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21-637: The original Gyeongchun Line was opened along its full length of 87.3 km (54.2 mi) between Kwangwoon University on the Gyeongwon Line to Chuncheon by the privately owned Gyeongchun Railway on 20 July 1939. Chuncheon was the most popular destination for students on orientation trips, bringing passengers to the line. Following the Liberation of Korea , all railways, including the Gyeongchun Railway, were nationalised. The line

42-482: A strategic plan to reduce travel times from Seoul to 95% of the country to under 2 hours by 2020. As part of the plan, the Gyeongchun Line is to be further upgraded for 230 km/h and may see KTX service. For the longer term, the government also considers to build a parallel high-speed line that would continue beyond Chuncheon to Sokcho on South Korea's east coast. On November 4, 2016, two trains (one in

63-491: Is Seoul Subway Line 4 although it runs on the right-hand side until Namtaeryeong station , and operates on the left-hand side for the parts afterwards) since railways in Korea generally run on the left side. Korail operates a variety of express "rapid" ( Korean : 급행 geup-haeng , Hanja : 急行) trains for long distance commuter services on Line 1. These services include: Former express services include: Seoul Subway Line 1

84-517: Is meant to be the replacement for the Gyeongwon line commuter trains, which began at Dongducheon station prior to its closure. Trains travel along Gyeongbu (Seoul-Cheonan), Gyeongin (Guro-Incheon), Janghang (Cheonan-Sinchang), and Gyeongwon (Hoegi-Yeoncheon) railway lines. The line runs on the left-hand side of the track, as opposed to the right-hand side of the track like all other Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines (another exception to this

105-532: Is powered by 1500 V direct current on the underground tunnel segment between Cheongnyangni station and Seoul Station , and by 25000 V alternating current (60 Hertz frequency) on the rest of the line. Because of this different manner of offering electric current, there are neutral sections between Cheongnyangni station and Hoegi station , as well as between Seoul Station and Namyeong station . All Line 1 rolling stock are similarly required to be multi-system compatible with both electrification systems. Until 2000,

126-505: The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul , South Korea to Yeoncheon in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang via Suwon and Cheonan in the south. The central underground portion of Line 1, running underneath Sejongno , Jongno , and Wangsan-ro avenues along Seoul's traditional downtown area, is the oldest subway-operated section in

147-409: The 7.8 km (4.8 mi) underground city-center portion run by Seoul Metro Corporation —one of Seoul Metro's predecessors—was the only section properly referred to as Line 1 and labeled red on maps. On the other hand, the remaining sections of the rail line run by Korail were referred to as Korean National Railroad of Seoul and the local all-stop services labeled either blue or gray on maps, while

168-653: The Gyeongchun Line. The following stations are along the Gyeongui-Jungang Line and the Gyeongchun Line itself. The negative sign is only a convention for distance notation from Sangbong Station, the terminus of most services. Kwangwoon University station Kwangwoon University station (formerly Seongbuk station ) is a train station on Seoul Subway Line 1 , Gyeongchun Line and Gyeongwon Line in Seoul , South Korea operated by Korail. Together with Incheon station and Suwon station , this station

189-555: The Seoul Metropolitan Subway system. Its branches and services cover a large part of the Seoul Capital Area ; totaling 218.3 km (135.6 mi) in route length. The underground section between Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni station , which is referred to as Seoul Metro Line 1 (7.8 km [4.8 mi]) after its operator, is currently operated by Seoul Metro , and is electrified at

210-516: The central route between Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni, every 6-9 min between Seoul and Guro, every 8-10 min between Guro and Incheon and between Guro and Byeongjeom, every 10-15 min from Byeongjeom to Cheonan, and every 35 min between Cheonan and Sinchang and service up to the Dongducheon area and Soyosan station. Service to Yeoncheon is approximately once per hour, limited due to the single track section approaching Soyosan station. This service

231-478: The express services were labelled thin red. Since 2000, all adjacent through-running Korail services from the Gyeongbu , Gyeongin and Gyeongwon Lines, as well as later Korail-operated extensions and branches, are officially bundled together with the aforementioned underground portion as part of a greater Line 1, and the labeling on maps was changed and standardized to the current dark blue color (as illustrated in

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252-526: The fastest ITX trains take 52 minutes to Cheongnyangni station , and 68 minutes to Yongsan station in Seoul, operating at a maximum speed of 180 km/h (112 mph). The base fare is 9,800 won between Chuncheon and Yongsan, but Korail offers 15% discount at all time resulting price of 8,300 won. Basic discount rate was 30% until July 31, 2016, 25% until July 31, 2018, 15% since August 1, 2018. Some special Mugunghwa trains which deploy military troops takes

273-476: The line today. Currently, Seoul Metropolitan Subway Gyeongchun Line serves mainly Sangbong station to Chuncheon station. Rare service to Cheongnyangni or Kwangwoon University station is also available, making it a Y-shaped line. On February 28, 2012, Korail introduced the ITX-Cheongchun service ( I ntercity T rain E X press), which uses Class 368000 trains with double-deck cars. From Chuncheon Station,

294-403: The majority of the trains still terminate at Sangbong Station, and the two special rush-hour trains still run to and from Kwangwoon University Station. When the new Gyeongchun Line was opened on December 21, 2010, passenger service was integrated into the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system as a name of Seoul Metropolitan Subway Gyeongchun Line (수도권 전철 경춘선) . It brings that the system from Seoul all

315-488: The morning, one in the night) were added to the line. These trains run to and from Kwangwoon University station , allowing for transfers to Line 1 . These trains take the Mangu Line Branch. On September 26, 2016, the service was extended to Cheongnyangni station to improve access to regional trains (KTX, Seoul Metro Line 1) at the station. However, only 10 trains in each direction travel past Sangbong Station;

336-592: The new line diverges from the old alignment that ended in Seongbuk, and connects to the Jungang Line at Mangu station . The new alignment was originally planned to be opened in 2004, but completion of the works was delayed for various reasons, including lack of funds. The complete new alignment opened and the old one closed on December 21, 2010. On September 1, 2010, the South Korean government announced

357-619: The second in the Korean Peninsula after the Pyongyang Metro in North Korea opened the year before. Frequent service is provided between Soyosan, Dongducheon, Uijeongbu, Cheongnyangni, Seoul, Yongsan, and Guro, where trains split between Incheon in the west and Byeongjeom and Cheonan in the south. Express trains operate from Yongsan and Seoul stations to Dongincheon and Sinchang stations. Trains run every 3-6 min in

378-544: The subway standard of 1.5 kV DC. The line first opened in 1974 as the Korean National Railroad of Seoul with through services to newly-electrified (at the mainline KNR standard of 25 kV AC 60 Hz) national mainline railways from Seongbuk station (now: Kwangwoon University station ) to Incheon and Suwon Stations . This was the first electrified rapid transit line and service in South Korea and

399-510: The way into Gangwon Province . The new service reduced travel time between Chuncheon and Sangbong in Seoul from two hours to 89 minutes, with different trains operating according to different stopping patterns; and increased capacity five-fold. Compared to the previous Mugunghwa-ho train service on the Gyeongchun Line, fares were reduced by half. For the service, Hyundai Rotem supplied Korail with fifteen eight-car Class 361000 EMU trains, out of which only fourteen trains remain in service on

420-474: Was one of the three termini of Line 1 when it opened in 1974. Seongbuk Depot, one of the five depots of Line 1, is located nearby. Seongbuk station was renamed to Kwangwoon University station on February 25, 2013. It was formerly subnamed Kwangwoon University . This Seoul Metropolitan Subway station article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Subway Line 1 (dubbed The Dark Blue Line ) of

441-412: Was upgraded into an electrified and double-tracked line for 180 km/h (112 mph). Between Geumgok and Chuncheon, from 1997 until 2010, the line was re-laid in a straighter, 64.2 km long alignment with a budget of 2.151,931 billion won. The remaining 17.9 km of the upgraded line was built with a separate budget of 574.124 billion won. Towards Seoul, after Toegyewon station , this section of

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