Suin Line

Template:Short description Template:AboutTemplate:About Template:Infobox rail line The Suin Line (Suwon-Incheon; Template:Korean) was a metro line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway serving the Seoul Capital Area.

The original route, abandoned in 1995, was one of the few Template:Track gauge narrow-gauge railways in South Korea. Opened by the privately owned Chosen Gyeongdong Railway in 1937, it connected Suwon to Namincheon via Ansan and Siheung; in 1942, it was taken over by another private railway, the Chosen Railway (the largest of colonial Korea's privately owned railway companies). The Chosen Railway owned the line until all railways in Korea were nationalized after 1945. However, since December 28, 2004, the Suin Line is being reconstructed with standard gauge and double tracking as an integral part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway network and is opening in three phases.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

All northbound trains terminated at Incheon, all southbound services terminated at Oido. Express train service served only Oido, Soraepogu, Incheon Nonhyeon, Woninjae, Yeonsu, Inha University, and Incheon.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Trains along the line were 6 cars long. Platforms at stations are built for 8 cars in preparation for the merging of the Bundang Line with the Suin Line, and are prepared for 10 cars when the extension occurs.

Trains run at an interval of 15 minutes throughout the day.

History

2012:

June 30: The rebuilt Suin Line is officially opened from Oido to Songdo.

2014:

December 27: Darwol Station opens as an in-fill station.

2016:

February 27: The line is extended westward from Songdo to Incheon.<ref name="Dates">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2017:

July 10: Express service is launched on the line.

2020:

September 12: The line is extended eastward from Oido to Suwon. The Suin Line and Bundang Line are integrated into Suin–Bundang Line, which connects Incheon and Wangsimni.<ref name="IRWJ-15sep2020">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Trains run from Cheongnyangni station or Wangsimni station to Jukjeon station, Gosaek station, or Incheon station.

Planned for the future

Hagik station is planned to open between Songdo and Inha University in 2020. In addition, a connection line is under consideration at Suwon that will allow KTX trains to run between the Gyeongbu high-speed railway and Incheon Station via the Suin-Bundang Line by 2025.

Stations

Current alignment

Station number	Station name			Transfer			Line name	Phase	Station distance	Total distance	Location
	Romanized	Hangul	Hanja						in km
↑ Through-services to/from Cheongnyangni via Bundang Line (Suin–Bundang Line) ↑
K245	Suwon	lang}}	水原	Template:Rint Template:Nowrap Mugunghwa-ho and ITX-Saemaeul services Template:Nowrap			Suin Line	3	---	0.0	Gyeonggi-do	Suwon
K246	Gosaek	lang}}	古索
K247	Omokcheon	lang}}	梧木川
K248	Eocheon	lang}}	漁川									Hwaseong
K249	Yamok	lang}}	野牧
K250	Sari	lang}}	四里									Ansan
K251	Hanyang Univ. at Ansan	lang}}	漢大앞	style="color:white;background-color:#Template:Rcr; width:1pt" rowspan="8"|	Line 4 Template:Small	Template:Rint	Ansan Line		1.5	1.5
K252	Jungang	lang}}	中央			1.6			3.1
K253	Gojan	lang}}	古棧			1.4			4.5
K254	Choji	lang}}	草芝	Template:RouteBox		1.5			6.0
K255	Ansan	lang}}	安山			1.8			7.8
K256	Singiloncheon	lang}}	新吉溫泉			2.2			10.0
K257	Jeongwang	lang}}	正往			2.9			12.9	Siheung
K258	Oido	lang}}	烏耳島	Template:Rint		1		1.4	14.3
K259	Darwol	lang}}	達月				Suin Line	2.1	16.4
K260	Wolgot	lang}}	月串					1.5	17.9
K261	Soraepogu	lang}}	蘇萊浦口					1.3	19.2	Incheon	Namdong-gu
K262	Incheon Nonhyeon	lang}}	仁川論峴					1.0	20.2
K263	Hogupo	lang}}	虎口浦					1.3	21.5
K264	Namdong Induspark	lang}}	南洞인더스파크					1.3	22.8
K265	Woninjae	lang}}	源仁齋					1.0	23.8		Yeonsu-gu
K266	Yeonsu	lang}}	延壽					0.9	24.7
K267	Songdo	lang}}	松島					2.7	27.4
K268	Hagik (2020)<ref>“25분 거리를 10분만에… 지역경제도 살아났으면”… 27일 완전 재개통 앞둔 수인선 시범 운행, 《국민일보》, 2016.02.24.</ref>	학익	鶴翼					2				Nam-gu
K269	Inha University	lang}}	仁荷大						2.4		29.8
K270	Sungui	lang}}	崇義						1.8		31.6
K271	Sinpo	lang}}	Template:Linktext						1.5		33.1	Jung-gu
K272	Incheon	lang}}	仁川	Template:Rint Wolmi Sea Train					1.1		34.2

Former alignment

Station	Hangul	Hanja	Connecting Lines	Year of Closure	Location
Suwon	lang}}	Template:Linktext	Line 1 Gyeongbu Line Suryeo Line	1995	Gyeonggi-do	Suwon
Gosaek	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1974
Eocheon	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1995		Hwaseong
Yamok	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1995
Sari	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1995		Ansan
Hanyang Univ. at Ansan	lang}}	Template:Linktext앞	Line 4 (Shared Line)	1995
Jungang	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1994
Gojan	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1994
Ansan	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1994
Jeongwang	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1994		Siheung
Darwol	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1994
Soraepogu	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1994	Incheon	Namdong-gu
Hogupo	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1992
Namdong Induspark	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1992
Songdo	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1992		Yeonsu-gu
Inha Univ.	lang}}	Template:Linktext		1973		Nam-gu
Sungui	인천항 (남인천)	Template:Linktext (Template:Linktext)		1973

Rolling stock

The Suin Line used 18 Korail Class 351000 trains. They were the same as the third generation Class 351000 trains from the Bundang Line, except that they were painted red like the Gyeongui-Jungang Line and Line 1 trains. These trains have since been repainted yellow to match the color of Bundang Line trains; this was done in anticipation of the merging of the Bundang and Suin Lines into the Suin–Bundang Line.

For the former Suin Line, the Korean National Railroad built a narrow gauge steam locomotive, the KNR160 diesel car (also known as the Niigata/Kawasaki Diesel Car), and the KNR18000 passenger car. One KNR160 car (later renumbered KNR9160) and two KNR18000 car are preserved at the railroad museum in nearby Uiwang.

Sungui Station

Sungui

See also

• Korail
• Suryeo Line
• Transportation in South Korea