Gwangju Metro Line 1

Subway line in Gwangju, South Korea

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Line 1

Overview
Native name| 1호선(1號線)
Il Hoseon
Status| Operational
Termini|

* Nokdong
* Pyeongdong

Stations| 20
Service
Type| Rapid transit
System| Gwangju Metro
Services| 1
Operator(s)| Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
History
Opened| 28 April 2004
Technical
Line length| 20.6 km (12.8 mi)
Number of tracks| 2
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

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Okdong Depot

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

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|  | 100 Nokdong
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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

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* 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

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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.[1]

All stations are in Gwangju.

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

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100  | Nokdong | 녹동 | 鹿洞 |  |

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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

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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.[2]

## See also

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* Transportation in South Korea

## References

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

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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 (Seoul Metro Line 8)
* Line 9

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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)
* Line 8 (Byeollae 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

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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

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Metropolitan|

* Donghae Line

Light Metro|

* Busan–Gimhae LRT

Daegu|

| Urban (Subway)|

* Line 1
* Line 2
* Line 3

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Metropolitan|

* Daegyeong Line

Gwangju|

* Line 1
* Line 2 (ko)

Daejeon|

* Line 1
* Line 2

Italics : Under construction

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