The Jungbunaeryuk Line (Korean: 중부내륙선, lit. 'Middle Inland 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.[1] 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.[2]
| Jungbunaeryuk Line | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 중부내륙선(中部內陸線) |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Owner | Korea Rail Network Authority |
| Locale | Gyeonggi North Chungcheong |
| Termini |
|
| Stations | 5 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight Regional rail |
| Operator(s) | Korail |
| History | |
| Opened | 2021-12-31 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 56.9 km (35.4 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Jungbunaeryuk Line | |
| Hangul | 중부내륙선 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jungbunaeryukseon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chungbunaeryuksŏn |
Stations edit
| Station name | Transfer | Distance in km | Location | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul | Hanja | Station distance | Total distance | ||||
| Bubal | 부발 | 夫鉢 | Gyeonggang Line | 0.0
|
0.0
|
Icheon-si | ||
| Ami | 아미 | 牙美 | 2.5
|
2.5
| ||||
| Ganam | 가남 | 加南 | 6.5
|
9.0
|
Yeoju-si | |||
| GamgokJanghowon | 감곡장호원 | 甘谷長湖院 | 12.2
|
21.2
|
Eumseong-gun | |||
| Angseongoncheon | 앙성온천 | 仰城溫泉 | 14.6
|
35.8
|
Chungju | |||
| Geumga | 금가 | 金加 | 11.8
|
47.6
| ||||
| Chungju | 충주 | 忠州 | Chungbuk Line | 8.7
|
56.3
| |||
| Salmi | 살미 | 乷味 | ||||||
| Suanbo | 수안보 | 水安堡 | ||||||
| Yeonpung | 연풍 | 延豊 | Goesan-gun | |||||
| Mungyeong | 문경 | 聞慶 | Mungyeong Line | Mungyeong | ||||
Services edit
KTX-Eum will operate on this line 4 times a day from December 31, 2021.
References edit
- ^ "대선시계와 중부내륙선 철도". Chungbuk Ilbo. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ Artymiuk, Simon (2022-12-16). "Approval given for next section of Korea's Middle Inland Line". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- Ivo Spanjersberg (August 20, 2009). "Narrow gauge in Korea: the Inchon – Suwon – Yeoju line". Spanjersberg.
- "Seongnam-Yeoju Line to have double track electric railways" (Press release). Korail. July 15, 2005. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.