Singil station

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신길
Singil
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신길
Singil
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Korean name
Hangul
신길역
Hanja
Revised Romanization Sin-gil-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Sin'gil-yŏk
General information
Location327 Yeongdeungporo,
Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul [1] [2]
Operated by Korail, Seoul Metro
Line(s) Gyeongbu Line
      Line 5
Platforms5
Tracks6
Key dates
April 30, 1997 [1] [2]       Line 1 opened
August 12, 1996 [1] [2]       Line 5 opened
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 20,334 [3]
Line 5: 5,130 [3]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Daebang
towards Soyosan
Line 1 Yeongdeungpo
towards Incheon
Daebang Yeongdeungpo
towards Sinchang or Seodongtan
Daebang
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Yeongdeungpo
towards Incheon
Daebang
towards Cheongnyangni
Line 1
Gyeongbu Express
Yeongdeungpo
towards Sinchang
Yeongdeungpo Market
towards Banghwa
Line 5 Yeouido

Singil Station (pronounced shin-gill) is a station on the Seoul Subway's Line 1 and 5.

The transfer distance between the platforms on Lines 1 and 5 are fairly long, around 260 meters. [2] The Line 1 station is the first aboveground station in South Korea to have operating platform screen doors. [4]

On April 14, 2020, at 6:28 a.m., a Korail K1008 express electric train bound for Yongsan station has derailed 300 meters near Singil station due to a defect that damaged the axle. There was no casualties, but train operations in Line 1, Gyeongin Line and Gyeongbu line are affected. [5] [6]

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