Seoul Metro Corporation (Korean: 서울메트로) was a municipal-owned corporation owned by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Established in 1970, it was, with Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation and Korail, one of the major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The company merged with Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation in 2017.[3]
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| Company type | Municipal-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rapid transit |
| Founded | June 8, 1970 (reestablished September 1, 1981)[1] |
| Defunct | May 31, 2017 |
| Fate | Merged with Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation |
| Successor | Seoul Transportation Corporation |
| Headquarters | Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Key people | Kim Tae-ho (President, 2016–2017)[2] |
| Products | Subway |
| 6,593,770,000,000 (KRWON)(2005) | |
| -81,718,477,562 (KRWON) (2005) | |
| Owner | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
Number of employees | 10,128(2006) |
| Website | www |
| Seoul Metro Corporation | |
| Hangul | 서울 메트로 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Meteuro |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Met'ŭro |
History
edit- June 8, 1970: Subway construction headquarters
- April 1971: Line 1 (Cheongnyangni Station - Seoul Station) construction started and opened
- October 1974: Gunja Depot construction
- March 9, 1978: Line 2 Gangnam Section construction started
- February 29, 1980: Line 3 and 4 construction started
- May 22, 1984: Line 2 Circle Line opened
- October 18, 1985: Line 3 and 4 opened
- July 13, 1990: Line 3 (Gupabal Station - Jichuk Station) opened
- May 22, 1992: Line 2 Sinjeong Branch (Sindorim Station - Yangcheon-gu Office Station) opened
- April 21, 1993: Line 4 (Sanggye Station - Danggogae Station) opened
- October 10, 1993: Line 3 (Yangjae Station - Suseo Station) opened
- April 1, 1994: Line 4 (Sadang Station - Namtaeryeong Station) opened
- March 20, 1996, Line 2 Sinjeong Branch (Sinjeongnegeori Station - Kkachisan Station) opened
- October 20, 2005: Line 2 Yongdu Station opened
- December 21, 2005: Line 1 Dongmyo Station opened
- February 18, 2010: Line 3 (Suseo Station - Ogeum Station) opened
- March 28, 2015: Line 9 (Eonju Station - Sports Complex Station) opened
- May 31, 2017: Merged with Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation & Seoul Metro
Lines
editSeoul Metro's service covers a part of Seoul Subway Line 1, and the whole Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 3, Seoul Subway Line 4. For lines 1, 3, and 4, Korail jointly participates in the service. Seoul Metro controls the railways and stations which are owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government.
- Line 1
- Control: Cheongnyangni station - Seoul Station
- Service: Yangju station - Incheon station / Seodongtan station
- Total Length: 7.8 km
- Line 2
- Circle Line: City Hall station ↔ Seongsu station ↔ Gangnam station ↔ Sindorim station ↔ Hongik University station ↔ City Hall station
- Seongsu Branch
- Sinjeong Branch (Except for Kkachisan station controlled by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation)
- Total Length: 60.2 km
- Line 3
- Control: Jichuk station - Ogeum station (Except for Garak Market station controlled by Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation)
- Service: Daehwa station - Ogeum station
- Total Length: 38.2 km
- Line 4
- Control: Danggogae station - Namtaeryeong station
- Service: Danggogae station - Oido station
- Total Length: 31.7 km
- Line 5
- Control: Ogeum station
- Line 6
- Control: Yeonsinnae station
- Line 9
- Control: Eonju station - Sports Complex station
- Total Length: 4.3 km
Depots
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "개요 및 연혁" (in Korean). Seoul Metro. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ "서울메트로 사장에 이정원 現 경영지원본부장 임명" (in Korean). Asiae. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ Tebay, Andy (2017-06-06). "Seoul Metro operators merge". Rail Journal. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
External links
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