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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 initially expected to commence in 2023. [3] However, the project has been officially delayed due to land compensation issues and the discovery of archaeological ruins dating from the Joseon period. [4] Suseo, Seongnam, and Dongtan stations were opened on March 30, 2024, and Guseong Station opened on June 29, 2024. [5] [6] The northern section of the line is anticipated to open late 2024 with the connection between Seoul Station and Suseo opening at the end of 2026. [7] [8] Samseong Station has been further delayed and will not open until 2028, much after the rest of GTX-A opens. [9] Approximately 30 kilometers of the line are expected to share the same rail as the SRT, and an additional 9 kilometers towards the western end of the route are expected to be completely underground. [10]
| Station Number | Station name | Transfer | Line name | Distance (km) | Total distance (km) | Location | |||
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| X101 | Unjeongjungang | 운정중앙 | 雲 井 中 央 | GTX-A | — | 0.0 | Gyeonggi Province | Paju | |
| X102 | KINTEX (2024) | 킨텍스 | 킨텍스 | 6.7 | 6.7 | Goyang | |||
| X103 | Daegok (2024) | 대곡 | 大 谷 | 6.9 | 13.6 | ||||
| X104 | Changneung (2027) | 창릉 | 昌 陵 | 6.2 | 19.8 | ||||
| X105 | Yeonsinnae (2024) | 연신내 | 연신내 | 3.7 | 23.5 | Seoul | Eunpyeong | ||
| X106 | Seoul Station (2024) | 서울역 | 서울驛 | 9.5 | 33.0 | Jung | |||
| X107 | Samseong [upper-alpha 1] (2028) | 삼성 | 三 成 | {{hlist|  | | 10.1 | 43.1 | Gangnam | ||
| X108 | Suseo | 수서 | 水 西 | 5.2 | 48.3 | ||||
| X109 | Seongnam | 성남 | 城 南 |  | Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR (shared) | 10.7 | 59.0 | Gyeonggi Province | Seongnam |
| X110 | Guseong | 구성 | 駒 城 |  | 11.0 | 70.0 | Yongin | ||
| X111 | Dongtan | 동탄 | 東 灘 |  | 11.1 | 81.1 | Hwaseong | ||
Construction of GTX Line B commenced on March 7, 2024. It is planned to be completed by 2030. [11]
| Station number | Station name | Transfer | Line name | Distance | Total distance | Location | |||
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| TBA | Songdo Station [upper-alpha 2] | 송도 | 松 島 |  | GTX-B | — | 0.0 | Incheon | Yeonsu |
| Incheon City Hall | 인천시청 | 仁 川 市廳 | — | — | Namdong | ||||
| Bupyeong | 부평 | 富 平 |  | — | — | Bupyeong | |||
| Bucheon Stadium | 부천종합운동장 | 富川综合运动场 | — | — | 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 | ||||
| Sangbong [upper-alpha 3] | 상봉 | 上 鳳 | — | — | 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. [12] 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 4] | 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. Plans for a Line G and H that will expand to the northern and southwestern regions of Gyeonggi Province have also been announced. [13]
| 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. [14]
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