Seoul Metro
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| Government-owned corporation | |
| Industry | Rapid transit |
| Founded | June 8, 1970 (reestablished September 1, 1981)[1] |
| Headquarters | Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Lee Jeong-won (President, 2014–)[2] |
| Products | Subway |
| 6,593,770,000,000 (KRWON)(2005) | |
| -81,718,477,562 (KRWON) (2005) | |
| Owner | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
Number of employees | 10,128(2006) |
| Website | http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/ |
| Seoul Metro | |
| Hangul | 서울 메트로 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 서울 메트로 |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Meteuro |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Met‘ŭro |
Seoul Metro(Hangul: 서울메트로) is a public corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation and Korail.
Lines
Seoul Metro's service covers a part of Seoul Subway Line 1, and the whole Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 3, and Seoul Subway Line 4. For Lines 1, 3, and 4, Korail jointly participates in the service. Seoul Metro controls the railways and stations which are owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government.
- Line 1
- Control: Cheongnyangni Station - Seoul Station
- Service: Soyosan Station - Incheon Station / Sinchang Station
- Line 2
- Circle Line: City Hall Station ↔ Seongsu Station ↔ Gangnam Station ↔ Sindorim Station ↔ Hongik University Station ↔ City Hall Station
- Seongsu Branch: Seongsu Station - Sinseol-dong Station
- The whole Sinjeong Branch (Except for Kkachisan Station operated by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (Seoul Metro may still be the "true" operator of this station.))
- Line 3
- Control: Jichuk Station - Ogeum Station (Except for Garak Market Station operated by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (Seoul Metro may still be the "true" operator of this station.))
- Service: Daehwa Station - Ogeum Station
- Line 4
- Control: Danggogae Station - Namtaeryeong Station
- Service: Danggogae Station - Oido Station
- Line 5
- Control: Ogeum Station
- Service: Banghwa Station - Sangil-dong Station / Macheon Station
The "true" operator of this station may actually be Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation.
- Line 6
- Control: Yeonsinnae Station
- Service: Eungam Station - Bonghwasan Station
The "true" operator of this station may actually be Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation.
- Line 9
- Control: Eonju Station - Sports Complex Station
- Service: Gaehwa Station - Sports Complex Station
Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation is the "true" operator of these stations.
Depots
- Gunja Depot
- Sinjeong Depot
- Jichuk Depot
- Changdong Depot
References
- ↑ "개요 및 연혁" (in Korean). Seoul Metro. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ "서울메트로 사장에 이정원 現 경영지원본부장 임명" (in Korean). Asiae. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
See also
- Korail
- Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
- List of rapid transit systems
- List of urban rail systems by length
- Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations
- Transportation in South Korea
External links
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