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Opening ceremony of the Gyeongin Railway between Seoul and Chemulpo (today Incheon) on September 18, 1899.. Rail transport in Korea began in the late 19th century. On March 19, 1896, the late Joseon Dynasty that ruled Korea awarded American engineer James R. Morse a concession to build a railway between Seoul and Chemulpo (today Incheon), while on July 4, the French company Compagnie de Fives ...
Rapid transit systems System Locale Lines Stations Length (km) Commencement Seoul Subway (inc. Incheon Subway) Seoul Capital Area: 23 768 1,262.2 15 August 1974 Busan Metro: Busan–Gyeongnam Area: 6 158 205.6 19 July 1985 Daegu Metro: Daegu–Gyeongbuk Area: 3 90 83.7 26 November 1997 Gwangju Metro: Gwangju: 1 20 20.6 28 April 2004
Native name: 수도권 전철 / 首都圈電鐵 Romanizations see box below: Owner: Government of South Korea, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Incheon Metropolitan City, Bucheon City, Uijeongbu City, Yongin City: Locale: Seoul Metropolitan Area: Transit type: Rapid transit, Commuter rail: Number of lines: 23: Number of stations: 768: Annual ...
High-speed rail service in South Korea began with the construction of a high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992, and was inspired by Japan's Shinkansen. The first commercial high-speed rail service was launched on 1 April 2004. Currently, South Korea hosts two high-speed rail operators: Korea Train eXpress (KTX) and Super Rapid Train (SRT).
The Gyeongbu Line was extensively upgraded in parallel with the development of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway urban rapid transit system and the Korea Train Express (KTX) high-speed rail system from the 1970s. The Gyeongbu Line is six-tracked from Seoul to Guro, four-tracked from Guro to Cheonan, [11] and double-tracked from Cheonan all the way ...
The Honam high-speed railway, also known as Honam HSR, is a high-speed rail between Osong (on the existing Gyeongbu high-speed railway) and Mokpo in South Korea.The line is a part of Korail's Korea Train Express (KTX) system, accelerating Seoul–Mokpo and Seoul–Gwangju KTX high-speed services which currently use the existing conventional Honam Line.
South Korea is launching a high-speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts, a project officials hope will encourage more youth to consider homes ...
Geographical map with stations. Daegu Metro (Korean: 대구도시철도; Hanja: 大邱都市鐵道; RR: Daegu dosicheoldo) is a metro system that serves primarily the South Korean city of Daegu, operated by Daegu Transportation Corporation from 5:30AM to 0:00AM with the interval from 5 to 8 minutes between each car's arrival. [2]