Bundang Line

Bundang Line
Overview
Native name	분당선（盆唐線）; Bundangseon
Type	Commuter rail
System	Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Status	Operational
Termini	Cheongnyangni; Suwon
Stations	37
Operation
Opened	1 September 1994
Operator(s)	Korail
Technical
Line length	52.9 km (32.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	Around 30km/h or over 50km/h; (longer distances between certain stations)
Route map
	Jungang Line and Gyeongui-Jungang Line
	Gyeongwon Line
Express services

The Bundang Line is a commuter rail line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway in the Seoul Capital Area operated by Korail. The name 'Bundang Line' refers to the fact that the line was originally constructed for the new planned town of Bundang. The line starts in central eastern Seoul at Cheongnyangni, crossing Gangnam District and connecting the cities of Seongnam and Yongin, and terminates at Suwon Station.

Trains run every 4~5 minutes during rush hours & every 7~8 minutes during off peak hours between Wangsimni and Jukjeon. Trains run at half the frequency between Jukjeon and Suwon, except during rush hours.

Most northbound trains terminate at Wangsimni. Some northbound trains continue one stop to Cheongnyangni, and the last few trains in the evening from Suwon terminate at Jukjeon. Half of all southbound trains head to Suwon, and the other half short-turn at Jukjeon. Express train service stops at all stops between Wangsimni and Jukjeon, and thereafter at Giheung, Mangpo, Suwon City Hall and Suwon. The express service only operates during rush hours on weekdays.

History

1994:

September 1: The Bundang Line is officially opened from Suseo to Ori.

2003:

September 3: The line is extended northward from Suseo to Seolleung.

2004:

January 16: Imae Station opens as an in-fill station.

September 24: Guryong Station opens as an in-fill station.

November 26: A temporary Bojeong Station opens near the Bundang Line Train Depot, south of Ori.

2007:

December 24: Jukjeon Station opens as an in-fill station.

2011:

December 28: The line is extended southward from Jukjeon to Giheung. The temporary Bojeong Station is replaced with a new underground station, also called Bojeong.[1]

2012:

October 6: The line is extended northward from Seolleung to Wangsimni.

December 1: The line is extended southward from Giheung to Mangpo.

2013:

November 30: The line is extended westward from Mangpo to Suwon was opened, allowing for connections to Line 1. Express service was launched.

2018:

December 31: The line is extended northeastward to Cheongnyangni station, allowing for connections to the Gyeongchun Line and regional rail services.

Future Plans

Phase 3 of the Suin Line, which will extend the line east from Oido to Suwon, will allow for a through service through the Bundang Line. This will create a long line, called the "Suin-Bundang Line," from Cheongnyangni Station to Incheon Station.

Rolling Stock

The Bundang Line uses Korail Class 351000 trains. Earlier trains were originally the same models used on Line 4, as they were all originally classified as Class 2000 trains. First generation trains (trainsets 351-01~351-22) were introduced since the line's opening, second generation trains (trainsets 351-23~351-28) were introduced when the Bundang Line was extended from Suseo to Seolleung in 2003, and third generation trains (351-29~351-60) are currently being introduced as more extensions open; trainsets 351-29~351-43 have been delivered and are on property, and all are currently in service. Trainsets 351-44~351-60 are expected to be delivered when the rest of the Suin Line opens.

Stations

The negative sign is only a convention for distance notation from Wangsimni Station, the terminus of most services.

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location

K209	Cheongnyangni	청량리	淸凉里	Gyeongui–Jungang Gyeongchun Mugunghwa-ho and ITX-Saemaeul services	—	-2.4	Seoul	Dongdaemun-gu
K210	Wangsimni	왕십리	往十里	Gyeongui–Jungang	2.4	0.0		Seongdong-gu
K211	Seoul Forest	서울숲	서울숲		2.2	2.2		Seongdong-gu
K212	Apgujeongrodeo	압구정로데오	狎鷗亭 로데오		1.9	4.1		Gangnam-gu
K213	Gangnam-gu Office	강남구청	江南區廳		1.2	5.3
K214	Seonjeongneung	선정릉	宣靖陵		0.7	6.0
K215	Seolleung	선릉	宣陵		0.7	6.7
K216	Hanti	한티	한티		1.0	7.7
K217	Dogok	도곡	道谷		0.7	8.4
K218	Guryong	구룡	九龍		0.6	9.0
K219	Gaepo-dong	개포동	開浦洞		0.7	9.7
K220	Daemosan	대모산 입구	大母山入口		0.6	10.3
K221	Suseo	수서	水西	Suseo HSR	3.0	13.3
K222	Bokjeong	복정	福井		3.2	16.5		Songpa-gu
K223	Gachon University	가천대	嘉泉大		2.4	18.9	Gyeonggi -do	Seongnam -si	Sujeong -gu
K224	Taepyeong	태평	太平		1.0	19.9			Sujeong -gu
K225	Moran	모란	牡丹		0.9	20.8			Jungwon -gu
K226	Yatap	야탑	野塔		2.3	23.1			Bundang -gu
K227	Imae	이매	二梅	Gyeonggang	1.7	24.8
K228	Seohyeon	서현	書峴		1.4	26.2
K229	Sunae	수내	藪內		1.1	27.3
K230	Jeongja	정자	亭子	Shinbundang	1.6	28.9
K231	Migeum	미금	美金	Shinbundang	1.8	30.7
K232	Ori	오리	梧里		1.1	31.8
K233	Jukjeon	죽전	竹田		1.8	33.6		Yongin -si	Suji-gu
K234	Bojeong	보정	寶亭		1.3	34.9			Giheung -gu
K235	Guseong	구성	駒城		1.6	36.5
K236	Singal	신갈	新葛		1.6	38.1
K237	Giheung	기흥	器興	EverLine	1.4	39.5
K238	Sanggal	상갈	上葛		1.9	41.4
K239	Cheongmyeong	청명	淸明		2.8	44.2		Suwon -si	Yeongtong -gu
K240	Yeongtong	영통	靈通		1.1	45.3
K241	Mangpo	망포	網浦		1.5	46.8
K242	MaetanGwonseon	매탄권선	梅灘勸善		1.8	48.6
K243	Suwon City Hall	수원시청	水原市廳		1.4	50.0			Gwonseon -gu
K244	Maegyo	매교	梅橋		1.4	51.4			Paldal -gu
K245	Suwon	수원	水原	Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, and ITX-Saemaeul services	1.5	52.9			Paldal -gu

The reconstructed Suin Line will see direct service through the Bundang Line, but this will not happen until its final section between Suwon Station and Hanyang University at Ansan Station is completed in 2020.

References

"Date Announced For Southern Bundang Extension". Kojects. November 13, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.