Suinseon

Suinseon
Korail EMU of the 351 series
Route number :	302 05 ( KR )
Route length:	25.9 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	(continuous) 25 kV / 60 Hz  ~
Dual track :	(continuous)

The Suinseon ( Hangul : 수인선, Hanja : 水 仁 線, English : Suin Line, abbreviated for Su won - In cheon Line) is a metro line of the Seoul Subway in Sudogwon (Seoul Capital Area) in South Korea . It connects Incheon with Oido and is to be extended to Suwon .

history

Bridge of the former narrow-gauge railway over the Hwanggujicheon

The original route of the line was put into operation on August 5, 1937 as one of the few narrow-gauge railways in Korea. It connected Suwon to Namincheon via Ansan and Siheung . It was shut down on December 31, 1995.

Since December 28, 2004, a new, electrified, double-track route has been built as an integral part of the Seoul subway network and put into operation in three phases: Phase 1 from Oido to Songdo was opened on June 30, 2012. Darwol station was opened on December 27, 2014 as an intermediate station. Phase 2 from Songdo to Incheon was opened on February 27, 2016, Phase 3 from Oido east to Suwon is scheduled to open in December 2018. This will create a link to the Bundang Line , so there will be a long subway line from Wangsimni to Incheon, which will likely be called the Bundang – Suin Line . Hagik Station is scheduled to go into operation in 2019 between Songdo and Inha University .

Routing

Former narrow-gauge railway

railway station	Hangul	Hanja	Connecting lines	Year of shutdown	location
Suwon	수원	水 原	Line 1 Gyeongbu Line Suryeo Line	1995	Gyeonggi-do	Suwon
Gosaek	고색	古 索		1974
Eocheon	어천	漁 川		1995		Hwaseong
Yamok	야목	野 牧		1995
sari	사리	四 里		1995		Ansan
Hanyang Univ. at Ansan	한대 앞	漢 大 前 站	Ansan Line (Shared Line)	1995
Jungang	중앙	中央		1994
Kojan	고잔	古 棧		1994
Ansan	안산	安 山		1994
Jeongwang	정왕	正 往		1994		Siheung
Darwol	달월	達 月		1994
Sorae	소래 포구	蘇 來		1994	Incheon	Namdong-gu
Nonhyeon	논현	論 峴		1992
Namdong	남동	南 洞		1992
Songdo	송도	松 島		1992		Yeonsu-gu
Yonghyeon	용현	龍 現		1973		Nam-gu
Incheon Harbor ( Namincheon )	인천항 (남인천)	仁川 港 (南仁川)		1973

New double-track route

phase	Station number	Station name			Umsteige- possibility			Line name	Station distance	Total distance	location
		Romanized	Hangul	Hanja					in km
Phase 3 (from 2017)	K245	Suwon	수원	水 原	Gyeongbu Line 1 Bundan Gyeongbu Saemaul-ho Mugunghwa-ho			Suin line	---	0.0	Gyeonggi-do	Suwon
	K246	Gosaek	고색	古 索
	K247	Omokcheon	오목천	梧 木 川
	K248	Eocheon	어천	漁 川								Hwaseong
	K249	Yamok	야목	野 牧
	K250	sari	사리	四 里								Ansan
	449	Hanyang Univ. at Ansan	한대 앞	漢 大 前 站		Line 4 (Stop Via, from 2020)	Line 4 (from 2020)	Ansan line	1.5	1.5
	450	Jungang	중앙	中央					1.6	3.1
	451	Gojan	고잔	古 棧					1.4	4.5
	452	Choji	초지	草 芝			Seohae line		1.5	6.0
	453	Ansan	안산	安 山					1.8	7.8
	454	Singil oncheon	신길 온천	新 吉 溫泉					2.2	10.0
	455	Jeongwang	정왕	正 往					2.9	12.9		Siheung
Phase 1 (in operation)	456	Oido	오이도	烏 耳 島			Line 4		1.4	14.3
	K251	Darwol	달월	達 月				Suin line	2.1	16.4
	K252	Volgot	월곶	月 串	Probably: Gyeonggang Line				1.5	17.9
	K253	Soraepogu	소래 포구	蘇萊 浦口					1.3	19.2	Incheon	Namdong-gu
	K254	Incheon Nonhyeon	인천 논현	仁川 論 峴					1.0	20.2
	K255	Hogupo	호 구포	虎口 浦					1.3	21.5
	K256	Namdong Indus Park	남동 인더스 파크	南 洞 產業 團 地					1.3	22.8
	K257	Woninjae	원 인재	源 仁 齋	Incheon 1				1.0	23.8		Yeonsu-gu
	K258	Yeonsu	연수	延壽					0.9	24.7
	K259	Songdo	송도	松 島					2.7	27.4
Phase 2 (in operation)	K260	Hagik (2019)	학익	鶴 翼								Nam-gu
	K261	Inha University	인하대	仁 荷 大					2.4	29.8
	K262	Sungui	숭의	崇義					1.8	31.6
	K263	Sinpo	신포	新 浦					1.5	33.1		Young gu
	K264	Incheon	인천	仁川	Line 1 Wolmi Monorail				1.1	34.2

Rail vehicles

Steam locomotives, KNR160 diesel rail buses (Niigata / Kawasaki Diesel Car) and KNR18000 passenger cars were used on the narrow-gauge railway. One KNR160 (later renumbered to KNR9160) and two KNR18000 are preserved in the Uiwang Railway Museum.

Korail is now using the third generation of Class 351000 EMU trains on the electrified, double-track route . These are identical to those of the Bundang Line but painted red like the trains of the Jungang, Gyeongui and Line 1.

Web links

Commons : Suinseon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 경기 신문: 수인선 전철 안산 구간 29 일 착공. In: Gyeonggi News. Retrieved May 1, 2011 . 
2. ↑ news.kmib.co.kr