Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station explained

Native Name:인천공항1터미널
Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1
Line Name:AREX
Station Number:A10
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Hangul:1
Hanja:1터미널
Mr:Inch'ŏn'gonghangilt'ŏminŏllyŏk
Rr:Incheongonghangilteomineollyeok
Address:2851 Unseo-dong,
271 Gonghangno,
Jung-gu, Incheon
Operator:Airport Railroad Co., Ltd.
Incheon Transit Corporation
Lines:
Platforms:4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks:4
Years:March 23, 2007[1]
Events: opened
Years2:February 3, 2016
Events2: opened
Years3:March 28, 2018
Events3:KTX service suspended
Former:Incheon International Airport

Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station is a railway station on AREX and the Incheon Airport Maglev. It is in Incheon International Airport's transport center near Terminal 1.

Both commuter ("All-stop") and express services stop at this station. While the express service directly heads to Seoul Station, the commuter service stops at all stations.

The Incheon Airport Maglev can also be accessed from the same building.

Former KTX Service

Since June 2014, KTX operated from this station with stops at Geomam station and Seoul Station towards Busan and Gwangju. Before the KTX opened services at this station, there was high-leveled platform which had no use. Since this time, only this platform didn't have platform screen doors because there was a plan for a 2nd airport railroad to go there, but this plan changed to KTX. After that, KTX started to run, they have changed the empty platform to a low leveled-platform to make KTX rideable. In the same year,[2] KTX expanded service to Incheon Airport. Since 2018, KTX service to Incheon Airport has been suspended and the suspension became permanent in September 2018 as the line was officially abolished due to low demand and ridership.[3] [4] [5]

Travelling to cities other than Seoul by rail is now only available through a transfer at Seoul Station or Gwangmyeong Station by AREX or bus. In 2019, the KTX service was temporally operative again with 3 daily services to Gwangju, because of the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. The service started on July 9, and finished on July 29.[6]

Fares

Station layout

GStreet Level
L1
Concourse
LobbyFaregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
L2
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound AREX Local toward Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2 (Terminus)
AREX Express toward Incheon Int'l Airport Terminal 2 (Terminus)
Westbound AREX Local toward Seoul (Incheon Int'l Airport Cargo Terminal)
AREX Express toward Seoul (Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound(Unused platform, formerly used for KTX)
Westbound(Unused platform, formerly used for KTX)
Side platform, doors will open on the left

References

37.4475°N 126.4525°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1383812&cid=40942&categoryId=32190. ko:인천국제공항역. Doopedia. 2014-10-14. ko.
  2. http://kojects.com/incheon-airport-ktx/ Incheon Airport KTX
  3. Web site: Incheon Airport KTX Service Suspended . Medimorec . Nikola . 10 June 2018 . Kojects . 9 July 2018 .
  4. Web site: 9월부터 인천공항 KTX 노선 폐지 . 박 . 재균 . 7 August 2018 . FNToday . 10 August 2018 . ko.
  5. Web site: 2014년 개통한 '인천공항 KTX' 폐지 . 민 . 경석 . 7 August 2018 . News1 . 10 August 2018 . ko.
  6. Web site: Incheon-Gwangju KTX Operating during 2019 FINA Masters . 7 April 2019 . VisitKorea . 6 April 2020.
  7. Web site: + 이용안내 > 열차운임 > 운임표 . 2015-04-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150420131802/http://www.arex.or.kr/jsp/util/transportation.jsp . 2015-04-20 .
  8. Web site: 공항철도 이용 > 일반열차 > 운임안내.