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sojusucks
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 Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:31 am Post subject: Incheon Airport to Seoul Station Subway Extension |
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http://populargusts.blogspot.com/2010/11/second-half-of-incheon-airport-subway.html
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Second half of Incheon Airport Subway to open December 29
Or most of it, anyways:
According to that map, the stations at Hongdae and Gongdeok won't be open until 2012 and the end of 2011, respectively. According to the Hankyoreh,
Travel between Seoul Station and Incheon International Airport will become faster and more convenient, as the Phase 2 section (20.4-kilometer section linking Seoul Station to Gimpo Airport) of the Korail Airport Railroad opens on Dec. 29. This construction follows the Phase 1 section (37.6-kilometer section linking Gimpo and Incheon airports) that opened previously. It has been almost 10 years since the project started in April 2001.
Travelers can also check in luggage at Seoul Station before leaving for the airport, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said Wednesday. They will pay 5,300 Won ($5) for regular trains traveling from Seoul Station to Incheon Airport in 53 minutes, and 13,300 Won ($12) for express trains in 43 minutes.
They just switched over the signs at Gimpo Airport station the other day. Previously the two levels of the station had the express train to Incheon Airport at level B4, and the all-stop train at level B-3, but now the latter level has signs reading "To Seoul Station," with both the express and regular trains leaving from level B4 (the north side of the station is the platform for line 9). I read somewhere (I can't find it now [update: Wikipedia says this]) that when the Seoul Station portion is complete, some trains from Incheon Airport will shift tracks and take Line 9's route to Gangnam.
The construction taking place in the Magok-dong fields (which I've written about before) has been pretty much completed for some time now (though up until a month ago part of the tunnel appeared to still be uncovered), and trains have been doing test runs for a few months now as well. It's disappointing that the connection to line 2 at Hongdae won't be finished for another year or so, but I can't complain about a subway option that can get me from Gimpo Airport to Seoul Station in 20 minutes. |
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kimdeal54
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:43 am Post subject: |
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I am so happy about this. It's going to make my commute so much easier.
They've been testing the trains for the past month, and it looks like there are going to be at least double the amount than are currently running. Good stuff. |
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Vimfuego
Joined: 10 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:42 am Post subject: |
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| according to the signs at Hongdae subway, it will open in January 2011 |
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nathanrutledge
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Vimfuego wrote: |
| according to the signs at Hongdae subway, it will open in January 2011 |
And the New Bundang line opened in July of this year. Right... |
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Vimfuego
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| nathanrutledge wrote: |
| Vimfuego wrote: |
| according to the signs at Hongdae subway, it will open in January 2011 |
And the New Bundang line opened in July of this year. Right... |
signs are up in the subway station dude |
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nathanrutledge
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Vimfuego wrote: |
| nathanrutledge wrote: |
| Vimfuego wrote: |
| according to the signs at Hongdae subway, it will open in January 2011 |
And the New Bundang line opened in July of this year. Right... |
signs are up in the subway station dude |
Until someone actually rides the line from that station, I still wouldn't believe it. EVERY subway line extension opens late. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Wait- this isn't actually the Incheon subway extension, but the Airport subway extension, correct? |
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kimdeal54
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
| Wait- this isn't actually the Incheon subway extension, but the Airport subway extension, correct? |
Right. |
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sojusucks
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| I fixed the title for a couple of you but the article explained everything. |
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atwood
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| How is this better than the bus? |
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sojusucks
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| How is this better than the bus? |
If you know about the buses then you're ahead of many others. What this "extension" does is 2 things. 1) It ties together subway lines in that general vicinity that are close to each other but don't have easy transfer stations. 2) It makes it easier for the one day or weekend tourists from China and Japan to go from the airport to Seoul Station and other points for shopping. That's become a major tourist industry for Seoul, especially when the won dips in value.. |
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atwood
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
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| How is this better than the bus? |
If you know about the buses then you're ahead of many others. What this "extension" does is 2 things. 1) It ties together subway lines in that general vicinity that are close to each other but don't have easy transfer stations. 2) It makes it easier for the one day or weekend tourists from China and Japan to go from the airport to Seoul Station and other points for shopping. That's become a major tourist industry for Seoul, especially when the won dips in value.. |
Thanks. |
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sojusucks
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| atwood wrote: |
| How is this better than the bus? |
If you know about the buses then you're ahead of many others. What this "extension" does is 2 things. 1) It ties together subway lines in that general vicinity that are close to each other but don't have easy transfer stations. 2) It makes it easier for the one day or weekend tourists from China and Japan to go from the airport to Seoul Station and other points for shopping. That's become a major tourist industry for Seoul, especially when the won dips in value.. |
Thanks. |
No problem. It's important for everyone to understand why certain subway lines are built. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this still on schedule? I'm picking up a friend on the 29th and it would be kind of cool to be on one of the inaugural rides. |
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kimdeal54
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Is this still on schedule? I'm picking up a friend on the 29th and it would be kind of cool to be on one of the inaugural rides. |
It looks like it is. There are no signs up announcing a delay, and the service is unofficially operating already. There are always a couple of passengers remaining on the train at Gimpo Airport to Seoul Station. The test trains haven't opened their doors yet though. |
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