Singil station
Train station in Seoul, South Korea
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Singil Station (pronounced shin-gill) is a station on the Seoul Subway's Line 1 and 5.
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| Hangul | 신길역 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revised Romanization | Sin-gil-yeok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Sin'gil-yŏk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 327 Yeongdeungporo, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Korail, Seoul Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Gyeongbu Line Line 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| April 30, 1997[1][2] | Line 1 opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 12, 1996[1][2] | Line 5 opened | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012. Line 1: 20,334[3] Line 5: 5,130[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The transfer distance between the platforms on Lines 1 and 5 are fairly long, around 260 meters.[2] The Line 1 station is the first aboveground station in South Korea to have operating platform screen doors.[4]
On April 14, 2020, at 6:28 a.m., a Korail K1008 express electric train bound for Yongsan station has derailed 300 meters near Singil station due to a defect that damaged the axle. There was no casualties, but train operations in Line 1, Gyeongin Line and Gyeongbu line are affected.[5][6]
