Incheon Station

인천역
Incheon Station
The front of the Incheon Station. The building is two stories tall and has a large blue sign on top reading Incheon Station in Korean, English, and Japanese. The pavement in front of the station has blue tactile paving marking the route into the station. There are two entrance doors to the station, and a small statue of a steam train can be seen to the right. It is a bright day and the sky is slightly cloudy.
Incheon Station in 2023
General information
Location3-1 Bukseong-dong 1-ga,
307-2 Jemullyangno,
Jung District, Incheon
Coordinates37°28′33″N 126°37′01″E / 37.47583°N 126.61694°E / 37.47583; 126.61694
Operated byKorail Korail
Line(s)Gyeongin Line, Suin–Bundang Line
Platforms2 (Line 1)
2 (Suin–Bundang Line)
Tracks3 (Line 1)
2 (Suin–Bundang Line)
Bus routes
  • Blue bus routes 2, 10, 15, 28, and 45
  • Yellow bus route 307
  • Green bus route Incheon e-Eum 1
Construction
Structure type Line 1: Aboveground
Suin-Bundang Line: Underground
History
OpenedSeptember 18, 1899
Passengers
(Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
Line 1: 7,642[1]
Services
Preceding station Seoul Metropolitan Subway Following station
Dongincheon
towards Yeoncheon
Line 1
Local
Terminus
Dongincheon
towards Dongducheon
Line 1
Gyeongwon Express
Sinpo Suin–Bundang Line
Local
Inha University
towards Oido
Suin–Bundang Line
Suin Express

Incheon Station[a] (Korean인천역; Hanja仁川驛; RRIncheon-yeok) is the western terminus railway station of the Suin–Bundang and Gyeongin lines of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is in the Bukseong neighborhood of the Jung District, Incheon, South Korea and is approximately 20 kilometers west of Seoul.[2]: 115  Established in 1899 under the Korean Empire as Chemulpo Station[b] (제물포역; 濟物浦驛), Incheon Station is the oldest train station in the Seoul Capital Area.[3] During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the station was briefly named Hainchon Station (하인천역; 下仁川驛) and the original station building was destroyed during the Korean War. Service for the old Suin Line began in 1937 and ended in 1995; the new Suin Line (later merged as the Suin–Bundang Line) was extended to the station in 2016. Service for the Gyeongin Line began in 1974.

  1. ^ Monthly Number of Passengers between Subway Stations Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Korea Transportation Database, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ^ Kyung, Moon Hwang (2022). A History of Korea (3rd ed.). Red Globe Press. ISBN 9781352013023.
  3. ^ "Incheon Station". Incheon Jung-gu Culture & Tourism. Jung District, Incheon. Retrieved July 11, 2023.


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