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Subway line in Gwangju, South Korea

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Line 1

Overview

Native name

1호선(1號線)
Il Hoseon

Status

Operational

Termini

Stations

Service

Type

Rapid transit

System

Gwangju Metro

Services

Operator(s)

Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation

History

Opened

28 April 2004

Technical

Line length

20.6 km (12.8 mi)

Number of tracks

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Electrification

1,500 V DC, 25 kV AC 60 Hz overhead line

Route map

Legend

					Okdong Depot
					119 Pyeongdong
					118 Dosan
					117 Gwangju Songjeong Station
					116 Songjeong Park
					115 Airport
					114 Kim Daejung Convention Center
					113 Sangmu
					112 Uncheon
					111 Ssangchon
					110 Hwajeong
					109 Nongseong
					108 Dolgogae
					107 Yangdong Market
					106 Geumnamno 5(o)-ga
					105 Geumnamno 4(sa)-ga
					104 Culture Complex
					103 Namgwangju
					102 Hakdong·Jeungsimsa
					101 Sotae
					Yongsan Depot
					100 Nokdong

Gwangju Metro Line 1 is a rapid transit line in Gwangju, South Korea, operated by the Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (GRTC, or Gwangju Metro). It connects Nokdong station in Dong-gu at its eastern terminus to Pyeongdong station in Gwangsan-gu in the west, via the central business district and Gwangju Airport. On maps, it is designated by teal (●).

The line began operations in 2004, making Gwangju the fifth South Korean city with a rapid transit system.

History

August 28, 1996: Ground breaking ceremony for the Line 1
April 28, 2004: Line 1 partially opened (Nokdong ↔ Sangmu)
April 11, 2008: Line 1 fully opened (Nokdong ↔ Pyeongdong)

Stations

As of 2021 Line 1 consists of twenty stations. Most trains operate between Pyeongdong and Sotae, with about one service per hour continuing to Nokdong station.

All stations are in Gwangju.

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location

100	Nokdong	녹동	鹿洞		---	0.0	Dong (East)
101	Sotae	소태	所台		1.9	1.9
102	Hakdong·Jeungsimsa	학동·증심사입구	鶴洞·證心寺入口		1.1	3.0
103	Namgwangju	남광주	南光州		0.9	3.9
104	Culture Complex	문화전당	文化殿堂		0.9	4.8
105	Geumnamno 4(sa)-ga	금남로4가	錦南路4街		0.7	5.5
106	Geumnamno 5(o)-ga	금남로5가	錦南路5街		0.6	6.1
107	Yangdong Market	양동시장	良洞市場		1.0	7.1	Seo (West)
108	Dolgogae	돌고개	돌고개		0.6	7.7	Nam (South)
109	Nongseong	농성	農城		1.2	8.9	Seo (West)
110	Hwajeong	화정	花亭		0.7	9.6
111	Ssangchon	쌍촌	雙村		0.6	10.2
112	Uncheon	운천	雲泉		0.9	11.1
113	Sangmu	상무	尙武		1.1	12.2
114	Kim Daejung Convention Center	김대중컨벤션센터	金大中컨벤션센터		0.7	12.9
115	Airport	공항	空港		2.9	15.8	Gwangsan
116	Songjeong Park	송정공원	松汀公園		1.1	16.9
117	Gwangju Songjeong Station	광주송정역	光州松汀驛	Honam Line Honam High Speed Railway (2017) Saemaeul-ho services Mugunghwa-ho services	1.1	18.0
118	Dosan	도산	道山		0.7	18.7
119	Pyeongdong	평동	平洞		1.9	20.6

Plan to extend Line 1

The Gwangju City Government has a plan to extend the current Line 1 southward to Hwasun and northward to Naju. Recently, the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development promised to include the Line 1 extension in its '5+2 extensive economic zone' project.

References

"광주도시철도공사 모바일".
"Seoul Newspaper:Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development accepted Gwangju's new proposal of 5+2 project". Retrieved 11 February 2009.

Rapid transit in South Korea

Seoul
Capital
Area

Urban (Subway)

Seoul	Line 1 (Seoul Metro Line 1) Line 2 Line 3 (Seoul Metro Line 3) Line 4 (Seoul Metro Line 4) Line 5 (Seoul Metro Line 5) Line 6 Line 7 Line 8 Line 9
Incheon	Line 1 Line 2

Metropolitan

Line 1 (Gyeongbu Line·Gyeongin Line·Gyeongwon Line·Janghang Line)
Line 3 (Ilsan Line)
Line 4 (Jinjeop Line·Gwacheon Line·Ansan Line)
Line 5 (Hanam Line)
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Gyeongchun Line
Suin–Bundang Line
Gyeonggang Line
Seohae Line
Shinbundang Line
Sinansan Line
GTX-A

Light Metro

Seoul	Ui LRT Sillim Line Dongbuk Line
Gyeonggi · Incheon	EverLine Gimpo Goldline U Line Incheon Airport Maglev

Airport rail link

AREX

Busan

Urban (Subway)	Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Sasang–Hadan Line Yangsan Line
Metropolitan	Donghae Line Bujeon-Masan Metropolitan Railway (ko)
Light Metro	Busan–Gimhae LRT