Gyeonggang Line

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Gyeonggang Line
Korail Class 371000 EMU.
Overview
Native name경강선(京江線)
Gyeonggangseon
StatusOperational:
  • Pangyo - Yeoju
  • Seowonju - Gangneung

Planned:

  • Wolgot - Pangyo
  • Yeoju - Seowonju
Owner
Intercity rail (Seowonju - Gangneung)
SystemSeoul Metropolitan Subway (Pangyo - Yeoju)
Operator(s)Korail
Depot(s)Bubal Depot, Gangneung Depot
Rolling stockKorail Class 371000 (12 trains)
KTX-Eum
History
OpenedSeptember 24, 2016 (Pangyo - Yeoju)
December 2017 (Seowonju - Gangneung)
Technical
Line length53.8 km (33.4 mi) or 54.8 km (34.1 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationAC 25,000 V 60 Hz
Route map

to Seoul-Incheon Airport
Seowonju
→Old
Jungang Line
0.0
Jungang Line
4.7
Manjong
Manjong Junction (Jungang Expressway)
Jungang Line
23.0
Hoengseong
43.6
Dunnae
63.6
Pyeongchang
79.9
Jinbu
Daegwalnyeong (Signal Box)
South Gangneung (Signal Box)
Gangneung Depot
120.2
Gangneung
120.7

The Gyeonggang Line (경강선) is a rail line in

Jungang Line. In the future, the two sections are to be connected, and the Gyeonggang Line will be extended westwards to Siheung
.

History

September 24, 2016: The first section of the line opens from

Yeoju
.
December 22, 2017: The second section of the line opens from
Seowonju station to Gangneung station.

Future

The Gyeonggang Line is planned to run all the way from

Wolgot on the existing Suin Line
, and east of Yeoju to Seowonju.

Rolling stock

Korail Class 371000 (12 trains)

Stations

Pangyo-Yeoju

This section opened in September 2016. Initially, the line utilizes Class 371000 cars.

The entire line is in Gyeonggi province.

Station
number
Station name Transfer Distance in km Location
Romanized Hangul Hanja Station distance Total distance
K409 Pangyo 판교 Shinbundang Line
Wolgot-Pangyo section (2026)
---
0.0
K410 Seongnam 성남 GTX-A
0.7
K411 Imae 이매 Suin–Bundang Line
0.8
1.5
K412
Samdong
삼동
6.9
8.4
K413
Gyeonggi Gwangju
경기광주
4.8
13.2
K414
Chowol
초월
5.1
18.3
K415 Gonjiam 곤지암
4.9
23.2
K416
Sindundoyechon
신둔도예촌 屯陶
7.0
30.2
K417
Icheon
이천
7.3
37.5
K418
Bubal
부발 Jungbunaeryuk Line
4.5
42.0
K419
Sejongdaewangneung
세종대왕릉
7.4
49.4
K420
Yeoju
여주 Yeoju-Seowonju section
5.4
54.8

Wolgot-Pangyo

This section is expected to start construction soon but will open no earlier than 2025.[3]

Station
number
Station name Transfer Distance in km Location
Romanized Hangul Hanja Station distance Total distance
Wolgot
월곶 Suin–Bundang Line
---
0.0
Janggok 장곡
Siheung City Hall 시흥시청 Seohae Line, Sin Ansan Line (2024)
Maehwa 매화 Sin Ansan Line (2024)
Gwangmyeong
광명
Honam HSR
Gyeongjeon
Jeolla
Manan 만안 萬安
Anyang
안양
Anyang Stadium 안양운동장
Indeogwon 인덕원
Cheonggye 청계
Seopangyo 서판교 西

Seowonju-Gangneung

This section opened on December 22, 2017, just before the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is different line, so it is called the Gangneung Line. The line offers KTX-Eum services. This line is designated as semi-high-speed line.

The entire line is in Gangwon province.

Station name Transfer Distance in km Location
Romanized Hangul Hanja Station distance Total distance
Seowonju 서원주 西
Jungang Line

Yeoju-Seowonju section
---
0.0
Manjong 만종
4.7
4.7
Hoengseong 횡성
18.3
23.0
Dunnae 둔내
20.6
43.6
Pyeongchang 평창
20.0
63.6
Jinbu(Odaesan) 진부(오대산) ()
16.3
79.9
Gangneung 강릉 Yeongdong Line
40.3
120.2

Yeoju-Seowonju

There are currently no planned stations for this section.

References

  1. ^ "판교 여주를 잇는 경강선, 가능성과 한계" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ^ "판교~여주 간 경강선 복선전철 개통행사...24일 개통" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  3. ^ "'월곶~판교선' 부실설계 논란".