Daegu Metro

Daegu Metro (Korean: 대구도시철도; Hanja: 大邱都市鐵道; RR: Daegu dosicheoldo) is a metro system that serves primarily the South Korean city of Daegu.

Daegu Metro
Jungangno Station
Overview
OwnerCity of Daegu
LocaleDaegu, South Korea
Transit typeRapid transit and Monorail
Number of lines2 rapid transit
1 monorail
Number of stations60 (rapid transit only)[1]
90 (incl. monorail)
Operation
Began operation26 November 1997
Operator(s)Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation
Number of vehiclesRapid transit train and monorail
Technical
System length59.8 km (37.2 mi)
(rapid transit only)[1]
83.7 km (52.0 mi)
(incl. monorail)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (rapid transit only)
System map

Daegu Metro
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaegu dosicheoldo
McCune–ReischauerTaegu tosich'ŏlto

On 28 April 1995, a gas explosion occurred at Line 1, a construction site located in Sangin-dong, Taegu. At least 101 people, including 42 students, were killed with as many as 202 people injured.[2]

Daegu subway fire broke out on 18 February 2003, when an arsonist set fire to a train in rush hour and killed nearly 200 people. Public safety in mass transit became a concern of Korean society.[3]

In December 2008, the Daegu Safety Theme Park opened. The goal is to educate the inhabitants of Daegu about safety in metro.[4]

Lines
Line Name
English		 Line Name
Hangul		 Starting Station(s) Ending Station(s) Stations Total Length
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
Main article: Daegu Metro Line 1

Line 1 was completed in November 1997.

Line 2
Main article: Daegu Metro Line 2

Line 2 was completed in October 2005.

Line 3
Main article: Daegu Metro 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 1,400 won for a token to any stop on the subway and only 1,250 won with the use of a transportation card.

Rolling stock

Daegu Metro lines are segregated each with its own distinct vehicles. Lines 1 and Line 2 uses the same railway technology (rapid transit) while Line 3 use an entirely different system (monorail).

Line Manufacturer (country of origin) Model Type No. car sets ( No. of cars)
Line 1 Hanjin Heavy Industries (Hanjin Transportation) ( South Korea) 1000-series metro cars 63 (216)
Line 2 Hyundai Rotem ( South Korea) 2000-series metro cars 30 (180)
Line 3 Hitachi Transportation Systems Korea ( Japan /  South Korea)
Woojin Industrial System Company Limited ( South Korea)		 3000-series straddle-beam monorail 28 (84)[5]

See also

References
  1. "Overview > Company Information > Operation System". Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. "어째서 또 이런일이... 大邱 가스폭발 百여명 사망" (Press release). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 29 April 1995. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. Kirk, Don (27 February 2003). "Subway fire toll rises much higher". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 October 2005.
  4. "Daegu Safety Theme Park (대구시민안전테마파크)". Official Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "Daegu Urban Railway Line 3". Railway Technology. Verdict Media Limited.


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