Daejeon Subway Line 1 is a subway line is located in Daejeon, South Korea. After excluding the Seoul metropolitan area, it was the fourth subway line created in South Korea, following Busan, Daegu, and Gwangju.[1] Its line color is green. It is 22.6 km (14.0 mi) long with 22 stations. It is the first of five planned lines for the Daejeon Metro.[2]

Line 1
Overview
Native name1호선(1號線)
Il Hoseon
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Daejeon
LocaleDaejeon, Sejong City (from 2029)
Stations22
Service
TypeRapid transit
Services1
Operator(s)Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation
History
Opened16 March 2006
Technical
Line length22.74 kilometres (14.13 mi)
Route map

Panam depot
101
Panam
102
Sinheung
103
Dae-dong
104
Daejeon
Korail KTX
Line 3 (proposed)
105
Jungangno
106
Jung-gu Office
107
Seodaejeon Negeori
108
Oryong
Line 5 (proposed)
109
Yongmun
Line 4 (proposed)
110
Tanbang
111
City Hall
112
Government Complex
Daejeon
113
Galma
114
Wolpyeong
115
Gapcheon
116
Yuseong Spa
117
Guam
118
National Cemetery
119
World Cup Stadium
120
Noeun
121
Jijok
122
Banseok
depot
123
Oesam
124
Geumnam
125
Sejong Bus Terminal
126
Naseong
127
Government Complex
Sejong

The first section was opened on March 16, 2006, and the second subsequently opened on April 17, 2007. The tracks lead from Banseok station in Yuseong-gu to Panam station in Dong-gu. 2029 is the tentative opening date of a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi), five-station extension from Banseok to Government Complex Sejong in the neighbouring Sejong City.[3]

Formation

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In 1991, the Daejeon Metropolitan City Urban Railway Construction Plan was established. In January 1994, the Subway Planning Unit was established. In February 1996, the basic plan for subway construction, which links the old city center of Daejeon metropolitan city with the new city center, was confirmed. The subway construction headquarters was established in April 1996, and construction of the first line of Daejeon subway line was started in October of the same year.[4]

Stations

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Station
Number
Station Name
Connections Distance Location
English Hangul Hanja km
101 Panam 판암
(대전대)
板岩
(大田大)
00.00 Daejeon Dong (East)
102 Sinheung 신흥 新興 00.94
103 Dae-dong 대동
(우송대)
大洞
(又松大)
02.16
104 Daejeon Station 대전역 大田驛   Gyeongbu
  Gyeongjeon
  Gyeongbu HSR
  Mugunghwa-ho services
03.17
105 Jungangno 중앙로 中央路 04.00 Jung (Centre)
106 Jung-gu Office 중구청 中區廳 04.70
107 Seodaejeon Negeori 서대전네거리 西大田네거리     Seodaejeon
  Honam
  Jeolla
  Mugunghwa-ho services
05.54
108 Oryong 오룡 五龍 06.32
109 Yongmun 용문 龍汶 07.82 Seo (West)
110 Tanbang 탄방 炭坊 09.02
111 City Hall 시청 市廳 09.77
112 Government Complex, Daejeon 정부청사 政府廳舍 10.76
113 Galma 갈마 葛馬 11.51
114 Wolpyeong 월평 月坪 12.26
115 Gapcheon 갑천 甲川 13.30
116 Yuseong Spa 유성온천 儒城溫泉 14.59 Yuseong
117 Guam 구암 九岩 15.63
118 National Cemetery 현충원 顯忠院 16.47
119 World Cup Stadium 월드컵경기장 월드컵競技場 17.53
120 Noeun 노은 老隱 18.34
121 Jijok 지족 智足 19.49
122 Banseok 반석 盤石 20.47
123 Oesam 외삼 外三
124 Geumnam 금남 錦南 Sejong City Geumnam-myeon, Sejong
125 Sejong Bus Terminal 세종터미널 世宗터미널 Daepyeong-dong
126 Naseong 나성 羅城 Naseong-dong
127 Government Complex Sejong 정부세종청사 政府世宗廳舍 Eojin-dong

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Daejeon Subway Line 1". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Korea > DAEJEON Subway (Taejon, South Korea)". Archived from the original on 2005-09-06. Retrieved 2005-07-17. Map of all planned routes, in English
  3. ^ 박, 희윤 (18 April 2019). 대전~세종 광역철도 건설...2029년 완공목표: 반석~정부세종청사 14km 연결...2029년 완공목표, 국가철도망계획 반영 추진. 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Daejeon Subway Line 1". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
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