The Jeolla Line (Korean: 전라선) is a railway line in North and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul to Yeosu.
The Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway is an expressway in South Korea. Numbered 45,it was first constructed in three parts:connecting Yangpyeong to Chungju and Sangju to Gimcheon and Hyeonpung to Changwon. The part of the expressway between Chungju and Sangju was completed at the end of 2004,with the last remaining section being that between Gimcheon and Hyeonpung. The Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway Branch Line is route number 451 and connects Hyeonpung to N. Daegu.
Yeongju is a city in the far north region of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea,covering 668.84 km2 with a population of 113,930 people according to the 2008 census. The city borders Bonghwa county to the east,Danyang county of North Chungcheong province to the west,Andong city and Yecheon county to the south,and Yeongwol county of Gangwon province to the north.
The Chungbuk Line is a railway line serving North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Jochiwon on the Gyeongbu Line to Bongyang on the Jungang Line,serving the major cities of Cheongju and Chungju en route. Cheongju International Airport is located near the rail line.
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 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 Gyeongjeon Line (Gyeongjeonseon) is a railway line serving South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. It covers a total of 300.6 km,from Samnangjin Station in Miryang,South Gyeongsang,to Gwangju Songjeong Station in Gwangju,South Jeolla.
Mungyeong is a city in North Gyeongsang Province,South Korea. The local government,economy,and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon,the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy history,and is known today for its various historic and scenic tourist attractions. The city's name means roughly "hearing good news." Recently,development has been somewhat stagnant with the decline of the coal industry. Since the 1990s,the proportion of people who rely on the tourism industry through Mungyeong Saejae has gradually increased.
Sangju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province,central South Korea. Although Sangju is rather rural,it is very old and was once a key city. Along with Gyeongju,it gives rise to half of the name of the Gyeongsang provinces. Sangju is nicknamed Sam Baek,or "Three Whites",referring to three prominent agricultural products rice,silkworm cocoons,and dried persimmons from the area.
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.
The Mugunghwa-ho (Korean: 무궁화호) is a class of train operated by Korail,main railway operator of South Korea. Mugunghwa trains are Korail's slowest tier of trains stopping at a number of towns and villages,and operating over a number of lines that are not served by other trains. Journey times are generally twice that of KTX trains and 25% longer than ITX express trains.
Rail transport in South Korea is a part of the transport network in South Korea and an important mode of the conveyance of people and goods,though railways 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.
Taebaek Line is a single-track electrified railway mainline connecting Jecheon station to Baeksan station in South Korea. At its two ends,the Taebaek Line connects to the Jungang Line and Yeongdong Line. The line was originally two spur lines,which were built across difficult mountainous terrain in stages,before a connection was built. The line includes the steepest section of the South Korean network,a short parallel line that is operated as a second track on the section includes South Korea's longest spiral tunnel. The centerpiece of the last-built section west of Taebaek,is a tunnel that was the longest in South Korea at the time of its construction,and Chujeon Station at the eastern end of the tunnel is the highest altitude in South Korea at 855 m (2,805 ft). In passenger traffic,the line is served by cross-country passenger trains connecting the capital Seoul with Korea's east coast. In freight traffic,while coal transport declined,the line carries significant cement transport. In the winter,regular special trains take tourists along the scenic route.
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.
Yeongju Station is a railway station on the Jungang Line,the Yeongdong Line and the Gyeongbuk Line in South Korea.
The Intercity Train eXpress-Saemaeul abbreviated as ITX-Saemaeul (Korean: ITX-새마을) is a class of train operated by Korail,the national railroad of South Korea,it was introduced on May 12,2014,to replace the Saemaeul-ho. The new ITX-Saemaeul trains have a faster average speed of 150 kilometers per hour. The name was taken from the Saemaul Undong after a public competition to determine the new train's name.
The Chōsen Railway Company,was a privately owned railway company in Japanese-occupied Korea.
The Jungbunaeryuk Line is a rail line under construction from Bubal to Mungyeong. Construction started in November 2015. The line opened in December 2021 between Bubal on the Gyeonggang Line &Chungju on the Chungbuk Line. The KTX line is expected to be extended in December 2024 from Chungju to Mungyeong. Another extension from Mungyeong to Gimcheon was approved in December 2022.
The Gyeongbuk Line was a railway line of the privately owned Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu) in colonial-era Korea,located in North Gyeongsang Province,connecting Gimcheon with Gyeongbuk Andong.
