Gyeongjeon Line
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Revised Romanization | Gyeongjeonseon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngjŏnsŏn |
The Gyeongjeon Line (Gyeongjeonseon) is a railway line serving
History
An east-west railway along Korea's southern shore was long seen as a strategic route, but it took a number of attempts to complete the line.
Meanwhile, construction started in the opposite direction from Songjeong-ri (today Gwangju·Songjeong) on the Honam Line, the other end of the future Gyeongjeon Line, with the first 14.9 km (9.3 mi) to Gwangju opened in July 1922.[1] The 155.5 km (96.6 mi)[1] Gwangju Line was completed to Yeosu on December 25, 1930.[3] Six years later, on December 16, 1936, the Suncheon–Yeosu section became part of the newly established Jeolla Line,[2] leaving the 134.6 km (83.6 mi) long Songjeong-ri–Suncheon section as the Gwangju Line.[1]
Following the 1961 coup, the
Upgrade
The line is being upgraded to an electrified and double-tracked line for 180 km/h in stages, to facilitate regional development.[4][5] On September 1, 2010, the South Korean government announced a strategic plan to reduce travel times from Seoul to 95% of the country to under 2 hours by 2020. As part of the plan, the entire Gyeongjeon Line is to be further upgraded for 230 km/h.[6]
Samnangjin-Masan-Jinju
The upgraded section will be 101.4 km long.[7] The 41 km section until Masan includes a re-alignment with tunnels[8] closer to Changwon,[9] the Masan–Jinju section also includes significant re-alignments along the way.[7][10]
By April 2009, construction progress reached 50.9% of the planned budget of 2,018.782 billion won.[7] The project is implemented as a public-private partnership: the government contribution is 1,680.473 billion won, private capital contributes 338.309 billion won.[7] The Samnangjin-Masan section opened on December 15, 2010.[11] The entire project is foreseen for completion in 2011.[7]
Connected projects
A new 44.8 km (27.8 mi) long branch from
A planned new direct connection from Busan will meet up with the realigned Gyeongjeon Line at Jillye. The 32.6 km long double track cutoff is expected to be finished by 2017 with a budget of 1,396.15 billion won. The project is to be implemented with private finance, the preferred bidder for the franchise was selected in July 2010.[15] This line is foreseen for an upgrade to 230 km/h under the government's 2010 plan for 2020.[6]
Jinju-Suncheon
Work started in 2003 on a 56.1 km long section between Jinju and Gwangyang.[16] By March 2010, progress was 19% out of a budget of 1,005.984 billion won.[16] This section includes significant re-alignments with longer tunnels and bridges.[17][18][19][20] The upgrade works also commenced at the junction with the Jeolla Line east of Suncheon.[21] Electrification is to reach Suncheon by 2014.[4][5]
Additionally, there are plans for a freight branch from Gwangyang to Gwangyang Port.[22]
Suncheon-GwangjuSongjeong
Between
From Boseong, a new cutoff branch is to connect with the Honam Line at Imseong-ri, just before Mokpo.
The rest of the Suncheon-Gwangju section is foreseen for upgrading in a new alignment under the government's 2010 plan for 2020.[6]
Main stations
In South Gyeongsang:
- Samnangjin Station, Miryang, junction with the Gyeongbu Line
- Changwon Station, Changwon, terminus of the Jinhae Line
- Masan Station, Masan
- Jinju Station, Jinju
- Hadong Station, Hadong County
In South Jeolla:
- Gwangyang Station, Gwangyang, terminus of the planned Gwangyang Port branch
- Suncheon, junction with the Jeolla Line
- Beolgyo Station, Boseong County
- Boseong Station, Boseong County, terminus of a planned line to Mokpo
- Gwangju Songjeong Station, Gwangju, junction with the Honam Line and terminus of the Gwangju Line branch to Gwangju station
Defunct stations
The following stations formerly on the Gyeongjeon Line are now defunct:
- Aengnam Station
- Dorim Station
- Gaeyang Station
- Galchon Station
- Goryak Station
- Gyowon Station
- Ipgyo Station
- Jinju-sumogwon Station
- Mansu Station
- Naedong Station
- Sanin Station
- Seokjeong-ri Station
- Sudeok Station
- Yusu station
Services
The line is served by passenger and freight trains. As of October 2010, from
Gyeongjeon KTX
KTX service from Seoul to Masan started with
After leaving the
Station (Hangul, Hanja) |
Connecting services | Station distance |
Distance from Seoul |
Station time |
Time from Seoul |
Location |
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km[30] | min[33] | |||||
Dongdaegu (동대구, 東大邱) |
Daegu Subway Line 1
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- | 293.1 | - | 108–117 | Dong-gu,
Daegu-gwangyeoksi |
) | Gyeongbu Line | 55.3 | 348.4 | 32 | 140–146 | Miryang-si, South Gyeongsang Province |
Jinyeong (진영, 進永) |
Gyeongjeon Line | 25.0 | 373.4 | 17 | 157–159 | Gimhae-si, South Gyeongsang Province |
Changwonjungang (창원중앙, 昌原中央) |
Gyeongjeon Line | 14.1 | 387.5 | 11 | 161–170 | Changwon-si, South Gyeongsang Province |
Changwon (창원, 昌原) |
Gyeongjeon Line Jinhae Line |
10.3 | 397.8 | 8 | 172–175 | Changwon-si, South Gyeongsang Province |
Masan (마산, 馬山) |
Gyeongjeon Line Masanhang Budu Line 1 |
3.6 | 401.4 | 4 | 170–179 | Masan-si, South Gyeongsang Province |
Jinju (진주, 晉州) |
Gyeongjeon Line | Jinju-si, South Gyeongsang Province |
The service is to be extended to Jinju by 2012,[34] and may cover the entire line after further upgrades under the government's 2010 plan for 2020.[6]
Branch lines
- Jinhae Line: The Jinhae line, going from Changwon Station to Tonghae Station via Jinhae, Sinchangwon, Namchangwon, and Seongjusa Stations, is a defunct railway running through the center of Changwon City. Regular passenger services of Mugunghwa-ho trains ceased in 2014 due to low passenger counts, and special passenger trains serving passengers for the Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival (진해 군항제) ceased in 2015. Changwon City is currently planning to reuse the Jinhae Line as part of Line 2 of the Changwon City Tram network.
- Imhang Line: The Imhang line is an abandoned railway formerly running from Masan Station to the south towards Masan Harbour. Serving as a cargo railway since it opened after the old Gyeongjeon Line track was moved towards the suburbs of Masan City in 1977, After the partial electrification of the Gyeongjeon Line and the moving of the track, the Imhang Line was officially declared abandoned in January 2012. It is currently part of a municipal park known as 'Imhang Line Greenway' as of 2024.[35]
- Haengam Line
- Gwangyangjecheol Line
- Gwangyanghang Line
- Gwangju Line
- Singwangyanghang Line
- Busansinhang Line
- Sinhangbuk Line
- Sinhangnam Line
- Deoksan Line
- Jeongyeong Triangular Line
See also
- Korail
- Transportation in South Korea
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