Gwacheon Line

Gwacheon Line
Overview
Native name	과천선
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of South Korea
Locale	Gyeonggi Province
Stations	10
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Services	Line 4
Operator(s)	Korail
History
Opened	15 January 1993 (1993-01-15)
Technical
Line length	14.4 km
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC & 25 kV AC (60 Hz)

Gwacheon Line
Hangul	과천선
Hanja	果川線
Revised Romanization	Gwacheon-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Kwach'ŏn-sŏn

Gwacheon Line is a metropolitan rail line operated by Korail in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. All trains is operated as a through service into Seoul Metro's Line 4 and Ansan Line on the other end.

From January 15, 1993, to March 31, 1994, the Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 operated like the Ansan Line, and since the opening of all sections on April 1, 1994, it has been operated as a part of the Metropolitan Subway Line 4.

Stations

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Location
↑ Through-services to/from Oido via Ansan Line ↑
443	Geumjeong	금정	衿井		Gunpo
442	Beomgye	범계			Anyang
441	Pyeongchon	평촌	坪村
440	Indeogwon	인덕원	仁德院	(2026) Indeogwon–Dongtan Line (2026)
TBD	Gwacheon Bio Information Technology Zone (2024)	과천지식정보단지	果川知識情報團地驛		Gwacheon
439	Government Complex Gwacheon	정부과천청사	政府果川廳舍
438	Gwacheon	과천	果川
437	Seoul Grand Park	대공원	大公園
436	Seoul Racecourse Park	경마공원	競馬公園
435	Seonbawi	선바위
434	Namtaeryeong	남태령	南泰嶺		Seocho District, Seoul
↓ Through-services to/from Danggogae via Seoul Subway Line 4 ↓

See also

• Subways in South Korea
• Seoul Subway Line 4

References

As part of the first new town development in the early 1990s, the Gwacheon Line was built under the leadership of the Korea Railroad Administration (currently Korea Railroad Corporation) for the purpose of connecting Sanbon New Town and Pyeongchon New Town with Gwacheon City and Seoul Metropolitan City. From January 15, 1993, to March 31, 1994, the Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 operated like the Ansan Line, and since the opening of all sections on April 1, 1994, it has been operated as a part of the Metropolitan Subway Line 4.

External links

• 서울교통공사

• 동인천역 파크푸르지오