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+1⁄2 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
安山線
RRAnsanseon
MRAnsansŏn

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

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. 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

Express trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "|".

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 衿井 ● 2.6 45.5 Gunpo-si
444 Sanbon 산본 山本 ● 2.3 47.8
445 Surisan 수리산 修理山 | 1.1 48.9
446 Daeyami 대야미 大夜味 | 2.6 51.5
447 Banwol 반월 半月 | 2.0 53.5 Ansan-si
448 Sangnoksu 상록수 常綠樹 ● 3.7 57.2
449 Hanyang Univ. at Ansan 한대앞 漢大앞 | Suin
(shared, 2020)
(2020) 1.5 58.7
450 Jungang 중앙 中央 ● 1.6 60.3
451 Gojan 고잔 古棧 | 1.4 61.7
452 Choji 초지 草芝 ● 1.5 63.2
453 Ansan 안산 安山 ● | 1.8 65.0
454 Singiloncheon 신길온천 新吉溫泉 | 2.2 67.2
455 Jeongwang 정왕 正往 ● 2.9 70.1 Siheung-si
456 Oido 오이도 烏耳島 ● 1.4 71.5

See also

References

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