Gimpo Goldline

Gimpo Urban Railway (Gimpo Goldline)
Gimpo Urban Railway (Gimpo Goldline)
Overview
Native name	김포 도시철도 (金浦都市鐵道); Gimpo Dosicheoldo
Status	Under construction
Owner	Gimpo City
Termini	Yangchon; Gimpo International Airport;
Stations	10
Service
Operator(s)	Seoul Metro
Depot(s)	Gimpo Hangang Train Depot
History
Opened	July 2019 (Planned)
Technical
Track length	23.67 km (14.71 mi)
Track gauge	1435 mm
Operating speed	48 km/h (30 mph)

The Gimpo GoldLine (Korean: 김포 도시철도; Hanja: 金浦都市鐵道) is a future subway line scheduled to open in November 2018^[1]^[2]^{[needs update]} and was pushed back to July 2019.

Background

Under the third mayor of Gimpo City, Kim Dongsik (김동식), the line was going to be an extension of Line 5. This idea was rejected by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (now Seoul Metro) as they wanted to build a subway yard in the town of Yangchon-eup.

Construction is expected to cost 1.6503 trillion won with 1.2 trillion from Korea Land and Housing Corporation. Two car vehicles will operate at intervals of three minutes during peak hours with a maximum occupancy of 122 people per car. The line will use rolling stock by Hyundai Rotem. Travel time from one end to the other will be an estimated 30 minutes and transfers are available at Gimpo Airport Station. In 2012, planners expected 88,257 passengers during the first year of operation (then 2018), 91,501 in 2021, and 92,561 in 2026 with an operating deficit of roughly 10 billion won.^[3]

Stations

The following list of stations may be subject to change as the line is constructed and various sources give conflicting information.^[1]^[2]

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
100	Yangchon	양촌	陽村		-	0.0	Gyeonggi-do	Gimpo-si
101	Gurae	구래	九來		1.37	1.37
102	Masan	마산	麻山		1.17	2.54
103	Janggi	장기	場基		2.29	5.53
104	Unyang	운양	雲陽		1.69	7.22
105	Geolpo Bukbyeon	걸포북변	傑浦北邊		3.39	10.61
106	Gimpo City Hall	김포시청	金浦市廳		1.87	12.48
107	Pungmu	풍무	豊舞		1.38	13.86
108	Gochon	고촌	高村		3.69	17.55
109	Gimpo International Airport	김포공항	金浦空港	Seohae (2021)	5.92	23.47	Seoul	Gangseo-gu