit System due to open mid-late 2011 but now unknown due to construction and ongoing litigation.[3] Other than the EverLine the extension provides another commuter railway service to the city of Suwon, in which the extension ends at Suwon Station, interchangeable with Gyeongbu Line with its commuter service connected to Line 1, and also KTX services.
- The southern end will be expanded further to Bangjuk Station (방죽역) by December 2012.[4]
- The full extension to Suwon Station will be completed at a later date; December 2013.
- The reconstructed Suin Line will see direct service through Bundang Line, but this will not happen until it completes its final section between Suwon Station and Hanyang University at Ansan Station in 2016.
References
- ^ "Date Announced For Southern Bundang Extension". Kojects. November 13, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Bundang Line Extension Opening : 분당선보정" (in English and Korean). December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
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