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Date of construction: 1985-10-18 Subway lines 3 and 4 completed on October 18, 5 years and 7 months later - President Chun Doo-hwan attends the opening ceremony for all sections of subway lines 3 and 4 and encourages officials by taking a test ride to Seoul Stadium Station - President Chun Doo-hwan chats with civic representatives and says, "There were many inconveniences for citizens during construction, but now that we can solve the traffic problem, the inconveniences we had before are more than compensated for." - President Chun Doo-hwan instructed officials to "connect the subway and bus lines well so that citizens do not experience inconveniences in their lives." - President Chun Doo-hwan said, "We should pay special attention to lighting so that people can read comfortably on the train." He also said, "Citizens should make good use of the facilities and pass them on to future generations." - Seoul is the 7th city in the world with a subway. - Travel time between the outskirts and the city center has been reduced to 30 minutes. - Seoul subway is 123km long and has 16 transfer stations.