Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station

Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station is a railway station on AREX and the Incheon Airport Maglev. It is in Incheon International Airport's transport center near Terminal 1.

인천공항1터미널
Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1
Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station outside view
Korean name
Hangul
인천공항1터미널역
Hanja
仁川空港1터미널驛
Revised RomanizationIncheongonghangilteomineollyeok
McCune–ReischauerInch'ŏn'gonghangilt'ŏminŏllyŏk
General information
Location2851 Unseo-dong,
271 Gonghangno,
Jung-gu, Incheon
Operated byAirport Railroad Co., Ltd.
Incheon Transit Corporation
Line(s)     AREX
     Incheon Airport Maglev
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
History
Previous namesIncheon International Airport
Key dates
March 23, 2007[1]     AREX opened
February 3, 2016     Incheon Airport Maglev opened
March 28, 2018KTX service suspended
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Incheon International Airport Cargo Terminal
towards Seoul
AREX
Local
Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2
Terminus
Seoul
Terminus
AREX
Express
Preceding station Incheon Transit Corporation Following station
Terminus Incheon Airport Maglev Long Term Parking
towards Yongyu

Both commuter ("All-stop") and express services stop at this station. While the express service directly heads to Seoul Station, the commuter service stops at all stations.

The Incheon Airport Maglev can also be accessed from the same building.

Former KTX Service

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Since June 2014, KTX operated from this station with stops at Geomam station and Seoul Station towards Busan and Gwangju. Before the KTX opened services at this station, there was high-leveled platform which had no use. Since this time, only this platform didn't have platform screen doors because there was a plan for a 2nd airport railroad to go there, but this plan changed to KTX. After that, KTX started to run, they have changed the empty platform to a low leveled-platform to make KTX rideable. In the same year,[2] KTX expanded service to Incheon Airport. Since 2018, KTX service to Incheon Airport has been suspended and the suspension became permanent in September 2018 as the line was officially abolished due to low demand and ridership.[3][4][5]

Travelling to cities other than Seoul by rail is now only available through a transfer at Seoul Station or Gwangmyeong Station by AREX or bus. In 2019, the KTX service was temporally operative again with 3 daily services to Gwangju, because of the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. The service started on July 9, and finished on July 29.[6]

Fares

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  • Express service: 8,000 won/adult, 6,900 won/child (the original intended fare was 14,300 won but was reduced to encourage usage).[7]
  • Commuter Service: It depends on the station embarked, but from Seoul Station to Incheon International Airport Station it is 4,150 won as of October 2017.[8]

Station layout

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G Street Level
L1
Concourse
Lobby Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound AREX Local toward Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2 (Terminus)
AREX Express toward Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2 (Terminus)
Westbound AREX Local toward Seoul (Incheon Int'l Airport Cargo Terminal)
AREX Express toward Seoul (Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound (Unused platform, formerly used for KTX)
Westbound (Unused platform, formerly used for KTX)
Side platform, doors will open on the left

Photos

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References

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  1. ^ 인천국제공항역 (in Korean). Doopedia. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  2. ^ Incheon Airport KTX. Kojects, Tebay, Andy and Medimorec, Nikola, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. ^ Medimorec, Nikola (10 June 2018). "Incheon Airport KTX Service Suspended". Kojects. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ 박, 재균 (7 August 2018). 9월부터 인천공항 KTX 노선 폐지. FNToday (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ 민, 경석 (7 August 2018). 2014년 개통한 '인천공항 KTX' 폐지. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Incheon-Gwangju KTX Operating during 2019 FINA Masters". VisitKorea.or.kr. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ "+ 이용안내 > 열차운임 > 운임표". Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  8. ^ 공항철도 이용 > 일반열차 > 운임안내.

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