Daegu Metro
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Jungangno Station | |||
Overview | |||
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Owner | City of Daegu | ||
Locale | Daegu, South Korea | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit and Monorail | ||
Number of lines |
2 rapid transit 1 monorail | ||
Number of stations |
59 (rapid transit only)[1] 89 (incl. monorail) | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 26 November 1997 | ||
Operator(s) | Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation | ||
Technical | |||
System length |
57.3 km (35.6 mi) (rapid transit only)[1] 81.2 km (50.5 mi) (incl. monorail) | ||
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Daegu Metro | |
Hangul | 대구도시철도 |
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Hanja | 大邱都市鐵道 |
Revised Romanization | Daegu dosicheoldo |
McCune–Reischauer | Taegu tosich'ŏlto |
Daegu Metro (Hangul: 대구도시철도; Hanja: 大邱都市鐵道; RR: Daegu dosicheoldo) serves primarily the South Korean city of Daegu.
Lines
Line Name English |
Line Name Hangul |
Starting Station(s) | Ending Station(s) | Stations | Total Length |
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Rapid transit: | |||||
1호선 | Seolhwa-Myeonggok | Ansim | 32[1] | 28.4 km[1] | |
2호선 | Munyang | Yeungnam Univ. | 29[1] | 31.4 km[1] | |
Monorail: | |||||
3호선 | KNU Medical Center | Yongji | 30 | 23.9 km | |
Line 1
Line 1 was the site of the Daegu subway fire of 2003, when an arsonist set fire to a train in rush hour and killed nearly 200 people.
Line 2
Line 2 was completed in October 2005.
Line 3
Line 3, which is a monorail (unlike Lines 1 and 2), was completed and opened in April 2015.
Lines under construction
AGT line
The transport department has approved plans to build an Automated Guideway Transit line. The Color Of AGT line is Purple
Fare
The fare is 1,200 won for a token to any stop on the subway and only 1,100 won with the use of a transportation card.
See also
References
External links
- Daegu Metropolitan Subway – official website (in English)
- Daegu at UrbanRail.net (in English)
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