Great Train eXpress

Great Train Express is a planned higher-speed commuter rail network in the Seoul Capital Area project consisting of three separate lines, named GTX A, GTX B and GTX C, and scheduled for completion in 2025.[1][2][3] The project was first envisioned in the late 2000s, and construction of GTX Line A began in 2019.

Other Information
  • Minimum fare would be 2,419 KRW, additional variable fare would be 216 KRW per 5 km in GTX-A[4]
  • Some argues that GTX project would enlarge centripetal force towards Seoul resulting collapse of other cities.[5]
  • Incheon city government proposed Y-shaped GTX-D line.[6] This proposed line connects Incheon and Hanam via Gangnam of Seoul.

GTX A

Groundbreaking for GTX Line A was held on December 27, 2018, with actual construction starting in 2019. Service is expected to start in 2023.

Station
number		 Station name Transfer Line name Distance Total
distance		 Location
English Hangul Hanja
TBA Unjeong[lower-alpha 1] 운정 雲井 GTX A — 0.0 Gyeonggi-do Paju
KINTEX[lower-alpha 2] 킨텍스킨텍스 — — Goyang
Daegok 대곡大谷
— —
Yeonsinnae 연신내연신내
— — Seoul Eunpyeong
Seoul Station 서울역서울
— — Jung
Samseong[lower-alpha 3] 삼성역三成
— — Gangnam
Suseo 수서역水西
— —
Seongnam 성남역城南 SRT — — Gyeonggi-do Seongnam
Yongin 용인역龍仁 — — Yongin
Dongtan 동탄역東灘 — — Hwaseong

GTX B

Construction of GTX Line B is expected to start in 2022.

Station
number		 Station name Transfer Line name Distance Total
distance		 Location
English Hangul Hanja
TBA Songdo Station[lower-alpha 4] 송도松島 GTX B — 0.0 Incheon Yeonsu
Incheon City Hall 인천시청仁川市廳 — — Namdong
Bupyeong 부평富平 — — Bupyeong
Dangarae 당아래당아래 — — Gyeonggi Bucheon
Sindorim 신도림新道林
— — Seoul Guro
Yeouido 여의도汝矣島
— — Yeongdeungdo
Yongsan 용산龍山
— — Yongsan
Seoul Station 서울역서울
— — Jung
Cheongnyangni 청량리淸凉里
— — Dongdaemun
Mangu 망우忘憂
— — Jungnang
Byeollae 별내別內 Gyeongchun Line — — Gyeonggi Namyangju
Pyeongnae–Hopyeong 평내호평坪內好坪 — —
Maseok 마석磨石 — —

GTX C

Construction of GTX Line C is expected to start in 2021.

Station
number		 Station name Transfer Line name Distance Total
distance		 Location
English Hangul Hanja
TBA Suwon 수원水原
Gyeongbu Line
Gwacheon Line		 — 0.0 Gyeonggi Suwon
Geumjeong 금정衿井
— — Gunpo
Gwacheon[lower-alpha 5] 과천果川 GTX C — — Gwacheon
Yangjae 양재良才
— — Seoul Gangnam
Samseong 삼성三成
— —
Cheongnyangni 청량리淸凉里
— — Dongdaemun
Kwangwoon University 광운대光云大
Gyeongwon Line — — Nowon
Chang-dong 창동倉洞
— — Dobong
Uijeongbu 의정부議政府 — — Gyeonggi Uijeongbu
Deokjeong 덕정德亭 — — Yangju

Notes
  1. It's a separate station from the present Unjeong station. It takes about 1 hour to walk to former Unjeong station.
  2. It's a separate station from the Daehwa station.
  3. Bongeunsa station will be merged with Samseong Station.
  4. Not to be confused with Songdo Station on the Suin line. This station will be located in Songdo International City.
  5. This station is just named Gwacheon station, but located at Government Complex Gwacheon station.

References
  1. Tebay, Andy (2017-04-07). "Seoul to build high-speed regional rail network".
  2. Tebay, Andy. "Seoul set for urban rail expansion".
  3. "Gov't to deploy 'quasi-KTX high-speed' trains by 2025".
  4. Heungrok, Kim (June 21, 2020). "[단독] 요금 싼편 아닌데...GTX-A 정기권 할인 없다" [Even though fare is not that low, there would be discount for commutation ticket on GTX-A]. Seoul Economy (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. Donggyu, Seong (March 19, 2014). "'문제 투성이' GTX사업…우려 확산" [GTX project in "full of problems" - Lots of Concerns Appear]. Newsway (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. Gapsu, Han (March 19, 2014). "인천시, GTX-D 청라·영종, 검단 2개 노선 동시 추진" [Incheon-si proposed two lines of GTX-D, starting from Cheongna and Yeongjong.]. Financial News (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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