Incheon International Airport or simply Incheon Airport is the main international airport serving Seoul,the capital of South Korea. It is also one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.
Transrapid is a German-developed high-speed monorail train using magnetic levitation. Planning for the system started in the late 1960s,with a test facility in Emsland,Germany inaugurated in 1983. In 1991,technical readiness for application was approved by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in cooperation with renowned universities.
The Chuo Shinkansen is a Japanese maglev line under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya,with plans for extension to Osaka. Its initial section is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya Station in Nagoya,with stations in Sagamihara,Kōfu,Iida and Nakatsugawa. Following the completion of the Tokyo–Nagoya line,the line will extend to stations in Mie,Nara and Osaka. The line is expected to connect Tokyo and Nagoya in 40 minutes,and eventually Tokyo and Osaka in 67 minutes,running at a maximum speed of 505 km/h (314 mph). About 90% of the 286-kilometer (178 mi) line to Nagoya will be tunnels.
Korea Train eXpress (Korean: 한국고속철도),often known as KTX,is South Korea's high-speed rail system,operated by Korail. Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. KTX services were launched on April 1,2004.
Maglev is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels,eliminating rolling resistance.
Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1996 and was completed on August 1,2000;the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on February 29,2000. This north-south line does not run through the city centre but links Gangnam directly to the northeastern districts of Seoul. In 2019,Line 7 had an annual ridership of 380 million or 1.04 million passengers per day. Although most trains run between Jangam and Seongnam,some trains short turn at Onsu station and some trains start at Dobongsan station.
The Shanghai maglev train (SMT) or Shanghai Transrapid is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai,China. The line uses the German Transrapid technology. The Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev and has a maximum cruising speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). Prior to May 2021 the cruising speed was 431 km/h (268 mph),at the time this made it the fastest train service in commercial operation.
Seoul Subway Line 9,operated by Seoul Line9 Operation,is a subway line in Seoul,part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line runs east from Gaehwa station or Gimpo International Airport station along the south bank of the Han River towards VHS Medical Center in Gangdong. In 2019,Line 9 had an annual ridership of 225 million or about 616,000 people per day.
Linimo,formally the Aichi Rapid Transit Tobu Kyuryo Line is a magnetic levitation train line in Aichi Prefecture,Japan,near the city of Nagoya. While primarily built to serve the Expo 2005 fair site,the line has since operated to serve the local community.
AREX is a South Korean airport rail link and commuter rail line that links Incheon International Airport with Seoul Station via Gimpo International Airport.
Yeongjong Island (Korean: 영종도) is an island in Jung District,Incheon,South Korea. It contains Incheon International Airport as well as small villages,farms,and beaches.
UK Ultraspeed was a proposed high-speed magnetic-levitation train line between London and Glasgow,linking 16 stations including Edinburgh,Birmingham,Manchester and Newcastle and six airports. It was rejected in 2007 by the UK government,in favour of conventional high-speed rail. The company behind the proposal ceased efforts to promote it in early 2013.
Seoul,the capital and largest city in South Korea,accounts for only 0.6% of the country's total land area,yet it is home to around 19% of the population. The population density in Seoul demands a great deal of the city's transportation systems,which are regarded by many as among the best and most advanced in the world. Seoul is very well connected by its subway and bus systems,and the city is also very supportive of pedestrian foot travel. In 2006 it won the Sustainable Transport Award.
Incheon Station is the western terminus railway station of the Suin–Bundang and Gyeongin lines of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is in the Bukseong neighborhood of the Jung District in Incheon,South Korea and is approximately 20 kilometers west of Seoul. Established in 1899 under the Korean Empire as Chemulpo Station,Incheon Station is the oldest train station in the Seoul Capital Area. During the Japanese occupation of Korea,the station was briefly named Hainchon Station and the original station building was destroyed during the Korean War. Service for the old Suin Line began in 1937 and ended in 1995;the new Suin Line was extended to the station in 2016. Service for the Gyeongin Line began in 1974.
The Gyeongbu high-speed railway,also known as Gyeongbu HSR,is South Korea's first high-speed rail line from Seoul to Busan. KTX high-speed trains operate three sections of the line:on 1 April 2004,the first between a junction near Geumcheon-gu Office station,Seoul and a junction at Daejeonjochajang station north of Daejeon,and a second between a junction at Okcheon station,southeast of Daejeon,and a junction near Jicheon station,north of Daegu entered service;then on 1 November 2010,the third section,between a junction west of Daegu and Busan became operational. The missing gaps across the urban areas of Daejeon and Daegu were in construction for an expected opening in 2014,separate tracks into Seoul Station were also planned. The temporary ends of the three sections were connected to the parallel conventional Gyeongbu Line by tracks that will serve as interconnector branches upon the completion of the entire line. On 1 August 2015,construction on urban areas of Daejeon and Daegu were completed;all the sections of HSR line were connected.
Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station is a railway station on AREX and the Incheon Airport Maglev. It is in Incheon International Airport's transport center near Terminal 1.
The Wolmi Sea Train (월미바다열차),formerly known as Wolmi Galaxy Rail,is a monorail on the island of Wolmido in Incheon,South Korea. The monorail line has 4 stations and covers 6.1 km connecting Wolmido Island to Incheon Station,the west terminus of Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Suin Line. 1.15 km is double-tracked,but the loop around Wolmido (3.94 km) is single-track. Phase 2,if built,would have added 2 km single track connecting to Dong-Incheon station,also on Metro Line 1,with a potential Phase 3 looping back to Incheon station. The system is the first in the world to use Urbanaut technology,whose selling point is an inverse T-shaped track:large wheels run on the horizontal part of the track,while small wheels press against the rail and keep it in place.
Incheon Transit Corporation (인천교통공사),formerly known as Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation (인천지하철공사) currently operates the Incheon Subway,Wolmi Sea Train,Incheon Bus information,Incheon Bus Terminal,Call taxi for the handicapped in Incheon,South Korea,established in 1993. In 2011 Incheon Transit Corporation merged with ′Incheon Metro′,established in 1998 to operate Incheon Subway Line 1,Incheon Subway Line 2,the section of Seoul Subway Line 7 between Kkachiul &Seongnam,&the Incheon Airport Maglev. In the future it also has plans to operate Line 3.
Cheong-na International City is a development project in Seo-gu,Incheon,Korea. The city is built on a nearly two million square foot plot of land that expects a maximum population of 90,000. The city is located on the coast and near to Yeongjong Island and Incheon International Airport to Seoul via the Incheon International Airport Expressway,the Kyeong-in Expressway,the Incheon International Airport Railroad,and the Kyeong-in Ferry Line.
The Changsha Maglev Express,also known as Line S2,is a medium-low speed magnetic levitation,or maglev line in Changsha,China. This is China's second maglev line,after Shanghai Maglev,and the first domestically built maglev line,which uses indigenous technology. The line stretches over 18.55 kilometers (11.53 mi) and runs between Changsha Huanghua International Airport,Langli station and the high-speed railway station Changsha South railway station.
