Seoul Subway Line 2

Infobox Korean name
title = Seoul Subway Line 2
color = #009900
fontcolor = #FFFFFF

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caption = 2005 Rolling stock on Line 2.
rr = Seoul Jihacheol Ihoseon
mr = Sŏul Chihach'ŏl Ihosŏn
hangul = 서울 지하철 2호선
hanja = 서울 地下鐵 二號線

Seoul Subway Line 2 (dubbed "the green line") is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line running clock-wise is called the "inner circle line" and the counter clock-wise line is called the "outer circle line." This is Seoul's most heavily used line, and the longest circular subway line in the world. (Total length: 60.2 km)

Line 2 was built 1978-84 together with the Seongsu Branch (the second Sinjeong Branch was built 1989-95). Dangsan bridge was closed for reconstruction in 1996 and reopened on 22 November 1999. The old steel girder bridge was replaced by a 1.3 km long concrete bridge between Dangsan on the southern side of the river and Hapjeong on the northern bank. Headways on the line can now be reduced to 30 seconds, off peak intervals 5-6 min. The line connects the city centre to Gangnam, Teheran Valley and the COEX/KWTC complex.

On Oct. 20, 2005, Yongdu Station opened on the Seongsu Branch (between Sindap and Sinseol stations). It is the first station in the Seoul Subway system to open with operating platform screen doors. As of May, platform screen doors are operating at 10 other stations. New rolling stock is also progressively coming on line.

History

*October 31, 1980: Sinseol-dong - Sports Complex (via Seongsu) section opened
*December 23, 1982: Sports Complex - Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education section opened
*September 16, 1983: Euljiro 1-ga - Seongsu section opened; Sinseol-dong - Seongsu section separated as Seongsu Branch
*December 12, 1983: Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education - Seoul Nat'l University section opened
*May 22, 1984: Seoul Nat'l University - Euljiro 1-ga (via Sindorim) section opened; Circle Line completed
*May 22, 1992: Sindorim - Yangcheon-gu Office section opened as Sinjeong Branch
*February 29, 1996: Sinjeongnegeori Station opened as extension of Sinjeong Branch
*March 20, 1996: Kkachisan Station opened as extension of Sinjeong Branch
*October 20, 2005: Yongdu Station opened on the Seongsu Branch

tations

Line 2 stops at these stations:

Circle Line (clockwise)

ee also

*Subways in South Korea
*List of Korea-related topics
*Seoul Metropolitan Subway