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sojusucks
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 Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:12 am Post subject: Suin Line from Oido to Incheon to Open June 30 |
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http://kojects.com/2012/06/25/suin-line-from-suwon-to-incheon-to-open-in-july/#comments
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The first part of the line [Suin Line(수인선)] will open on the 30th of June and runs from Oido(오이도) Station(Line 4) to Songdo(송도). Eventually the northern end will be extended to Incheon Station and the southern end to Suwon station.
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Stations for phase one from Oido are, Dalweol (scheduled to open later), Weolgot, Soraepogu, Incheon Nonhyeon, Hogupo, Namdong Indus Park, Woninjae (Incheon line 1 transfer), Yeonsu, Sondo.
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pegasus64128
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:53 am Post subject: Re: Suin Line from Oido to Incheon to Open June 30 |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
http://kojects.com/2012/06/25/suin-line-from-suwon-to-incheon-to-open-in-july/#comments
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The first part of the line [Suin Line(수인선)] will open on the 30th of June and runs from Oido(오이도) Station(Line 4) to Songdo(송도). Eventually the northern end will be extended to Incheon Station and the southern end to Suwon station.
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Stations for phase one from Oido are, Dalweol (scheduled to open later), Weolgot, Soraepogu, Incheon Nonhyeon, Hogupo, Namdong Indus Park, Woninjae (Incheon line 1 transfer), Yeonsu, Sondo.
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Will be useful to people in Southern Incheon - especially the Songdo area - which is a whole other (highly modern) downtown in itself now. I don't see how it benefits Oido very much looking at that map, or Suwon for that matter. |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Great access to subways = large swaths of land being turned into apartment complexes = more unnecessary urban development
win-win-win |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| Just another subway extension further out. It will still take forever to get into Seoul. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| 2012 is a big year for rail transport around the country, with several extensions and new lines to be opened, many towards the end of the year. |
What other subway lines will open this year? |
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highstreet
Joined: 13 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Songdo is boring. I can see why no one wants to live there. |
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pegasus64128
Joined: 20 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| highstreet wrote: |
| Songdo is boring. I can see why no one wants to live there. |
I agree. It looks a bit like the city from Tron Legacy. It's not my cup of tea. It's also very flat as it's reclaimed land. |
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nick70100
Joined: 09 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
What other subway lines will open this year? |
Line 7 extension west from Onsu to Bucheon and Incheon
Bundang Line extensions north from Seolleung to Wangsimni and south from Giheung to Mangpo. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| There has also been some controversy over the name of the line saying it should be named the �Insu� (인수) Line due to the fact that more of the stations are located in Incheon. |
Of course there's controversy. I didn't even realize Suin was supposed to be a portmanteau of sorts.  |
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motiontodismiss
Joined: 18 Dec 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| Just another subway extension further out. It will still take forever to get into Seoul. |
Agreed. Suin is useless without express trains. |
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chrisblank
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| pegasus64128 wrote: |
| highstreet wrote: |
| Songdo is boring. I can see why no one wants to live there. |
I agree. It looks a bit like the city from Tron Legacy. It's not my cup of tea. It's also very flat as it's reclaimed land. |
Having lived in Song Do for over a year now I can honestly say I would never live anywhere else (in Korea).
Not at all boring. I think anyone who says its boring has never actually been here, at least not in the last year or so. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:26 am Post subject: |
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| The line should be open. Has anyone ridden it? |
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FloridaGator314
Joined: 04 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:38 am Post subject: |
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I rode it to transfer to line 4 in Oido for Surisan (which was previously not possible). Everything runs smoothly. There's a nice view for during parts of the ride as well.
The depiction of the Songdo on the TV screens in the train cars is completely ridiculous though. They could have shown real shots of Songdo (which is actually pretty nice) instead of fake images of an imaginary utopia. |
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nora
Joined: 14 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| motiontodismiss wrote: |
| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| Just another subway extension further out. It will still take forever to get into Seoul. |
Agreed. Suin is useless without express trains. |
Do we need to bring up Cohiba's rule or something? Who cares about getting into Seoul on that line? It's not designed for that. Previously, if someone lived south, they had to head north to Guro, then transfer to head west to Incheon. NOW, they can bypass all that headache and take the train from Suwon instead (or at least when it's completely finished.
I could have used this line last week - I needed to get to Gyeonggi Science College, near the end of line 4, but I live on the Seoul Line 1, Incheon branch. I simply rode my motorcycle, but in the past I had to go to Guro, then down to Geumjeong, then out to the end of the line - a long, out of the way path. The time is cut in half.
Long story short, the line is not designed for getting people into Seoul, so why act like it is? |
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Lazio
Joined: 15 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:59 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, a fast train would be nice.
I thought there are such plans because 2 years ago I saw some work done at Sangnoksu Stn. on the outer tracks and that part of the platforms.
Between Geumjeong and Oido it would be pretty easy to run express trains with a well arranged schedule. A couple of stations have double sided platforms and 4 tracks which would allow the express train to pass the regular ones.
It would be nice to have the �Dongincheon Rapid� departing from Yongsan and running almost an entire circle say to Sadang. Or better yet all the way to Yongsan.
I wonder though if this new extension will require transferring at Oido or the same train that comes from Sadang (or Songdo) runs all the way to the other end. I�m guessing it is the former. I'll find it out tomorrow going down that way (just till Oido). |
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