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[[Commuter rail]] service on the Cheongnyangni to Wonju section was integrated with the Seoul Metropolitan Subway as the upgrading of the line progressed.<ref name="irj-future"/><ref name="rgi-korailplans"/> The service started on December 16, 2005, connecting parts of the [[Gyeongwon Line]] (from [[Yongsan Station|Yongsan]] to [[Hoegi Station]]) and the Jungang Line (from Hoegi to Deokso) under the interim name '''Yongsan-Deokso Line'''. The extension to [[Paldang Station]] on December 27, 2007 also brought the official re-naming of the service to '''Jungang Line''', although the commuter railway actually incorporates parts of ''both'' Gyeongwon and Jungang Lines. In December 2008, the service was extended to Guksu Station, and an [[express train]] service was launched, operating twice a day during morning [[commuting]] hours. The express trains run westward only, from Yangpyeong to Yongsan.
[[Commuter rail]] service on the Cheongnyangni to Yangpyeong section was integrated with the Seoul Metropolitan Subway as the upgrading of the line progressed.<ref name="irj-future"/><ref name="rgi-korailplans"/> The service started on December 16, 2005, connecting parts of the [[Gyeongwon Line]] (from [[Yongsan Station|Yongsan]] to [[Hoegi Station]]) and the Jungang Line (from Hoegi to Deokso) under the interim name '''Yongsan-Deokso Line'''. The extension to [[Paldang Station]] on December 27, 2007 also brought the official re-naming of the service to '''Jungang Line''', although the commuter railway actually incorporates parts of ''both'' Gyeongwon and Jungang Lines. In December 2008, the service was extended to Guksu Station, and an [[express train]] service was launched, operating twice a day during morning [[commuting]] hours. The express trains run westward only, from Yangpyeong to Yongsan.


The eastern terminus is [[Yongmun Station]] in [[Yangpyeong|Yangpyeong County]] since December 23, 2009.<ref name="KRNA_2010-1"/> The commuter rail service will extend to [[Wonju]] in 2012. The western terminus is currently Yongsan Station, though when the [[Gyeongui Line]] extension is completed into Yongsan in 2012, the two lines will be combined and trains will run through to [[Munsan Station]] near the North Korean border.
The eastern terminus is [[Yongmun Station]] in [[Yangpyeong|Yangpyeong County]] since December 23, 2009.<ref name="KRNA_2010-1"/> The commuter rail service will be extended to [[Wonju]] in 2012. The western terminus is currently Yongsan Station, though when the [[Gyeongui Line]] extension is completed into Yongsan in 2012, the two lines will be combined and trains will run through to [[Munsan Station]] near the North Korean border.


===Stations===
===Stations===

Revision as of 09:49, 26 October 2011

중앙선
Jungang Line (Central Line)
Overview
OwnerKorea Rail Network Authority
Termini
Stations82
Service
Typesubway/passenger/freight
Operator(s)Korail
History
Opened1942
Technical
Line length387.2 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map

The Jungang Line (or Central Line) is a railway line connecting Cheongnyangni in Seoul to Gyeongju in South Korea, traversing central South Korea from the northwest to the southeast.

History

The Jungang Line was opened along its full length between Cheongnyangni and Gyeongju on April 1, 1942.[1] Jungang means "central" in Korean, and describes the line's route through the mountains in the east-central part of South Korea. When Korea was under Japanese rule, the line was briefly known as Gyeonggyeong Line, referring to line running between Seoul and Gyeongju. The name of the line was changed back to its present name after the end of World War II.

Following the 1961 coup, the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction started South Korea's first five-year plan, which included a construction program to complete the railway network, to foster economic growth.[2] As part of the program, in the outskirts of Seoul, a 4.9 km (3.0 mi) long avoiding line was built from Mangu to Seongbuk on the Gyeongwon Line, called the Mangu Line, which opened on December 30, 1963.[2]

Upgrade

A part of the line was the first to be electrified with the 25 kV/60 Hz AC catenary system in South Korea: the catenary on the 155.2 km long Cheongnyangri–Jecheon section went into service on June 20, 1973.[3] The 29.0 km long extension to Danseong followed on December 30, 1987, finally the 35.0 km long extension to Yeongju on December 23, 1988.[3]

The entire line is foreseen for electrification and double-tracking.[4]

Cheongnyangri–Wonju

The double-tracking of the 18.0 km long section from the terminus Cheongnyangri to Deokso was finished first on December 16, 2005.[3] The upgrade of the Deokso–Wonju section is more extensive, with significant re-alignments[5] to enable a line speed of 150 km/h.[6][7] Work started in mid-2001 with a planned budget of 1,700 billion won.[7] The first 5.7 km to Paldang was opened on December 27, 2007,[3] the next 15.9 km to Guksu on December 29, 2008,[3] and another 19.7 km to Yongmun on December 23, 2009.[5] Construction is under way on the rest of the line to Wonju, and is to be completed in 2012.[4][5] The total budget of the 90.4 km long upgrade project is 2,036.847 billion won.[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 Cheongnyangri–Wonju section of the Jungang Line is to be further upgraded for 230 km/h.[8]

Wonju-Jecheon

Across Wonju and between Wonju and Bongyang, the double-track line is to run in a new alignment, most of which will be the 25,080 metre long Musil Tunnel.[4][9] Works on the tunnel are slated to commence in June 2011, for a planned start of service on the Wonju-Jecheon section in 2018. The new line will reduce line distance by 5.5 km and cut travel time by 20 minutes.[4] The project budget for the entire 41.1 km Wonju-Jecheon section is 1,140.061 billion won.[10] Plans for the double-tracking of the section from Bongyang, the terminus of the Chungbuk Line, to Jecheon, have been prepared separately.[11]

Under the government's 2010 strategic plan for 2020, the new alignment in the Wonju–Bongyang section would be laid out for 250 km/h, the rest to Jecheon would be upgraded for 230 km/h.[8]

Jecheon-Gyeongju

The Jecheon-Dodam section,[12][13] 17.4 km in length, is in construction with a budget of 320.024 billion won for a targeted opening in 2011, and is primarily intended to improve capacity for freight transports to a cement factory.[14] The upgrading of the rest of the line is in the stage of the preparation of feasibility studies.[4] Under the government's 2010 strategic plan for 2020, this section would be laid out for 250 km/h.[8]

Stations

Major stations along the line include:

Services

Before the KTX era, trans-Korean Tongil-ho trains were in operation on the Jungang and Donghae Nambu Lines, providing a 12-hour train journey from Seoul to Busan.

The entire line is served by cross-country Mugunghwa-ho trains, which are most frequent until Jecheon, where many trains continue east on the Taebaek Line. As of October 2010, the travel time from Cheongnyangni in Seoul is a minimum of 1 hour 18 minutes to Wonju, 2 hours 2 minutes to Jecheon, around 3 hours to Yeongju, 5 hours 22 minutes to Yeongcheon, and 6 hours 8 minutes to Gyeongju. Some trains continue to Bujeon Station in Busan, with a total travel time of 8 hours by day and 20 minutes shorter by night.[15]

Under the 2010 strategic plan of the government for 2020, once upgraded for higher speeds, the Jungang Line may see KTX service.[8]

Seoul Metropolitan Subway

Template:Korea Metro line

Commuter rail service on the Cheongnyangni to Yangpyeong section was integrated with the Seoul Metropolitan Subway as the upgrading of the line progressed.[6][7] The service started on December 16, 2005, connecting parts of the Gyeongwon Line (from Yongsan to Hoegi Station) and the Jungang Line (from Hoegi to Deokso) under the interim name Yongsan-Deokso Line. The extension to Paldang Station on December 27, 2007 also brought the official re-naming of the service to Jungang Line, although the commuter railway actually incorporates parts of both Gyeongwon and Jungang Lines. In December 2008, the service was extended to Guksu Station, and an express train service was launched, operating twice a day during morning commuting hours. The express trains run westward only, from Yangpyeong to Yongsan.

The eastern terminus is Yongmun Station in Yangpyeong County since December 23, 2009.[5] The commuter rail service will be extended to Wonju in 2012. The western terminus is currently Yongsan Station, though when the Gyeongui Line extension is completed into Yongsan in 2012, the two lines will be combined and trains will run through to Munsan Station near the North Korean border.

Stations

Station
Number
Station Name
English
Station Name
Hangul
Station Name
Hanja
Transfer
Distance
in km
Total
Distance
Location
K110
 Yongsan 용산 龍山 Template:SMS line links Template:SMS line links KTX
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0.0
Seoul
Yongsan-gu
K111
 Ichon 이촌 二村 Template:SMS line links
1.9
1.9
K112
 Seobinggo 서빙고 西氷庫
1.7
3.6
K113
 Hannam 한남 漢南
1.9
5.5
K114
 Oksu 옥수 玉水 Template:SMS line links
1.6
7.1
Seongdong-gu
K115
 Eungbong 응봉 鷹峰
1.8
8.9
K116
 Wangsimni 왕십리 往十里 Template:SMS line links Template:SMS line links
1.4
10.3
K117
 Cheongnyangni 청량리 淸凉里 Template:SMS line links
2.4
12.7
Dongdaemun-gu
K118
 Hoegi 회기 回基 Template:SMS line links
1.4
14.1
K119
 Jungnang 중랑 中浪
1.8
15.9
Jungnang-gu
K120
 Sangbong 상봉 上鳳 Template:SMS line links Template:SMS line links
0.8
16.7
K121
 Mangu 망우 忘憂 Template:SMS line links
0.6
17.3
K122
 Yangwon 양원 養源
1.7
19.0
K123
 Guri 구리 九里
3.2
22.2
Gyeonggi-do
Guri-si
K124
 Donong 도농 陶農
1.7
23.9
Namyangju-si
K125
 Yangjeong 양정 養正
3.7
27.6
K126
 Deokso 덕소 德沼
2.3
29.9
K127
 Dosim 도심 陶深
1.5
31.4
K128
 Paldang 팔당 八堂
4.2
35.6
K129
 Ungilsan 운길산 雲吉山
6.4
42.0
K130
 Yangsu 양수 兩水
1.9
43.9
Yangpyeong-gun
K131
 Sinwon 신원 新院
4.7
48.6
K132
 Guksu 국수 菊秀
2.9
51.5
K133
 Asin 아신 我新
4.1
55.6
K134
 Obin 오빈 梧濱
2.8
58.4
K135
 Yangpyeong 양평 楊平
2.5
60.9
K136
 Wondeok 원덕 元德
6.1
67.0
K137
 Yongmun 용문 龍門
5.6
72.6

See also

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