Daejeon Metro

Daejeon Metro (Korean: 대전도시철도; Hanja: 大田都市鐵道; RR: Daejeon dosicheoldo) is the rapid transit system of Daejeon, South Korea, operated by the Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation (DjeT, or Daejeon Metro). The single-line subway network first opened in 2006 with 12 stations. The line was expanded in 2007 and it now consists of one line, 22 operating stations, and 22.6 kilometres (14.0 mi) of route.

Daejeon Metro
Overview
LocaleDaejeon, South Korea
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations22
Daily ridership110,307 (2019) [1]
Annual ridership40,262,211 (2019)[1]
Websitehttp://www.djet.co.kr/
Operation
Began operation16 March 2006 (2006-03-16)
Operator(s)Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation
Number of vehiclesHyundai Rotem Metro cars
Technical
System length22.74 km (14.13 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
System map

Daejeon Metro
Hangul
대전 도시철도
Hanja
大田 都市鐵道
Revised RomanizationDaejeon dosicheoldo
McCune–ReischauerTaejŏn tosich'ŏlto
Daejeon Metro
판암
101
신흥
102
to Busan (Gimcheon-Gumi)
via Gyeongbu Line/HSR
대동
103
↑↓
Planned
Line 2
대전
104
중앙로
105
Proposed
Line 3
중구청
106
to Seoul (Osong)
via Gyeongbu Line/HSR
서대전네거리
107
↑↓
Planned
Line 2
서대전역
      
오룡
108
Proposed
Line 5
to Mokpo (Gyeryong)
via Honam Line/HSR
용문
109
Proposed
Line 4
탄방
110
시청
111
정부청사
112
갈마
113
월평
114
갑천
115
유성온천
116
↑↓
Planned
Line 2
구암
117
현충원
118
월드컵경기장
119
노은
120
지족
121
반석
122

Legend
Numbers
Station number
  
Completed line/station
  
Planned and proposed
  
Connecting passenger rail (KORAIL/KTX)

History

After the city's administrative district was expanded in 1995, plans were announced in February 1996 for a five-line metro service totaling 102.3 kilometres (63.6 mi). Construction of Line 1 began in October 1996 and was scheduled to be completed by 2003, but completion was delayed by right-of-way acquisition and constrained finances in the wake of the Asian financial crisis.[2]

Lines

Line Name Line Name
Hangul
Starting Station(s) Ending Station(s) Stations Total Length
in km
     Line 1 1호선 Panam Banseok 22 22.7

Line 1

Line 1 was initially designed to be 22.6 kilometres (14.0 mi) long, connecting the old and new town centers.[2] It opened in two phases and a third is planned:

  • 16 March 2006: Line 1 Phase 1 opened (Panam ↔ Government Complex)
  • 17 April 2007: Line 1 Phase 2 complete, fully opened (Panam ↔ Banseok)
  • 2029: Tentative opening date of extension from Banseok to Government Complex Sejong[3]

The track leads from Banseok Station in Yuseong-gu to Panam Station in Dong-gu.

Line 2

Line 2 has gone through a number of changes and proposals over the years, including making it a maglev modeled after the maglev in the National Science Museum.[4] In 2015, a basic plan was established and the following year they announced the route, which included two demonstration routes that would later be connected, one in an urban area and one in a business area.[5] It is still in the planning stage and is expected to open in 2025.

Network Map

See also

References

  1. http://www.djet.co.kr/kor/board.do?menuIdx=541&bbsIdx=16268
  2. Mun, Jinsu; Kim, Hun, eds. (2013). "2. History of the Urban Railway Development in South Korea". Korea's Railway Development Strategies. Goyang, Republic of Korea: Korean Transport Institute. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-89-5503-559-9. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. 박, 희윤 (18 April 2019). 대전~세종 광역철도 건설…2029년 완공목표: 반석~정부세종청사 14㎞ 연결…2029년 완공목표, 국가철도망계획 반영 추진. 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. 윤경찬 (14 April 2014). "대전도시철도 2호선 자기부상열차 주목". MC News (in Korean). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. "도시의 틀 바꿀 트램! 시범노선 2020년까지 완공한다". Daejeon City (in Korean). Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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