Seoul Subway Line 8

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Line 8
Overview
Native name	8호선(八號線) Pal Hoseon
Status	Operational
Termini	Byeollae Moran
Stations	24[1]
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Operator(s)	Seoul Metro
Depot(s)	Moran
History
Opened	23 November 1996 (1996-11-23)[2]
Technical
Line length	30.1 km (18.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map Legend Amsa 810 Line 5 Cheonho 811 Gangdong-gu Office 812 Mongchontoseong 813 Line 2 Jamsil 814 Seokchon 815 Songpa 816 Line 3 Garak Market 817 Munjeong 818 Jangji 819 Seoul Ring Expressway Bundang Line Bokjeong 820 Seoul Gyeonggi Sanseong 821 Sanseong 821 Namhansanseong 822 Dandaeogeori 823 Sinheung 824 Sujin 825 Bundang Line Moran 826 Seoul Ring Expressway Maintenance Depot

Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway was built from 1990 to 1999 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam. The first section from Jamsil to Moran opened in 1996, and the second section from Moran to Amsa was opened in July 1999. The line color is rose. In 2019, Line 8 had an annual ridership of 112 million or about 307,000 people per day.^[3] At 17.7 km (11.0 mi) in length, Line 8 is the shortest of all heavy rail Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines.

In 2014, construction was planned to begin in order to extend the line north of the Han River through Guri station to Byeollae station on the Gyeongchun Line in Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do; construction began in October 2015. The extension will add 11.37 km (7.06 mi) of line to the already existing 17.7 km (11.0 mi). Construction is set to finish in August 2024,^[4][5] with operation beginning with the first train at 5:32 AM on August 10.^[6]

Another northern extension is planned to bring the line to ByeollaeByeolgaram station on Seoul Subway Line 4.^[7][8]

The southern end is planned to be extended 3.9 km (2.4 mi) to Pangyo station.