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Native name | 1호선(1號線) Il Hoseon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stations | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rapid transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
System | Gwangju Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operator(s) | Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 28 April 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 | --- | 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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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]
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