Seoul Subway Line 7

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Line 7
Overview
Native name	7호선（七號線） Chil Hoseon
Status	Operational
Termini	Jangam Seongnam
Stations	53
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Operator(s)	Seoul Metro
History
Opened	October 11, 1996
Technical
Line length	57.1 km (35.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2

Seoul Subway Line 7 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1996 (Jangam-Konkuk Univ.) and was completed on August 1, 2000 (central section 17 km. Konkuk University to Sinpung); the western section between Sinpung and Onsu was put into service on February 29, 2000. This north-south line does not run through the city centre but links Gangnam directly to the northeastern districts of Seoul. In 2019, Line 7 had an annual ridership of 380 million or 1.04 million passengers per day.^[1]

All trains on Line 7 are monitored by 1,008 closed-circuit television cameras that were installed in June 2012.^[2]

The extension to Incheon Subway Line 1 was designed to relieve the traffic congestion in western Seoul and northern Incheon. Nine stations were added on October 27, 2012, for the 10.2 km extension, starting from Onsu Station of Line 7 and ending at Bupyeong-gu Office Station of Incheon Subway Line 1. A western extension will add eight stations towards Incheon and will provide an interchange with Incheon Subway Line 1 and the AREX, while a northern extension will add six stations and will provide an interchange with the U Line.

Expansion[]

Line 7 was extended west of Bupyeong-gu Office. Construction on the two-station, 3.94 km extension to Seongnam began in 2013 and was completed on May 22, 2021.^[3] The extension will allow for transfers to Incheon Subway Line 2.

A further six-station extension to Cheongna International City station through Cheongna International City is currently planned and is not expected to open any earlier than 2027; the extension will allow for transfers to the airport railroad. Another further two-station extension through Incheon's metropolitan landfill to Geomdan Oryu station is also currently being planned.

Line 7 is also being extended north of Jangam to Yangju and Pocheon in two phases. The first phase, which started construction in late 2019 and is planned to open in 2025, will feature two stations, one of which will be Tapseok station, providing transfers to the Uijeongbu LRT. The second phase, which is still in planning, will feature four or five additional stations. The second phase may be operated as a shuttle service.^[4]

Stations[]

Station number	Station name English	Station name Hangul	Station name Hanja	Transfer	Distance in km	Total distance	Location
709	Jangam	장암	長岩		---	0.0	Gyeonggi-do	Uijeongbu-si
710	Dobongsan	도봉산	道峰山		1.4	1.4	Seoul	Dobong-gu
711	Suraksan	수락산	水落山		1.6	3.0		Nowon-gu
712	Madeul	마들	—		1.4	4.4
713	Nowon	노원	蘆原		1.2	5.6
714	Junggye (Korean Bible Univ.)	중계 (한국성서대)	中溪 (韓國聖書大)		1.1	6.7
715	Hagye (Eulji Medical Center)	하계 (을지대 을지병원)	下溪 (乙支大 乙支病院)		1.0	7.7
716	Gongneung (Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Science and Technology)	공릉 (서울과학기술대)	孔陵 (서울科學技術大)		1.3	9.0
717	Taereung	태릉입구	泰陵入口		0.8	9.8
718	Meokgol	먹골	—		0.9	10.7		Jungnang-gu
719	Junghwa	중화	中和		0.9	11.6
720	Sangbong (Intercity Bus Terminal)	상봉 (시외버스터미널)	上鳳 (市外버스터미널)		1.0	12.6
721	Myeonmok (Seoil Univ.)	면목 (서일대입구)	面牧 (瑞逸大入口)		0.8	13.4
722	Sagajeong (Green Hospital)	사가정 (녹색병원)	四佳亭 (綠色病院)		0.9	14.3
723	Yongmasan (Yongma Falls Park)	용마산 (용마 폭포 공원)	龍馬山 (龍馬瀑布公園)		0.8	15.1
724	Junggok	중곡	中谷		0.9	16.0		Gwangjin-gu
725	Gunja (Neung-dong)	군자 (능동)	君子 (陵洞)		1.1	17.1
726	Children's Grand Park (Sejong Univ.)	어린이대공원 (세종대)	어린이大公園 (世宗大)		1.1	18.2
727	Konkuk University	건대입구	建大入口		0.8	19.0
728	Ttukseom Park	뚝섬유원지	뚝섬遊園地		1.0	20.0
729	Cheongdam (Korea Gold Exchange)	청담 (한국금거래소)	淸潭 (韓國金去來所)		2.0	22.0		Gangnam-gu
730	Gangnam-gu Office	강남구청	江南區廳		1.1	23.1
731	Hak-dong	학동	鶴洞		0.9	24.0
732	Nonhyeon	논현	論峴	(2022)	1.0	25.0
733	Banpo	반포	盤浦		0.9	25.9		Seocho-gu
734	Express Bus Terminal	고속터미널	高速터미널		0.9	26.8
735	Naebang	내방	內方		2.2	29.0
736	Isu	이수	梨水	(Chongshin University Station)	1.0	30.0		Dongjak-gu
737	Namseong	남성	南城		1.0	31.0
738	Soongsil University (Salpijae)	숭실대입구 (살피재)	崇實大入口 (살피재)		2.0	33.0
739	Sangdo	상도	上道		0.9	33.9
740	Jangseungbaegi	장승배기	—		0.9	34.8
741	Sindaebangsamgeori	신대방삼거리	新大方삼거리		1.2	36.0
742	Boramae	보라매	—	Sillim Line (2022)	0.8	36.8		Yeongdeungpo-gu
743	Sinpung	신풍	新豊		0.9	37.7
744	Daerim (Guro-gu Office)	대림 (구로구청)	大林 (九老區廳)		1.4	39.1
745	Namguro	남구로	南九老		1.1	40.2		Guro-gu
746	Gasan Digital Complex (Mario Outlet)	가산디지털단지	加山디지털團地		0.8	41.0		Geumcheon-gu
747	Cheolsan	철산	鐵山		1.4	42.4	Gyeonggi-do	Gwangmyeong-si
748	Gwangmyeongsageori	광명사거리	光明사거리		1.3	43.7
749	Cheonwang	천왕	天旺		1.7	45.4	Seoul	Guro-gu
750	Onsu (Sungkonghoe Univ.)	온수 (성공회대입구)	溫水 (聖公會大入口)		1.5	46.9
751	Kkachiul	까치울	—		2.2	49.1	Gyeonggi-do	Bucheon-si
752	Bucheon Stadium	부천종합운동장	富川綜合運動場	(2021)	1.2	50.3
753	Chunui	춘의	春衣		0.9	51.2
754	Sinjungdong	신중동	新中洞		1.0	52.2
755	Bucheon City Hall	부천시청	富川市廳		1.1	53.3
756	Sang-dong	상동	上洞		0.9	54.2
757	Samsan Gymnasium	삼산체육관	三山體育館		1.1	55.3	Incheon	Bupyeong-gu
758	Gulpocheon	굴포천	掘浦川		0.9	56.2
759	Bupyeong-gu Office	부평구청	富平區廳		0.9	57.1
760	Sangok	산곡	山谷		1.6	58.7		Seo-gu
761	Seongnam (Geobuk Market)	석남 (거북시장)	石南 (거북市場)		2.3	61.0

Rolling stock[]

Current[]

Seoul Metro[]

• Seoul Metro 7000-series
• Seoul Metro SR000-series

• 

  Seoul Metro 7000-series EMU

• 

  Seoul Metro SR000-series EMU

See also[]

• Subways in South Korea
• Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seoul Subway Line 7.

• Seoul Metropolitan Government's Line 7 extension page includes a route map and status information for the westward extension from Onsu.
• UrbanRail.Net's Seoul Subway Page
• Map, station and route finder