The Gyeongbu line (Gyeongbuseon) is a railway line in South Korea and is considered to be the most important and one of the oldest in the country. It was constructed in 1905,connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon,Daejeon,and Daegu. It is by far the most heavily travelled rail line in South Korea.
The Gyeongin Line (Gyeonginseon) is a railway mainline in South Korea,currently connecting Guro station in Seoul and Incheon. Commuter services along the line through operates into Seoul Subway Line 1.
The Jungang line is a railway line connecting Cheongnyangni in Seoul to Moryang in Gyeongju in South Korea,traversing central South Korea from the northwest to the southeast. It is also referred to the rail line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway from Yongsan station to Jipyeong station. The section from Cheongnyangni to Dodam was designated as a semi-high-speed railway.
The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by Korail. The name of the line came from Gyeongseong (Seoul) and Wonsan,the original terminus of the line,in what is now North Korea.
The Janghang Line is a railway line serving South Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Cheonan to the railway junction city of Iksan. The Janghang Line is served by frequent Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho passenger train services between Seoul and Iksan. There is also a link from Asan station to the KTX network at Cheonan-Asan station.
The Daegu Line is a railway line in South Korea. The line connects Gacheon station on the Gyeongbu Line in Daegu to Yeongcheon on the Jungang Line. The line is served by frequent passenger trains between Seoul,Dongdaegu,and Gyeongju,Pohang and Ulsan.
The Gyeongui Line is a railway line between Seoul Station and Dorasan Station in Paju. Korail operates the Seoul Metropolitan Subway service between Seoul Station and Dorasan Station.
Railway electrification is the use of electric power for the propulsion of rail transport. Electric railways use either electric locomotives,electric multiple units or both. Electricity is typically generated in large and relatively efficient generating stations,transmitted to the railway network and distributed to the trains. Some electric railways have their own dedicated generating stations and transmission lines,but most purchase power from an electric utility. The railway usually provides its own distribution lines,switches,and transformers.
Railway electrification systems using alternating current (AC) at 25 kilovolts (kV) are used worldwide,especially for high-speed rail. It is usually supplied at the standard utility frequency,which simplifies traction substations. The development of 25 kV AC electrification is closely connected with that of successfully using utility frequency.
The Korean State Railway,commonly called the State Rail,is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun-song.
The P'yŏngbuk Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Pyŏngan Province,North Korea,running from Chŏngju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Ch'ŏngsu;it meets the Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn Line at Kusŏng,and at Ch'ŏngsu,via a bridge across the Yalu River,it goes to Shanghekou,China,where it connects to China Railway's Fengshang Railway to Fenghuangcheng.
The Sinhŭng Line is an electrified 762 mm narrow gauge railway line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province,North Korea,running from Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si) to Pujŏnhoban (Pujŏn-gun) on Lake Pujŏn via Sinhŭng (Sinhŭng-gun).
The Kangwŏn Line is a 145.8 km (90.6 mi) electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway of North Korea,connecting Kowŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏnggang,providing an east–west connection between the P'yŏngra and Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn lines.
The Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea running from Anbyŏn to Kamho. The total length of the line is 114.8 km (71.3 mi),but it is only in regular use as far as Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn;the length of the line to there is 101 km (63 mi).
Jecheon station is a railway station in the city of Jecheon. It is on the Jungang Line and the Taebaek Line. This station is also served by all Chungbuk Line passenger services.
The Korean State Railway (Kukch'ŏl) operates a wide variety of electric,diesel and steam locomotives,along with a variety of electric multiple unit passenger trains. Kukch'ŏl's motive power has been obtained from various sources. Much,mostly steam and Japanese-made electric locomotives,was inherited from the Chosen Government Railway,the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu) and various privately owned railways of the colonial era. Many steam locomotives were supplied by various communist countries in the 1950s,including the Soviet Union,Czechoslovakia,Hungary,Poland,Romania,and China.
The Toshiba DeRoI-class was a group of nine boxcab-style electric locomotives with regenerative braking and the capability for multiple-unit control manufactured by built by Toshiba in 1943–1944. They were very similar to the Mitsubishi-built DeRoI-class locomotives and the DeRoNi-class locomotives built by Hitachi. They were built for the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu),and after the partition of Korea were inherited by the Korean State Railway of North Korea,where they were known as the Chŏngiha class.
The DeRoNi-class was a group of four boxcab-style electric locomotives with regenerative braking and the capability for multiple-unit control manufactured by Hitachi in 1943-44,very similar to the Toshiba-built DeRoI and the Mitsubishi-built DeRoI-class locomotives.
The Mitsubishi DeRoI-class was a group of three boxcab-style electric locomotives with regenerative braking and the capability for multiple-unit control manufactured by Mitsubishi in 1946. They were very similar to the Toshiba-built DeRoI-class locomotives and the DeRoNi-class locomotives built by Hitachi. They were built for the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu),but the war ended before delivery took place. They were delivered to the Korean National Railroad after the partition of Korea,which designated them 데로3 ("Dero3"). During the Korean War all were captured by the Korean People's Army and taken to North Korea,where they were put into service by the Korean State Railway as the Chŏngisŏ class.
Ch'undu station is a railway station in Kyŏnghŭng county,North Hamgyŏng province,North Korea. It is the terminus of the Ch'undu Line of the Korean State Railway.
