Seoul Metro: Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
| name = Seoul Metro |
| name = Seoul Metro |
||
| logo = Seoul Metro.svg |
| logo = Seoul Metro.svg |
||
| type = [[ |
| type = [[Government-owned corporation]] |
||
| foundation = 31 May 2017<ref name="foundation">{{cite news|title=Seoul Metro Created out of Merger between Two Subway Corporations|url=http://english.hankyung.com/business/2017/05/31/1120141/seoul-metro-created-out-of-merger-between-two-subway-corporations|accessdate=1 June 2017|agency=The Korea Economic Daily|publisher=The Korea Economic Daily|date=31 May 2017}}</ref> |
| foundation = 31 May 2017<ref name="foundation">{{cite news|title=Seoul Metro Created out of Merger between Two Subway Corporations|url=http://english.hankyung.com/business/2017/05/31/1120141/seoul-metro-created-out-of-merger-between-two-subway-corporations|accessdate=1 June 2017|agency=The Korea Economic Daily|publisher=The Korea Economic Daily|date=31 May 2017}}</ref> |
||
|창립자 = |
|창립자 = |
Revision as of 06:18, 8 January 2020
Company type | Government-owned corporation |
---|---|
Industry | Rapid transit |
Predecessors | Seoul Metro Corporation Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation |
Founded | 31 May 2017[1] |
Headquarters | 346 Cheonho-daero, Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Kim Tae-ho (CEO) |
Products | Subway |
Owner | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
Website | www |
Seoul Metro | |
Hangul | |
---|---|
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seoul Gyotong Gongsa |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Kyot'ong Kongsa |
Seoul Metro (Hangul: 서울교통공사), is a public corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the two major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Korail.
History
- May 31, 2017: Seoul Transportation Corporation is formed after a merger of Seoul Metro Corporation and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation to more efficiently operate services on lines 1-9.
Lines and sections
Seoul Metro's service covers part of lines 1, 3, 4 and all of lines 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9. Korail jointly participates in service on lines 1, 3 and 4. Seoul Metro controls the railways and stations owned by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
in km | |||||
Cheongnyangni | Seoul Station | 10 | 7.8 km | ||
Soyosan | Incheon / Seodongtan / Cheonan / Gwangmyeong / Sinchang | 97 | 200.6 km | ||
City Hall / Chungjeongno / Sindorim / Seongsu | Kkachisan / Sinseol-dong | 51 | 60.2 km | ||
Jichuk | Ogeum | 34 | 38.2 km | ||
Daehwa | Ogeum | 44 | 57.4 km | ||
Danggogae | Namtaeryeong | 26 | 31.7 km | ||
Danggogae | Oido | 48 | 72.1 km | ||
Banghwa | Sangil-dong / Macheon | 51 | 52.3 km | ||
Eungam | Sinnae | 38 | 35.1 km | ||
Jangam | Bupyeong-gu Office | 51 | 57.1 km | ||
Amsa | Moran | 17 | 17.7 km | ||
Gaehwa | VHS Medical Center | 38 | 40.6 km |
Depots
- Gunja Depot - for Lines 1 & 2
- Sinjeong Depot - for Line 2
- Jichuk Depot - for Line 3 (heavy maintenance for Line 4)
- Suseo Depot - for Line 3
- Chang-dong Depot - for Line 4
- Godeok Depot - for Line 5 (heavy maintenance for Line 8)
- Banghwa Depot - for Line 5
- Sinnae Depot - for Line 6
- Dobong Depot - for Line 7 (heavy maintenance for Line 6)
- Cheonwang Depot - for Line 7
- Moran Depot - for Line 8
See also
- Korail
- Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of urban rail systems by length
- Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
- Transportation in South Korea
References
- ^ "Seoul Metro Created out of Merger between Two Subway Corporations". The Korea Economic Daily. The Korea Economic Daily. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seoul Metro.