Seoul Subway Line 6

Line 6
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Overview
Native name	6호선（六號線） Yuk Hoseon
Type	Rapid transit
System	Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Status	Operational
Termini	Eungam Bonghwasan
Stations	38
Operation
Opened	7 August 2000
Operator(s)	Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
Technical
Line length	35.1 km (21.8 mi)
No. of tracks	2

Seoul Subway Line 6 is a line of the Seoul Subway. Its color is ochre.

Overview

The route connects Eunpyeong-gu and Jungnang-gu in a U-shaped manner, running through Yongsan-gu and Seongbuk-gu. It does not cross over the Han River. It is mainly used to connect to the outskirts of Seoul and to relieve the traffic on other lines.

The line primarily operates in the section between Eungam and Bonghwasan. When a train arrives at Eungam, it runs through what is commonly known as the "Eungam Loop", a one-way operation loop of stations. After going through the stations of the Eungam Loop in an anti-clockwise direction, the train reaches Eungam again, from which it continues to Bonghwasan. Currently, commuter trains of the Seoul Metro 6000 EMU series run on the line.

The line started construction in 1994. A short section of the line from Bonghwasan to Sangwolgok opened in August 2000 while the remaining section opened in December of the same year. However, it was not until March 2001 that the whole line was fully operational when the four stations from Itaewon to Yaksu were opened.

Upon the opening of the electrified Gyeongchun Line in December 2010, Seoul Metro made plan to extend the line 1 km eastward to connect to the Gyeongchun Line at a new Sinnae Station, located near the current Sinnae Depot.

Tourism

In January 2013, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, which operates this line, published free guidebooks in three languages: English, Japanese and Chinese (simplified and traditional), which features eight tours as well as recommendations for accommodations, restaurants and shopping centers. These were distributed from information centers on this line. The tours are designed with different themes for travel along the subway lines, e.g. Korean traditional culture, which goes from Jongno 3-ga Station to Anguk Station and Gyeongbokgung Station on line No 3 that showcases antique shops and art galleries of Insa-dong.

Stations

Station Number	Station Name English	Station Name Hangul	Station Name Hanja	Transfer	Line Name	Distance in km	Total Distance	Location
610	Eungam	응암	鷹岩		Eungam Loop	---	0.0	Seoul	Eunpyeong-gu
611	Yeokchon	역촌	驛村			1.1	1.1
612	Bulgwang	불광	佛光	x16px		0.8	1.9
613	Dokbawi	독바위	독바위			0.9	2.8
614	Yeonsinnae	연신내	연신내	x16px		1.4	4.2
615	Gusan	구산	龜山			0.9	5.1
610	Eungam	응암	鷹岩			1.5	6.6
616	Saejeol	새절	새절		Line 6	0.9	7.5
617	Jeungsan	증산	繒山			0.9	8.4
618	Digital Media City	디지털미디어시티	디지털미디어시티	Gyeongui–​Jungang		1.1	9.5
619	World Cup Stadium	월드컵경기장	월드컵競技場			0.8	10.3		Mapo-gu
620	Mapo-gu Office	마포구청	麻浦區廳			0.8	11.1
621	Mangwon	망원	望遠			1.0	12.1
622	Hapjeong	합정	合井			0.8	12.9
623	Sangsu	상수	上水			0.8	13.7
624	Gwangheungchang	광흥창	廣興倉			0.9	14.6
625	Daeheung	대흥	大興			1.0	15.6
626	Gongdeok	공덕	孔德	Gyeongui–​Jungang		0.9	16.5
627	Hyochang Park	효창공원앞	孝昌公園앞			0.9	17.4		Yongsan-gu
628	Samgakji	삼각지	三角地			1.2	18.6
629	Noksapyeong	녹사평	綠莎坪			1.1	19.7
630	Itaewon	이태원	梨泰院			0.8	20.5
631	Hangangjin	한강진	漢江鎭			1.0	21.5
632	Beotigogae	버티고개	버티고개			1.0	22.5		Jung-gu
633	Yaksu	약수	藥水	x16px		0.7	23.2
634	Cheonggu	청구	靑丘			0.8	24.0
635	Sindang	신당	新堂			0.7	24.7
636	Dongmyo	동묘앞	東廟앞	x16px		0.6	25.3		Jongno-gu
637	Changsin	창신	昌信			0.9	26.2
638	Bomun	보문	普門	Ui  (2014)		0.8	27.0		Seongbuk-gu
639	Anam	안암	安岩			0.9	27.9
640	Korea University	고려대	高麗大			0.8	28.7
641	Wolgok	월곡	月谷			1.4	30.1
642	Sangwolgok	상월곡	上月谷			0.8	30.9
643	Dolgoji	돌곶이	돌곶이			0.8	31.7
644	Seokgye	석계	石溪	x16px		1.0	32.7		Nowon-gu
645	Taereung	태릉입구	泰陵入口	x16px		0.8	33.5
646	Hwarangdae	화랑대	花郞臺			0.9	34.4
647	Bonghwasan	봉화산	烽火山			0.7	35.1		Jungnang-gu
648	Sinnae (TBD)	신내	新內	Gyeongchun  (2014)		--	--

See also

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