With a loud thumping, the old Suin Line's narrow-gauge train briskly approached the station.
Everyone boarded the train with the burden of life on their heads and backs. The vast sea and tidal flats spread out before the car windows. Such beautiful scenery, but it also the workplace where the passengers were heading.
Thus, the narrow-gauge train represented their life itself.
Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo. Calm and swift, today's Suin-Bundang Line also busily carries people to their destinations.
As the subway starts, passengers peer out the windows, though with some fatigue left from the previous day, recovering hope for tomorrow. From the precious lives of the passengers heading towards the various workspaces spread outside the window, Suin-Bundang Line cannot be separated in the very existence.
The trains that have become our feet and run ceaselessly pass through the station with decades of history, continuously building new stories of people.
THE OPENING OF THE NEW SUIN-LIN
On September 12, the Suin-Bundang Line was fully opened. The Suin Line, which connected Oido and Incheon, was reborn as the Suin-Bundang Line, which connects Suwon City and Incheon, and can travel to Cheongnyangni without transfer. As a result, the Suin-Bundang Line is an extensive line connecting
Cheongnyangni and Incheon, making it the third-longest line in the metropolitan area.
Narrow-gauge trains in the past were a little noisy, but they gave people a romantic way to travel while slowly taking in the surrounding scenery. Now, the modern trains that replaced them connect spaces quickly and quietly. The newly opened Suin-Bundang Line has become the 'feet' of Yeonsugu residents serving as a transport connector between one person and another as well as one space of life with another.
NARROW GAUGE TRAINS OF THE OLD SUIN LINE
In 1937, the Suin Line narrow-gauge train first began operation. This line connecting Suwon and Incheon was
sufficient to cover transportation in the metropolitan area's western region. When the train stopped at Soraepogu, the sea's scent filled the cabin with merchants carrying salted fish and fresh seafood. Sometimes, when the train rattled and shook, passengers seated face-to-face had to bump their knees against each other. When the train struggled to go over hillsides, some people prayed for safety, tensing their legs in anxiety.
In 1995, the narrow-gauge train ended its 60-year history and made its final operation. Many people expressed
regret at the news of the suspension of this old little train’s operation. Though the narrow-gauge train has
disappeared, the simple station buildings are still guarding the sites. The passengers' memories also remain in the gradually cracking and fading stations.