Incheon Subway Line 2 is a driverless, medium-capacity subway line running 29.2 km (18.1 mi) from Oryu-dong in Seo-gu to Incheon Grand Park, with 27 stations,[1] part of the Incheon Subway system. The line is also included as a part of the overall Seoul Metropolitan Subway network; Juan station has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 1, Geomam station connects with the AREX Line to Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station, and Seongnam also has a free transfer with Seoul Subway Line 7.

Incheon Line 2
Overview
StatusOperational
Termini
  • Geomdan Oryu
  • Unyeon
Stations27
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemIncheon Subway
Operator(s)Incheon Transit Corporation
Depot(s)Unyeon
History
OpenedJuly 30, 2016
Technical
Line length29.2 km (18.1 mi)
Number of tracks2
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

Line 2 has aboveground sections north of Asiad Stadium and east of Namdong-gu Office.

History

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  • June 26, 2009: Construction begins. The price of building the line was 2 trillion KRW.
  • Early 2016: Trial runs begin.
  • July 30, 2016: The line opens, after seven years of construction.[2][3]

Line 2 was planned to open in August 2014,[4] but the opening date was pushed back to July 30, 2016.

Rolling stock and signaling

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The ITC Line2 is a driverless, fully automatic subway system. The line uses 37 two-car trains, all of which were built in 2013 by Hyundai Rotem, a member of Hyundai Motor Group.[4][5] They are similar to the Canada Line cars in Vancouver, Canada, albeit using the narrow light metro body (2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)) and external sliding doors as opposed to the heavy metro wide body 3 m (9 ft 10 in) and pocket doors, and using a bottom contact third rail instead of the North American top contact.

Currently, all stations are long enough to fit four-car trains (two sets mated together); however, current operations use two-car trains (one set per train).

SelTrac CBTC is currently being implemented on the line by Thales, along with an urban rail traffic management system; these systems will allow the trains to be driverless.[2]

Stations

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All stations are in Incheon.

Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer Station Type Location
I201 Geomdan Oryu
(Geomdan Industrial Complex)
검단오류
(검단산업단지)

()
Aboveground
I202 Wanggil 왕길 Aboveground
I203 Geomdan Sageori 검단사거리 사거리 Underground
I204 Majeon 마전 Underground
I205 Wanjeong 완정 Underground
I206 Dokjeong 독정 Underground
I207 Geomam 검암   Aboveground
I208 Geombawi 검바위 바위 Aboveground
I209 Asiad Stadium
(Gongchon Sageori)
아시아드경기장
(공촌사거리)
아시아드
(사거리)
Underground
I210 Seo-gu Office 서구청 西 Underground
I211 Gajeong
(Lu1 City)[6]
가정
(루원시티)

(루원시티)
Underground
I212 Gajeong Jungang Market 가정중앙시장 Underground
I213 Seongnam
(Geobuk Market)
석남
(거북시장)

(거북)
  '[7] Underground
I214 West Woman's Community Center 서부여성회관 西 Underground
I215 Incheon Gajwa 인천가좌 Underground
I216 Gajaeul 가재울 가재울 Underground
I217 Juan National Industrial Complex
(Incheon J Valley)
주안국가산단
(인천J밸리)

(J밸리)
Underground
I218 Juan 주안 Underground
I219 Citizens Park
(Culture Creation Zone)
시민공원
(문화창작지대)

()
Underground
I220 Seokbawi Market 석바위시장 바위 Underground
I221 Incheon City Hall 인천시청   Underground
I222 Seokcheon Sageori 석천사거리 사거리 Underground
I223 Moraenae Market 모래내시장 모래내 Underground
I224 Mansu 만수 Underground
I225 Namdong-gu Office 남동구청 Underground
I226 Incheon Grand Park 인천대공원 Aboveground
I227 Unyeon
(Seochang)
운연
(서창)

(西)
Open-cut/Underground

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "General information". Incheon Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ^ a b http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Dm_detail.htm?No=120751%7C title = Opening Ceremony Held for Incheon Subway Line No. 2
  3. ^ 최, 미경 (June 22, 2012). "인천시의회, 하루 만에 뒤집다" (in Korean). Kiho News. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  4. ^ a b "Incheon metro Line 2 signalling contract awarded". Railway Gazette International. February 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
  5. ^ The specification of the cars of Incheon Subway Line 2 Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ This sounds "Lu-One City"
  7. ^ "사업소개" (in Korean). 도시철도건설본부. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
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