Daegok-Sosa-Wonsi Line
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The Daegok–Sosa-Wonsi Line is a planned dual-track, electrified rail line in western Gyeonggi-do
, South Korea
.
in Bucheon
, cross Siheung
, and end in Wonsi New Port in Ansan
. The section will have transfer stations with the Seoul Subway Line 1
at its start in Sosa, with the Sin Ansan Line
at Siheung City Hall, and with Seoul Subway Line 4
in Ansan. There will be altogether 12 stations on the 23.3 km (14.5 mi) line.
After the completion of planning, the project was written out as a build-to-lease (BTL) project, and Daewoo
was selected as preferred bidder in September 2008. Construction was scheduled to last from October 2009 to March 2013. Due to the global financial crisis, it was difficult to gather investors to finance the project, and negotiations stalled. An agreement was finally signed on December 21, 2010, with construction set to start in the first half of 2011. Project costs are 1.5248 trillion South Korean won
, the contractor has altogether seven years for design and construction, and will manage and maintain the line for the first 20 years of operation.
in Goyang City
. The line will have transfers available for Line 7
at Dongarae Station, Lines 5
and 9
at Gimpo Airport Station
, and Line 3
and the Gyeongui Line
at Daegok Station
. This section may be completed around 2015.
, currently a single-track non-electrified line without passenger service that connects Neunggok Station
(with a junction just before Daegok Station) and Uijeongbu Station
in Uijeongbu
. The Uijeongbu–Daegok–Sosa-Wonsi Line would then provide orbital metro service as a northern semicircle around Seoul, complementing the southern semicircle formed by the Bundang Line
and the Suin Line
.
From the Wonsi end, a southern extension connecting up with the Janghang Line
before Hwayang Station is under consideration.
On September 1, 2010, the South Korean government announced a strategic plan to reduce travel times from Seoul to 95% of the country to under 2 hours by 2020. As part of the plan, the Daegok–Sosa-Wonsi Line is to be further upgraded for 230 km/h, the Wonsi–Hwayang extension is to be projected for 250 km/h, and the line may see KTX
service.
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
Phase 1
The first part will run south from the existing Sosa StationSosa Station
Sosa Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 in Bucheon City, west of Seoul.In the future, Sosa is also planned to serve a new metro line, starting at Wonsi Port in the south, through Siheung City, stopping at Sosa Station, and continuing north through Bucheon, Gimpo, and Goyang...
in Bucheon
Bucheon
Bucheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is sandwiched between Incheon and Seoul. Manufacturing operations are located in the city.Bucheon promotes itself as the cultural centre of the Seoul Metropolitan Area...
, cross Siheung
Siheung
Siheung is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.In the early Three Kingdoms period, the Siheung area was part of the Baekje kingdom. It was lost to Goguryeo along with the Han River valley in 475....
, and end in Wonsi New Port in Ansan
Ansan
Ansan is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies south of Seoul, and is part of the Seoul National Capital Area. It is connected to Seoul by rail via Seoul Subway Line 4....
. The section will have transfer stations with the Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 1
Seoul Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, formerly known as the Korea National Railroad of Seoul, is an operation channel which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Asan via Suwon in the south. This line covers a large part...
at its start in Sosa, with the Sin Ansan Line
Sin Ansan Line
The Sin Ansan Line is the tentative name of a commuter rail line that will eventually link Cheongnyangni Station with western Gyeonggi province, passing through key areas of the Seoul metropolitan area, including Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo and Gwangmyeong Station.Since this line is still in the...
at Siheung City Hall, and with Seoul Subway Line 4
Seoul Subway Line 4
Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul National Capital Area. The southern portion of the line is divided into the Gwacheon and Ansan Lines, but this does not affect the trains which run on it, most of...
in Ansan. There will be altogether 12 stations on the 23.3 km (14.5 mi) line.
After the completion of planning, the project was written out as a build-to-lease (BTL) project, and Daewoo
Daewoo
Daewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999...
was selected as preferred bidder in September 2008. Construction was scheduled to last from October 2009 to March 2013. Due to the global financial crisis, it was difficult to gather investors to finance the project, and negotiations stalled. An agreement was finally signed on December 21, 2010, with construction set to start in the first half of 2011. Project costs are 1.5248 trillion South Korean won
South Korean won
The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...
, the contractor has altogether seven years for design and construction, and will manage and maintain the line for the first 20 years of operation.
Phase 2
The second part, not actually contracted out for construction yet, is the Sosa-Daegok section, which would extend this line north from Sosa through Bucheon, Gimpo Airport, and into IlsanIlsan
Ilsan is the name of two districts or wards in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea...
in Goyang City
Goyang
Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion of this border.Several institutions of higher...
. The line will have transfers available for Line 7
Seoul Subway Line 7
Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-96 and was completed 1 August 2000 ; the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on 29 February 2000...
at Dongarae Station, Lines 5
Seoul Subway Line 5
Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea...
and 9
Seoul Subway Line 9
Seoul Subway Line 9 is a subway line in Seoul. Originally scheduled to open on June 12, 2009, the line actually opened on July 24, 2009 to ensure that the line was fully ready to begin service. Line 9 was constructed like a standard double track subway except that there are bypass tracks at some...
at Gimpo Airport Station
Gimpo Airport Station
Gimpo International Airport Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 and Line 9. True to its name, it serves the nearby Gimpo Airport, the hub of domestic flights in the Seoul metropolitan area as well as limited flights to/from China and Japan....
, and Line 3
Seoul Subway Line 3
Seoul Subway Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is an operation system which connects Goyang, northwestern Seoul to the city center, Gangnam, and southeastern Seoul. Construction began in 1980, and most of the current line opened over two stages in 1985, along with Brother subway Line 4...
and the Gyeongui Line
Gyeongui Line
The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju in what is now North Korea...
at Daegok Station
Daegok Station
Daegok Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and Gyeongui Line. It is located in the city of Goyang, close to Ilsan. It is mainly used as a transfer station between the two lines rather than as an actual enter-and-exit stop, as the station is located in the midst of farmland with very...
. This section may be completed around 2015.
Further plans
Tentative plans foresee the upgrade and incorporation of the Gyowae LineGyowae Line
The Gyowae Line is a railway line in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, that connects Neunggok Station in Goyang City with Uijeongbu Station in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul.-History :Work on the line began already in October 1959...
, currently a single-track non-electrified line without passenger service that connects Neunggok Station
Neunggok Station
Neunggok Station is a station on the Gyeongui Line....
(with a junction just before Daegok Station) and Uijeongbu Station
Uijeongbu Station
Uijeongbu Station is a station on the Gyeongwon Line in South Korea. It is also served by trains on Seoul Subway Line 1. It is the main station in the city of Uijeongbu...
in Uijeongbu
Uijeongbu
Uijeongbu is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.The city is located just north of Seoul with many U.S. and Korean military bases for the defense of the Korean capital. The U.S. Second Infantry Division has established its headquarters in the city with main troops deployed in Dongducheon...
. The Uijeongbu–Daegok–Sosa-Wonsi Line would then provide orbital metro service as a northern semicircle around Seoul, complementing the southern semicircle formed by the Bundang Line
Bundang Line
Bundang Line is a commuter subway line of Korail, the national railway of South Korea. The name 'Bundang Line' refers to the fact that the line was constructed for the commuters of Bundang ward in Seongnam. The line starts in southeastern Seoul, travels through northern Seongnam, and finally...
and the Suin Line
Suin Line
The Suin Line is a former narrow-gauge railway in South Korea. The narrow-gauge line, which connected Suwon to Namincheon via Ansan and Siheung, was abandoned in 1995, but the Suin Line is currently being reconstructed in standard gauge and double track as an integral part of the Seoul...
.
From the Wonsi end, a southern extension connecting up with the Janghang Line
Janghang Line
The Janghang Line is a railway line serving South Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Cheonan to the railway junction city of Iksan. The Janghang Line is served by frequent Saemaul-ho and Mugunghwa passenger train services between Seoul and Iksan...
before Hwayang Station is under consideration.
On September 1, 2010, the South Korean government announced a strategic plan to reduce travel times from Seoul to 95% of the country to under 2 hours by 2020. As part of the plan, the Daegok–Sosa-Wonsi Line is to be further upgraded for 230 km/h, the Wonsi–Hwayang extension is to be projected for 250 km/h, and the line may see KTX
Korea Train Express
Korea Train eXpress is South Korea's high-speed rail system, operated by Korail. Construction began on the first section of the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. The project was later split into two phases and combined with conventional line upgrades, adding a second route from Seoul to...
service.
Stations
The following list of stations may be subject to change as the line is constructed. They are listed in order from South to North.| Station Name | Transferrable Lines |
| Wonsi (planned) | |
| Wongok (planned) | |
| Hwarang (planned) | Line 4 Seoul Subway Line 4 Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Seoul National Capital Area. The southern portion of the line is divided into the Gwacheon and Ansan Lines, but this does not affect the trains which run on it, most of... |
| Seonbu (planned) | |
| Seoksugol (planned) | |
| Yeonseong (planned) | |
| Siheung City Hall (planned) | New Ansan Line Sin Ansan Line The Sin Ansan Line is the tentative name of a commuter rail line that will eventually link Cheongnyangni Station with western Gyeonggi province, passing through key areas of the Seoul metropolitan area, including Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo and Gwangmyeong Station.Since this line is still in the... (planned) |
| Sinhyeon (planned) | |
| Sincheondong (planned) | |
| Daeya (planned) | |
| Boksa (planned) | |
| Sosa Sosa Station Sosa Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 1 in Bucheon City, west of Seoul.In the future, Sosa is also planned to serve a new metro line, starting at Wonsi Port in the south, through Siheung City, stopping at Sosa Station, and continuing north through Bucheon, Gimpo, and Goyang... (planned) |
Line 1 Seoul Subway Line 1 Seoul Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, formerly known as the Korea National Railroad of Seoul, is an operation channel which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Asan via Suwon in the south. This line covers a large part... |
| Dangarae Dangarae Station Dangarae Station is under construction station. It is on Seoul Subway Line 7.... (planned) |
Line 7 Seoul Subway Line 7 Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-96 and was completed 1 August 2000 ; the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on 29 February 2000... (under construction) |
| Yewol (planned) | |
| Wonjong (planned) | |
| Gimpo International Airport Station Gimpo Airport Station Gimpo International Airport Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 and Line 9. True to its name, it serves the nearby Gimpo Airport, the hub of domestic flights in the Seoul metropolitan area as well as limited flights to/from China and Japan.... (planned) |
Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea... , Line 9 Seoul Subway Line 9 Seoul Subway Line 9 is a subway line in Seoul. Originally scheduled to open on June 12, 2009, the line actually opened on July 24, 2009 to ensure that the line was fully ready to begin service. Line 9 was constructed like a standard double track subway except that there are bypass tracks at some... , AREX AREX AREX, spelled A'REX as a brand name, is a South Korean railway line that links Seoul with Gimpo Airport and Incheon International Airport. The section between the two airports opened on March 23, 2007, the extension to Seoul Station opened December 29, 2010... |
| Gaehwa Gaehwa Station Gaehwa Station is the only aboveground subway station and western terminus of Seoul Subway Line 9. The headquarters of the Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation is located here.... (planned) |
Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, dubbed the purple line, is a long line crossing from the west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea... |
| Neunggok Neunggok Station Neunggok Station is a station on the Gyeongui Line.... (planned) |
Gyeongui Line Gyeongui Line The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju in what is now North Korea... |
| Daegok Daegok Station Daegok Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 and Gyeongui Line. It is located in the city of Goyang, close to Ilsan. It is mainly used as a transfer station between the two lines rather than as an actual enter-and-exit stop, as the station is located in the midst of farmland with very... (planned) |
Line 3 Seoul Subway Line 3 Seoul Subway Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is an operation system which connects Goyang, northwestern Seoul to the city center, Gangnam, and southeastern Seoul. Construction began in 1980, and most of the current line opened over two stages in 1985, along with Brother subway Line 4... , Gyeongui Line Gyeongui Line The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju in what is now North Korea... |