Ansan Line

Ansan Line
Overview
Native name안산선(安山線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorea Rail Network Authority
LocaleGyeonggi
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemSeoul Metropolitan Subway
Services     Line 4
Operator(s)Korail
History
Opened25 October 1988
Technical
Line length26.0 km (16.2 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV/60 Hz AC Overhead line
Route map

Gyeongbu Line, Gwacheon Line
0.0
Geumjeong
Gyeongbu Line
2.3
Sanbon
3.4
Surisan
6.0
Daeyami
Yeongdong Expressway
8.0
Banwol
Seohaean Expressway
Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
11.7
Sangnoksu
Suin Line
13.2
Hanyang Univ.–Ansan Campus (Former Illi)
See Suin Line
26.0
Oido
Suin Line
Ansan Line
Hangul
안산선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAnsan-seon
McCune–ReischauerAnsan-sŏn

The Ansan Line is a railway line connecting Gunpo to Siheung in South Korea. Services on this line run through train services into Seoul Subway Line 4 via the Gwacheon Line. Services from the Suin Line share tracks with this line between Hanyang Univ. (Ansan)–Oido.[1]

History

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In 1988 the section between Geumjeong–Ansan opened as a branch line of Gyeongbu Line with through train service to Seoul Subway Line 1. Since the opening of the Gwacheon Line the trains have been running through to Seoul Subway Line 4.[citation needed] The line was extended as follows:

Date Section Length
25 October 1988 Geumjeong–Hanyang Univ. (Ansan)–Ansan 19.5 km
28 July 2000 Ansan–Oido 6.5 km

Stations

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Express trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "|".[citation needed]

Station
number
Station name
English
Station name
Hangul
Station name
Hanja
EX Transfer Distance
in km from Danggogae
Total
distance
Location
Through-services to/from Danggogae via Gwacheon Line and Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 4

Express services stop at all stops beyond Geumjeong Station

443 Geumjeong 금정 2.6 45.5 Gunpo-si
444 Sanbon 산본 2.3 47.8
445 Surisan 수리산 | 1.1 48.9
446 Daeyami 대야미 | 2.6 51.5
447 Banwol 반월 | 2.0 53.5 Ansan-si
448 Sangnoksu 상록수 3.7 57.2
449 Hanyang Univ. at Ansan 한대앞 | Suin
(shared, 2020)
Suin–Bundang Line (2020) 1.5 58.7
450 Jungang 중앙 1.6 60.3
451 Gojan 고잔 | 1.4 61.7
452 Choji 초지 Seohae Line 1.5 63.2
453 Ansan 안산 | 1.8 65.0
454 Singiloncheon 신길온천 | 2.2 67.2
455 Jeongwang 정왕 2.9 70.1 Siheung-si
456 Oido 오이도 Suin–Bundang Line 1.4 71.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Subway Line 4(Ansan Line)". AnyStory (in Korean). 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2019-05-31.