Rapid transit in South Korea

File:South Korea subway logo.svg

South Korean rapid transit logo

Rapid transit systems operate in six major South Korean cities, except for Sejong.

Currently operational

Rapid transit systems
System	Locale	Lines	Stations	Length (km)	Commencement
Seoul Subway (inc. Incheon Subway)	Seoul Capital Area	24	777	1,386.4	197415 August 1974
Busan Metro	Busan–Gyeongnam Area	06	158	0205.6	198519 July 1985
Daegu Metro	Daegu–Gyeongbuk Area	04	0101	00153.7	199726 November 1997
Gwangju Metro	Gwangju	01	020	0020.6	200428 April 2004
Daejeon Metro	Daejeon	01	022	0022.7	200616 March 2006

Seoul capital area

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• Metropolitan Rail
  • Korail operates the following commuter lines: Bundang Line, Gyeongchun Line, Gyeongui–Jungang Line, Suin Line, Gyeonggang Line, and parts of metro lines Line 1, Line 3, Line 4.
  • Korail Airport Railroad operates AREX
  • NeoTrans operates Shinbundang Line
  • E-Rail operates Seohae Line
• Urban Rail
  • Seoul Metro operates Line 2, Line 5, Line 6, Line 7, Line 8, and parts of lines Line 1, Line 3, Line 4, and Line 9 Second Extension.
  • Seoul Metro Line9 (a joint venture between Veolia Transport and Hyundai Rotem) operates Line 9 First Extension
  • Incheon Transit operates the whole Incheon subway system (I1 & I2), as well as sections of Seoul Subway Line 7.
• Light Metro Rail
  • Uijeongbu Light Rail operates U Line
  • Yongin Rapid Transit operates EverLine
  • UI trans operates Ui LRT

Rapid transit lines in Seoul National Capital Area
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Commencement
Seoul Metro	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 1	10	7.8	Template:Small	15 August 1974
	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 2	51	60.2	Template:Small	31 October 1980
	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 3	34	38.2	Template:Small	12 July 1985
	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 4	26	31.1	Template:Small	20 April 1985
	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 5	51	52.3	Template:Small	15 November 1995
	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 6	38	35.1	Template:Small	7 August 2000
Seoul Metro and Incheon Transit Corporation	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 7	51	57.1	Template:Small	11 October 1996
Seoul Metro	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 8	17	17.7	Template:Small	23 November 1996
Seoul Metro Line9 & Seoul Metro	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 9	38	40.6	Template:Small	24 July 2009
Ui-Sinseol Trans	File:Seoul Metro Line Ui LRT Bilingual.svg	Ui LRT	15	11.1	Template:Small	1 July 2012
South-Seoul LRT	File:Seoul Metro Line Sillim Line Bilingual.svg	Sillim Line	11	7.8	Template:Small	28 May 2022
NeoTrans Co. Ltd.	File:Seoul Metro Line Shinbundang Bilingual.svg	Shinbundang Line	16	33.4	Template:Small	28 October 2011
Yongin Rapid Transit	File:Seoul Metro Line EverLine Bilingual.svg	Everline	15	18.1	Template:Small	26 April 2013
Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit	File:Seoul Metro Line U Line Bilingual.svg	U Line	15	11.1	Template:Small	1 July 2012
Airport Railroad	Template:Rint	AREX	13	63.8	Template:Small	23 March 2007
Korail	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 1 Template:Small	93	211.1	Template:Small	15 August 1974
	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 3 Template:Small	10	19.2	Template:Small	30 January 1996
	Template:Rint	Seoul Subway Line 4 Template:Small	23	39.4	Template:Small	15 January 1993
	File:Seoul Metro Line Gyeongui-Jungang Bilingual.svg	Gyeongui–Jungang Line Template:Small Template:Small	55	121.7	Template:Small	16 December 2005 Template:Small 1 July 2009 Template:Small
	File:Seoul Metro Line Gyeongchun Bilingual.svg	Gyeongchun Line Template:Small	24	81.3	Template:Small	21 December 2010
	File:Suin-Bundang Line.svg	Suin-Bundang Line	63	104.5	Template:Small	12 September 2020
	File:Seoul Metro Line Gyeonggang Bilingual.svg	Gyeonggang Line	11	54.8	Template:Small	24 September 2016
E-Rail	File:Seoul Metro Line Seohae Bilingual.svg	Seohae Line	21	47	Template:Small	16 June 2018
Incheon Subway	Template:Rint	Incheon Subway Line 1	29	29.4	Template:Small	6 October 1999
	Template:Rint	Incheon Subway Line 2	27	29.1	Template:Small	30 July 2016

Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam area

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• Metropolitan Rail
  • Korail operates the following commuter line: Donghae
• Urban Rail
  • Busan Transportation operates lines 1, 2, 3, and 4
• Light Metro Rail
  • B&G Metro operates the Busan–Gimhae light rail

Rapid transit lines in Busan
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Commencement
Busan Transportation Corp.	Template:Rint	Busan Metro Line 1	40	40.5	Template:Small	19 July 1985
	Template:Rint	Busan Metro Line 2	42	45.2	Template:Small	30 June 1999
	Template:Rint	Busan Metro Line 3	17	18.3	Template:Small	28 November 2005
	Template:Rint	Busan Metro Line 4	14	12.7	Template:Small	30 March 2011
B&G Metro	File:Busan-Gimhae Line.svg	Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit	21	23.4	Template:Small	9 September 2011
Korail	File:Donghae Line.svg	Donghae Line	23	65.7	Template:Small	30 December 2016

Daegu–Gyeongbuk area

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• Daegu Metropolitan Transit operates the whole subway system.

Rapid transit lines in Daegu
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Commencement
Daegu Metropolitan Transit	Template:Rint	Daegu Metro Line 1	35	37.3	Template:Small	26 November 1997
	Template:Rint	Daegu Metro Line 2	29	31.4	Template:Small	18 October 2005
	Template:Rint	Daegu Metro Line 3	30	23.9	Template:Small	23 April 2015
Korail		Daegyeong Line	7	61.9	Template:Small	14 December 2024

Daejeon

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• Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit operates the whole subway system.

Rapid transit lines in Daejeon
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Commencement
Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit	File:Daejeon Metro Line 1.svg	Daejeon Metro Line 1	22	22.7	Template:Small	16 March 2006

Gwangju

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• Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit operates the whole subway system.

Rapid transit lines in Gwangju
Operator	Livery	Line	Stations	Length (km)	Terminuses	Commencement
Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit	Template:Rint	Gwangju Metro Line 1	20	20.6	Template:Small	28 April 2004

See also

• Transportation in South Korea

External links

• Subway transferring information for South Korea (in Japanese)