Gangwon Province,officially Gangwon State,is a Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea. It is known as the largest and least densely populated subdivision of South Korea. Gangwon is one of the three provinces in South Korea with special self-governing status,the others being Jeju Province and Jeonbuk State. Gangwon is bordered on the east by the Sea of Japan,it borders Gyeonggi Province to the west,North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to the south,and the Military Demarcation Line to the north,separating it from North Korea. In the 1945 division of Korea,the historical Gangwon Province was divided in half,and remains so to this day.
The Korea Railroad Corporation is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL (코레일) and changed its official Korean name in November 2019. Currently,KORAIL is a public corporation,managed by Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transportation.
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 as 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 Donghae Nambu Line (Korean: 동해남부선) is a railway line connecting Busan to Pohang in South Korea. The line runs along South Korea's east coast. On December 30,2016,it was merged into Donghae Line.
The Daegu Line (Korean: 대구선) 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.
Seoul Station (Korean: 서울역) is a major railway station in Seoul,the capital of South Korea. The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the commuter trains of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
The Yeongdong Line is a line of Korail. It connects Yeongju in North Gyeongsang Province with Gangneung in Gangwon Province. From Yeongju,it crosses the Taebaek Mountains and reaches the Sea of Japan at Donghae,thence proceeding north to Gangneung.
Railways are a part of the transport network in South Korea and an important mode of the conveyance of people and goods,though they play a secondary role compared to the road network. The network consists of 4,285 km (2,663 mi) of standard-gauge lines connecting all major cities with the exception of Jeju City on Jeju Island,which does not have railways;of the network,2,790 km (1,730 mi) are double-tracked and 3,187 km (1,980 mi) are electrified. In 2018,rails carried 11.5 percent of all traffic in South Korea –134.8 million passengers and 30.9 million tonnes of freight –with roads carrying 88.3 percent.
Kosŏng County is a kun,or county,in Kangwŏn province,North Korea. It lies in the southeasternmost corner of North Korea,immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Prior to the end of the Korean War in 1953,it made up a single county,together with what is now the South Korean county of the same name. In a subsequent reorganization,the county absorbed the southern portion of Tongch'ŏn county.
The Gyeongbu high-speed railway,also known as Gyeongbu HSR,is South Korea's first high-speed rail line from Seoul to Busan. KTX high-speed trains operate three sections of the line:on 1 April 2004,the first between a junction near Geumcheon-gu Office station,Seoul and a junction at Daejeonjochajang station north of Daejeon,and a second between a junction at Okcheon station,southeast of Daejeon,and a junction near Jicheon station,north of Daegu entered service;then on 1 November 2010,the third section,between a junction west of Daegu and Busan became operational. The missing gaps across the urban areas of Daejeon and Daegu were in construction for an expected opening in 2014,separate tracks into Seoul Station were also planned. The temporary ends of the three sections were connected to the parallel conventional Gyeongbu Line by tracks that will serve as interconnector branches upon the completion of the entire line. On 1 August 2015,construction on urban areas of Daejeon and Daegu were completed;all the sections of HSR line were connected.
Donghae Expressway is an expressway in South Korea,connecting Busan to Sokcho. It is numbered 65 and it is planned to eventually extend all the way along the east coast to Haeundae,Busan. Its current length is 62.1 kilometres (38.6 mi),and It is part of the Asia Highway Route 6.
Anbyŏn station is a railway station in Anbyŏn-ŭp,Anbyŏn County in Kangwŏn province,North Korea. It is located on the Kangwŏn Line,which connects Kowŏn to P'yŏnggang,and is the start of the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line,which runs to the Mount Kŭmgang Tourist Region and continues south across the DMZ to Chejin in South Korea,although the section between Kŭmgangsan and Chejin has been out of service since 2008.
High-speed rail service in South Korea began with the construction of a high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992,and was inspired by Japan's Shinkansen. The first commercial high-speed rail service was launched on 1 April 2004. Currently,South Korea hosts two high-speed rail operators:Korea Train eXpress (KTX) and Super Rapid Train (SRT).
Bujeon station (Korean: 부전역) is a train station in Seomyeon,Busan,South Korea. The station is the terminus of the Donghae Line and the Bujeon Line. In addition,KTX trains on the Gyeongbu Line are planned to stop at the station.
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).
Sea Train (Korean: 바다열차) was a South Korean tourist train operated by the Korail Tourism Development. The train began operations in 2007 and transports tourists along the eastern coast of South Korea.
Jeongdongjin station (Korean: 정동진역) is a railway station on the Yeongdong Line of Korail,the station closest to the beach in South Korea,and a popular cross country train destination from Seoul,for sunrise viewing. It is claimed to be listed in the Guinness World Records as being the closest station and tracks to a beach anywhere in the world.
The Donghae Line (Korean: 동해선) is a railway line connecting Busanjin station to Yeongdeok in South Korea. The literal meaning of its name,the "East Sea Line," reflects its position along the nation's East coast. It merged with the Donghae Nambu Line on December 30,2016,and will merge with the Donghae Bukbu Line.
The Donghae Bukbu Line was a railway line of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) in Korea connecting Anbyeon with Yangyang.
