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Incheon has 2.5 million inhabitants and lies only about 30 km west of Seoul, by the sea.

Trial runs on Line 1, a 23 km north-south route, started in March 1999. After six years of construction it opened for regular service on 6 October 1999 as the fourth subway system in South Korea after Seoul, Busan and Daegu. A trip along the line from Gyeyang in the north to Dongmak in the south takes approximately 45 minutes.

At Bupyeong transfer is possible to Korean National Railways, a route which is actually integrated into Seoul's subway network as an extension of Seoul's Line 1. At the northern terminus Gyeyang it connects with the new railway to Incheon International Airport (Incheon Airport Railroad) which opened on 23 March 2007. Incheon's subway is totally underground except north of Gyulhyeon.

The Incheon subway is operated by Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation.

6 Oct 1999 - Dongmak - Bakchon
7 Dec 1999 - Bakchon - Gyulhyeon
16 Mar 2007 - Gyulhyeon - Gyeyang

 Projects

Line 1 south : entension of 6.54 km & six stations (March 2009)

Incheon Subway Line 2 is planned to be operated with Bombardier LRT vehicles (DC 750V?)
Length : 28.9 km, 24 stations /2012, 35.8km, 30 Stations /2016:
Oryu-dong ~ Geomdan ~ Kyungseo ~ Seo-gucheong (which means 'West District Office') ~ Gajeong ~ Juan ~ Incheon City Hall (Line 1)~ Guwol ~ Namdong Gucheong (which means 'Southeast District Office') ~ Jangsu-dong ~ Incheon Grand Park

Line 3 would become a semicircular line crossing Line 1 at Yesul Hoegwan (Arts Center) and at Bupyeong Gucheong (Bupyeong-gu Office) - 39.3km, DC 1500V, ATC/ATO System (2012~2019) .

Operating 5:30 - 24:30, every 4 minutes during morning peak hours, every 6 min evening peak and every 8 min rest of the day.

- FARES

from 900 won, depending on distance travelled

Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation (IRTC - Official Site) incl. Map with planned lines

and Incheon Subway line on Seoul Subway Map

Incheon Subway (Korean)

City Server

Seoul Line 1 at Incheon:

Photos © Gofman