Daegu Transportation Corporation
South Korean transport company
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Daegu Transportation Corporation (DTRO) is a public corporation which runs the Daegu Metro Lines 1, 2 and 3 established in 1995. To 2008, it was called Daegu Metropolitan Subway Corporation.
Company type
Government-owned corporationIndustryRapid transit
FoundedDaegu, South Korea (20 November 1995)
Headquarters
Sangin-dong, Dalseo District, Daegu
, South Korea
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Company type | Government-owned corporation |
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| Industry | Rapid transit |
| Founded | Daegu, South Korea (20 November 1995) |
| Headquarters | Sangin-dong, Dalseo District, Daegu , South Korea |
Area served | Daegu |
Number of employees | 2,064 |
| Parent | Daegu Metropolitan Government |
| Website | www |
History
Daegu Metropolitan Subway Corporation was established 20 November 1995 and was renamed Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation 1 October 2008. It merged with Daegu Urban Railway Construction Headquarters (ko) and became Daegu Transportation Corporation on September 1 2022.[1]
- 26 November 1997: opened Line 1 (Jincheon–Jungangno)
- 2 May 1998: opened Line 1 (Jungangno–Ansim) fully
- 10 May 2002: opened Line 1 (Daegok–Jincheon)
- 18 October 2005: opened Line 2 (Munyang–Sawol) fully
- 19 September 2012: opened Line 2 (Sawol–Yeungnam Univ.)
- 23 April 2015: opened Line 3 (Chilgok Kyungpook Nat'l Univ. Medical Center–Yongji)
