Gwacheon Line

Gwacheon Line
Overview
Native name과천선
StatusOperational
OwnerGovernment of South Korea
LocaleGyeonggi Province
Stations10
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemSeoul Metropolitan Subway
Services     Line 4
Operator(s)Korail
History
Opened15 January 1993 (1993-01-15)
Technical
Line length14.4 km
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,500 V DC & 25 kV AC (60 Hz)
Gwacheon Line
Hangul
과천선
Hanja
果川線
Revised RomanizationGwacheon-seon
McCune–ReischauerKwach'ŏn-sŏn

Gwacheon Line is a metropolitan rail line operated by Korail in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. All trains is operated as a through service into Seoul Metro's Line 4 and Ansan Line on the other end.

From January 15, 1993, to March 31, 1994, the Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 operated like the Ansan Line, and since the opening of all sections on April 1, 1994, it has been operated as a part of the Metropolitan Subway Line 4.

Stations

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Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer Location
Through-services to/from Oido via Ansan Line
443 Geumjeong 금정 Gunpo
442 Beomgye 범계 Anyang
441 Pyeongchon 평촌
440 Indeogwon 인덕원 Gyeonggang Line (2026)
Indeogwon–Dongtan Line (2026)
TBD Gwacheon Bio Information Technology Zone (2024) 과천지식정보단지 果川知識情報團地驛 Gwacheon
439 Government Complex Gwacheon 정부과천청사
438 Gwacheon 과천
437 Seoul Grand Park 대공원
436 Seoul Racecourse Park 경마공원
435 Seonbawi 선바위
434 Namtaeryeong 남태령 Seocho District, Seoul
Through-services to/from Danggogae via Seoul Subway Line 4

See also

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References

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As part of the first new town development in the early 1990s, the Gwacheon Line was built under the leadership of the Korea Railroad Administration (currently Korea Railroad Corporation) for the purpose of connecting Sanbon New Town and Pyeongchon New Town with Gwacheon City and Seoul Metropolitan City. From January 15, 1993, to March 31, 1994, the Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1 operated like the Ansan Line, and since the opening of all sections on April 1, 1994, it has been operated as a part of the Metropolitan Subway Line 4.

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