Classic route
AREX Express
Seoul Station → Incheon Airport T2 · South Korea
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Non-stop since December 2010 from Seoul Station, where some airlines check passengers in and through immigration, to Incheon Airport over the lower deck of the Yeongjong Bridge.
Stations
- 0 kmSeoul Station
- 58 kmIncheon Int'l Airport Terminal 1
- 64 kmIncheon Airport Terminal 2
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9961459 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the AREX Express?
The AREX Express runs 64 km from Seoul Station to Incheon Airport T2.
How long does the AREX Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 51 min for the 64 km. That is an average of 75 km/h end to end.
Who runs the AREX Express?
AREX, with Hyundai Rotem 1000 series.
How old is the AREX Express?
The line has been in service since 2010. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the AREX Express run?
Roughly half-hourly.
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