Gimpo Goldline · Seoul

Opened in September 2019, this driverless light rail line links Yangchon Station in Gimpo's Hangang New Town to Gimpo International Airport Station in Seoul's Gangseo-gu across 10 stations. Each train has two cars and a top speed of 80 km/h.

At a glance

Stations: 10
From: Yangchon
To: Gimpo International Airport
Interchanges: 1
Difficulty: Lv 1 of 7
Keystrokes: ~62

Gimpo Goldline runs from Yangchon to Gimpo International Airport, 10 stops in the order you type them. Measured in straight lines between the station coordinates, the run is about 21.7 km, an average of 2.4 km between stops. The longest gap is Gochon to Gimpo International Airport, about 5.2 km, and the shortest is Yangchon to Gurae, about 1.3 km. The real track is a little longer than these straight lines.

Typing every station name once takes about 62 keystrokes, which is difficulty level 1 of 7 among Seoul's lines. The level only compares lines within one city, so use the keystroke count to compare across cities. At the Yangchon end the game shows Gimpo Warship Park, and at the Gimpo International Airport end, Gimpo International Airport.

You can change to 3 other lines: Line 5, Line 9, Airport Railroad Express. The busiest interchange is Gimpo International Airport, where 3 other lines meet this one. The interchange stations are Gimpo International Airport.

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Along the way

The game shows a nearby place at each station. Some of the ones on Gimpo Goldline:

Gimpo Warship Park at Yangchon. A park beside Daemyeong Port where a retired warship is kept on display. The photo shows the big hull moored at the quay. It lies out toward the western coast, a good way from Yangchon Station.Photo: ChongDae · CC BY-SA 3.0
Aegibong Observatory building at Gurae. The lookout building at Aegibong Peace Eco-Park on the northern edge of Gimpo, from where North Korean land can be seen across the estuary on clear days. It is a long way north of Gurae Station.Photo: Motoko C. K. · CC BY 4.0
Bell at Aegibong Eco-Park at Masan. A bell hanging in Aegibong Peace Eco-Park, in the northern Han River estuary area well away from Masan Station.Photo: Suohros · CC0
Gochang Middle School at Janggi. A middle school inside the Hangang New Town, a few minutes walk from Janggi Station. The photo takes in the school building and its broad playground.Photo: 서명규 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gimpo Hangang New Town at Unyang. Rows of high-rise apartment blocks in the Hangang New Town, the planned city that Unyang Station serves.Photo: hyolee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gimpo Catholic Church at Geolpo Bukbyeon. A stone church finished in 1956 and listed as Registered Cultural Property No. 542. Parishioners are said to have quarried the stone themselves; the photo shows its stone walls.Photo: Jjw · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gimpo City Hall at Sau. Gimpo City Hall, in the area around Sau Station, shown with its wide forecourt and building front.Photo: hyolee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jangneung Royal Tomb, Gimpo at Pungmu. The tomb of Wonjong, father of King Injo, and his queen, one of the Joseon Royal Tombs inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The photo shows the pines and lawn around it.Photo: Ggangsi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyundai Premium Outlets Gimpo at night at Gochon. A night view of the big outlet mall in the Gochon area, its lit-up shopfronts in a row.Photo: pkh409 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gimpo International Airport at Gimpo International Airport. Korea's main gateway airport until Incheon International Airport opened in 2001. It still handles domestic flights and a few international routes.Photo: Brit in Seoul · CC BY-SA 4.0