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Great Train eXpress (GTX) is a higher-speed commuter rail network in the Seoul Capital Area project consisting of three separate lines, named GTX-A, GTX-B and GTX-C, and scheduled for completion in 2030. [1] Three other lines, named GTX-D, GTX-E and GTX-F are being planned. [2]
Groundbreaking for GTX Line A was held on December 27, 2018, with service expected to commence in 2023. [3] However, the project has been officially delayed due to land compensation issues and the discovery of archeological ruins dating from the Joseon period. [4] Suseo, Songnam, and Dongtan stations were opened on 30 March 2024. Guseong station is scheduled to open in June 2024 [5] and the rest of the line in 2028. [6] Samseong Station being even further delayed and will remain closed after the rest of GTX-A opens until 2028. [7] Approximately 30 kilometers of the line are expected to share the same rail as the SRT, and a further 9 km towards the western end of the route are expected to be completely underground. [8]
| Station Number | Station name | Transfer | Line name | Distance | Total distance | Location | |||
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| X101 | Unjeong [upper-alpha 1] | 운정 | 雲 井 | GTX-A | — | 0.0 | Gyeonggi Province | Paju | |
| X102 | KINTEX [upper-alpha 2] | 킨텍스 | 킨텍스 | — | — | Goyang | |||
| X103 | Daegok | 대곡 | 大 谷 | — | — | ||||
| X104 | Changneung | 창릉 | 昌陵 | ||||||
| X105 | Yeonsinnae | 연신내 | 연신내 | — | — | Seoul | Eunpyeong | ||
| X106 | Seoul Station | 서울역 | 서울驛 | — | — | Jung | |||
| X107 | Samseong [upper-alpha 3] | 삼성 | 三 成 | — | — | Gangnam | |||
| X108 | Suseo | 수서 | 水 西 | — | — | ||||
| X109 | Seongnam | 성남 | 城 南 |  | Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR (shared) | — | — | Gyeonggi Province | Seongnam |
| X110 | Guseong | 구성 | 駒 城 |  | — | — | Yongin | ||
| X111 | Dongtan | 동탄 | 東 灘 |  | — | — | Hwaseong | ||
Construction of GTX Line B commenced on March 7, 2024. It is planned to be completed by 2030. [9]
| Station number | Station name | Transfer | Line name | Distance | Total distance | Location | |||
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| TBA | Songdo Station [upper-alpha 4] | 송도 | 松 島 |  | GTX-B | — | 0.0 | Incheon | Yeonsu |
| Incheon City Hall | 인천시청 | 仁 川 市廳 | — | — | Namdong | ||||
| Bupyeong | 부평 | 富 平 |  | — | — | Bupyeong | |||
| Dangarae | 당아래 | 당아래 |  | — | — | Gyeonggi | Bucheon | ||
| Sindorim | 신도림 | 新 道 林 | — | — | Seoul | Guro | |||
| Yeouido | 여의도 | 汝 矣 島 | — | — | Yeongdeungdo | ||||
| Yongsan | 용산 | 龍 山 | — | — | Yongsan | ||||
| Seoul Station | 서울역 | 서울 | — | — | Jung | ||||
| Cheongnyangni | 청량리 | 淸 凉 里 | — | — | Dongdaemun | ||||
| Mangu | 망우 | 忘 憂 | — | — | Jungnang | ||||
| Byeollae | 별내 | 別 內 |  | Gyeongchun Line (shared) | — | — | Gyeonggi | Namyangju | |
| Pyeongnaehopyeong | 평내호평 | 坪 內 好 坪 | | — | — | ||||
| Maseok | 마석 | 磨 石 | | — | — | ||||
Construction of GTX Line C commenced on January 25, 2024. It is planned to be completed by 2028. [10] According to the latest plans and following the selection of a preferred bidder for the construction of this line, 2 additional stations, Indeogwon Station and Wangsimni Station are likely to be added to the line.
| Station number | Station name | Transfer | Line name | Distance | Total distance | Location | |||
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| TBA | Suwon | 수원 | 水 原 | Gyeongbu Line (shared) Gwacheon Line (shared) | — | 0.0 | Gyeonggi | Suwon | |
| Geumjeong | 금정 | 衿 井 | — | — | Gunpo | ||||
| Gwacheon [upper-alpha 5] | 과천 | 果 川 |  | GTX-C | — | — | Gwacheon | ||
| Yangjae | 양재 | 良 才 | — | — | Seoul | Gangnam | |||
| Samseong | 삼성 | 三 成 | — | — | |||||
| Cheongnyangni | 청량리 | 淸 凉 里 | — | — | Dongdaemun | ||||
| Kwangwoon University | 광운대 | 光 云 大 | Gyeongwon Line (shared) | — | — | Nowon | |||
| Chang-dong | 창동 | 倉 洞 | — | — | Dobong | ||||
| Uijeongbu | 의정부 | 議 政 府 | | — | — | Gyeonggi | Uijeongbu | ||
| Deokjeong | 덕정 | 德 亭 | | — | — | Yangju | |||
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Plans for a Line D were announced in 2021 by the previous government. However, the proposed route faced a lot of opposition, and has not been approved yet. The new government of Yoon Seok-youl has pledged to build 3 new lines (Lines D, E and F), for which the routes have not been decided yet, but which would likely include plans for a longer Line D than the one announced by the previous government.
| Station number | Station name | Transfer | Line name | Distance | Total distance | Location | |||
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| TBA | Janggi | 장기 | 場 基 |  | GTX-D | — | 0.0 | Gyeonggi | Gimpo |
| Geomdan | 검단 | 黔 丹 | — | Incheon | Seo | ||||
| Gyeyang | 계양 | 桂 陽 | — | — | Gyeyang | ||||
| Daejang | 대장 | 大 壯 | — | — | Gyeonggi | Bucheon | |||
| Dangarae | 당아래 | 당아래 | | — | — | ||||
Critics argue that GTX project would increase the social and economic centripetal force towards Seoul leading to increased primacy and the collapse of other provincial cities. [11]
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