Ansan Line

The Ansan Line is a railway line connecting Gunpo to Siheung in South Korea. Services on this line run through train services into Seoul Subway Line 4 via the Gwacheon Line. Services from the Suin Line share tracks with this line between Hanyang Univ. (Ansan)–Oido.[1]

Ansan Line
Seoul Metro EMU 4965 approach to Banwol station
Overview
Native name안산선(安山線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorea Rail Network Authority
LocaleGyeonggi
TerminiGeumjeong
Oido
Stations14
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemSeoul Metropolitan Subway
Services     Line 4
Operator(s)Korail
History
Opened25 October 1988
Technical
Line length26.0 km (16.2 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV/60 Hz AC Overhead line
Route map
 Gyeongbu Line, Gwacheon Line
 0.0 Geumjeong
 Gyeongbu Line
 2.3 Sanbon
 3.4 Surisan
6.0 Daeyami
 Yeongdong Expressway
 8.0 Banwol
Seohaean Expressway
 Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
11.7 Sangnoksu
 Suin Line
 13.2 Hanyang Univ.–Ansan Campus (Former Illi)
 See Suin Line
 26.0 Oido
 Suin Line
Ansan Line
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAnsan-seon
McCune–ReischauerAnsan-sŏn

History

In 1988 the section between Geumjeong–Ansan opened as a branch line of Gyeongbu Line with through train service to Seoul Subway Line 1. Since the opening of the Gwacheon Line the trains have been running through to Seoul Subway Line 4. The line was extended as follows:

DateSectionLength
25 October 1988Geumjeong–Hanyang Univ. (Ansan)–Ansan19.5 km
28 July 2000Ansan–Oido6.5 km

The list of stations
Station
number
Station name
English
Station name
Hangul
Station name
Hanja
Transfer
Distance
in km from Danggogae
Total
distance
Location
↑ Through-services to/from Danggogae via Gwacheon Line and Seoul Subway Line 4 ↑
443
 Geumjeong 금정衿井
2.6
45.5
Gunpo-si
444
 Sanbon 산본山本
2.3
47.8
445
 Surisan 수리산修理山
1.1
48.9
446
 Daeyami 대야미大夜味
2.6
51.5
447
 Banwol 반월半月
2.0
53.5
Ansan-si
448
 Sangnoksu 상록수常綠樹
3.7
57.2
449
 Hanyang University at Ansan 한대앞漢大앞 Suin
(shared, 2020)		 (2020)
1.5
58.7
450
 Jungang 중앙中央
1.6
60.3
451
 Gojan 고잔古棧
1.4
61.7
452
 Choji 초지草芝
1.5
63.2
453
 Ansan 안산安山
1.8
65.0
454
 Singil Oncheon 신길온천新吉溫泉
2.2
67.2
455
 Jeongwang 정왕正往
2.9
70.1
Siheung-si
456
 Oido 오이도烏耳島
1.4
71.5

See also

References
  1. "Subway Line 4(Ansan Line)". AnyStory (in Korean). 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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