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Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 3
of the
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
is a
rapid transit
train. It connects
Eunpyeong District
to Gangnam and southeastern Seoul. Most trains on this line go further northwest to
Goyang
along the
Ilsan Line
.
[1]
In 2019, 330 million or about 900,000 passengers per day rode the train along the Seoul Metro section.
[2]
In December 2010 the line had the second highest WiFi data use in the Seoul Metropolitan area. It averaged 1.8 times more data use than the other 14 subway lines that have WiFi service.
[3]
Construction began in 1980. The first section of Line 3 opened (
Gupabal
?Yangjae; Jichuk opened in 1990) after work was finished in two stages during 1985. In October 1993, a second extension to the south was opened (Yangjae?Suseo).
In March 1996, the
Korail
Ilsan Line
opened. This lets Line 3 trains go all the way to the city of
Goyang
. There are 2 depots near
Jichuk station
and
Suseo station
for both Korail and Seoul Metro.
A 3 km extension opened on February 18, 2010. It goes from Suseo to Garak Market (
Line 8
) and Ogeum (
Line 5
).
On December 27, 2014,
Wonheung station
opened between
Wondang
and
Samsong
stations.
- Seoul Metro 3000 series
- Chopper-controlled from
GEC
electric car ? since 1989
- Chopper-controlled from
GEC
electric car (rebuilt cars) ? since 2010
- VVVF inverter-controlled electric car
- First generation ? since 2009
- Second generation ? since 2022
- Korail Class 3000
- First generation ? since 1995
- Second generation ? since 2022
-
Seoul Metro 3000 series Chopper-controled EMU
-
Seoul Metro 3000 series VVVF inverter-controlled (First generation)
-
Korail Class 3000 (First generation)
