Incheon International Airport Railroad
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Korean name
Hangul:	인천국제공항철도
Hanja:	仁川國際空港鐵道
Revised Romanization:	Incheon Gukje Gonghang Cheoldo
McCune-Reischauer:	Inch'ŏn Kukche Konghang Ch'ŏlto

The Incheon International Airport Railroad, also known as I'REX, is a railway currently under construction in South Korea. The line will link Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport to Seoul Station and Yongsan Station.

[edit] History

After significant delays, construction of the line started in 2002. The first 37.6 km segment from Incheon Airport to Gimpo is scheduled for completion in March 2007, with the total length of 58.0 km to Seoul/Yongsan scheduled to be operational in January 2010.

The line is being constructed by a consortium headed by French company Alstom and South Korean company Rotem, who also built the KTX high-speed train line. The trains have a design speed of 120 km/h.

[edit] Stations

Both express and commuter services will be operated. Express services will operate with 30-minute headways, taking 44 (?) minutes for the journey to the city, while commuter services will operate at 5-minute intervals (at rush hour) and take 56 (?) minutes.

Name	Commuter (일반)	Express (직통)	Connections
Incheon International Airport	X	X
Incheon Int'l Airport Cargo Terminal	X	-
Unseo	X	-
Geomam	X	-	Incheon Subway Line 2 (future)
Gyeyang	X	-	Incheon Subway Line 1
Gimpo Airport	X	X	Seoul Subway Line 5, Line 9 (future)
Digital Media City (Susaek)	X	-	Seoul Subway Line 6
Hongik University	X	-	Seoul Subway Line 2
Gongdeok	X	-	Seoul Subway Line 5, Line 6
Yongsan Station ??	X	-	Seoul Subway Line 1, KTX
Seoul Station	X	X	Seoul Subway Line 1, Line 4, KTX

There are plans to offer through services via Gimpo Airport from the commuter line to Seoul Subway Line 9 (under construction).

[edit] External links

• I'REX

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