Bundang Line

The Bundang Line or Seoul Metropolitan Subway Bundang Line (Sudogwon Jeoncheol Bundangseon Korean: Template:Category handler) was a commuter rail line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway in the Seoul Capital Area operated by Korail. Also it refers physical railway track from Wangsimni to Suwon which is designated by MOLIT. The name 'Bundang Line' refers to the fact that the line was originally constructed for the new planned town of Bundang. The line service started in central eastern Seoul at Cheongnyangni, crossing Gangnam District and connecting the cities of Seongnam and Yongin, and terminates at Suwon Station. While the track 'Bundang Line' designated by MOLIT is from Wangsimni to Suwon.

Service

Template:Infobox rail line Trains ran every 4~5 minutes during rush hours and 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 terminated at Wangsimni. Some northbound trains continued one stop to Cheongnyangni, and the last few trains in the evening from Suwon terminated at Jukjeon. Half of all southbound trains head to Suwon, and the other half short-turn at Jukjeon. Express train service stopped at all stops between Wangsimni and Jukjeon, and thereafter at Giheung, Mangpo, Suwon City Hall and Suwon. The express service only operated 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.
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.
2020	September 12	The service was extended westward from Suwon to Oido, merging with the Suin Line, forming the Suin–Bundang Line. Trains will run from Cheongnyangni station or Wangsimni station to Jukjeon station, Gosaek station, or Incheon station.

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		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint File:Korail logo.svg Mugunghwa-ho and ITX-Saemaeul services File:KTX logo.svg	—	-2.4	Seoul	Dongdaemun-gu
K210	Wangsimni		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint	2.4	0.0		Seongdong-gu
K211	Seoul Forest		서울숲		2.2	2.2
K212	Apgujeongrodeo		Template:Linktext 로데오		1.9	4.1		Gangnam-gu
K213	Gangnam-gu Office		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	1.2	5.3
K214	Seonjeongneung		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	0.7	6.0
K215	Seolleung		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	0.7	6.7
K216	Hanti		한티		1.0	7.7
K217	Dogok		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	0.7	8.4
K218	Guryong		Template:Linktext		0.6	9.0
K219	Gaepo-dong		Template:Linktext		0.7	9.7
K220	Daemosan		Template:Linktext		0.6	10.3
K221	Suseo		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint File:SR Train logo.png Suseo HSR	3.0	13.3
K222	Bokjeong		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	3.2	16.5		Songpa-gu
K223	Gachon University		Template:Linktext		2.4	18.9	Gyeonggi -do	Seongnam -si	Sujeong -gu
K224	Taepyeong		Template:Linktext		1.0	19.9
K225	Moran		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	0.9	20.8			Jungwon -gu
K226	Yatap		Template:Linktext		2.3	23.1			Bundang -gu
K227	Imae		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	1.7	24.8
K228	Seohyeon		Template:Linktext		1.4	26.2
K229	Sunae		Template:Linktext		1.1	27.3
K230	Jeongja		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	1.6	28.9
K231	Migeum		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	1.8	30.7
K232	Ori		Template:Linktext		1.1	31.8
K233	Jukjeon		Template:Linktext		1.8	33.6		Yongin -si	Suji-gu
K234	Bojeong		Template:Linktext		1.3	34.9			Giheung -gu
K235	Guseong		Template:Linktext		1.6	36.5
K236	Singal		Template:Linktext		1.6	38.1
K237	Giheung		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint	1.4	39.5
K238	Sanggal		Template:Linktext		1.9	41.4
K239	Cheongmyeong		Template:Linktext		2.8	44.2		Suwon -si	Yeongtong -gu
K240	Yeongtong		Template:Linktext		1.1	45.3
K241	Mangpo		Template:Linktext		1.5	46.8
K242	MaetanGwonseon		Template:Linktext		1.8	48.6
K243	Suwon City Hall		Template:Linktext		1.4	50.0			Gwonseon -gu
K244	Maegyo		Template:Linktext		1.4	51.4			Paldal -gu
K245	Suwon		Template:Linktext	Template:Rint File:Korail logo.svg Mugunghwa-ho, Saemaeul-ho, and ITX-Saemaeul services File:KTX logo.svg	1.5	52.9
↓ Through-services to/from Incheon via Suin Line (Suin–Bundang Line) ↓

Rolling Stock

The Bundang Line used 43 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 (351-01~351-22) were introduced since the line's opening, second generation trains (351-23~351-28) were introduced when the Bundang Line was extended from Suseo to Seolleung in 2003, and third generation trains (351-29~351-43) were introduced as more extensions open.

See also

• Bundang-gu
• Rapid transit in South Korea
• Korail
• Seoul Metropolitan Subway