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{{Short description|Railway line in South Korea}}
{{for|the parallel conventional railway|Honam Line}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width                       = 300px
| color                           = {{rcr|Korail}}
| name                            = Honam HSR
| native_name                     = 호남고속철도
| native_name_lang                = ko
| image                           = Korail Honam HSR Line.png
| image_width                     = 300px
| caption                         = Route map
| type                            = [[High-speed rail]]
| system                          = 
| linenumber                      = 102 ([[Korea Rail Network Authority|KR]])
| status                          = Operational
| locale                          = [[South Korea]]
| start                           = [[Osong station]], [[Cheongju]]
| end                             = [[Mokpo station]], [[South Jeolla Province]]<br />([[Gwangju Songjeong Station]], [[Gwangju]])
| open                            = April 1, 2015
| owner                           = [[Korea Rail Network Authority]]
| operator                        = [[Korea Train Express]]
| stock                           = [[KTX-I]], [[KTX-Sancheon]], [[Super Rapid Train|SRT]]
| linelength                      = {{convert|230.99|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracks                          = 2
| gauge                           = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}
| electrification                 = 25 kV/60 Hz [[Overhead lines|Catenary]]
| speed                           = {{convert|305|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=호남고속선
|hanja=湖南高速線
|rr=Honam Gosokseon
|mr=Honam Kosoksŏn
}}
The '''Honam high-speed railway''', also known as '''Honam HSR''', is a [[high-speed rail]] between Osong (on the existing [[Gyeongbu high-speed railway]]) and [[Mokpo]] in [[South Korea]]. The line is a part of [[Korail]]'s [[Korea Train Express]] (KTX) system, accelerating Seoul–Mokpo and Seoul–[[Gwangju]] KTX high-speed services which currently use the existing conventional [[Honam Line]]. On April 1, 2015, the line was inaugurated by the South Korean President [[Park Geun-hye]] with the attendance of 1200 invited guests and members of the public at [[Gwangju Songjeong Station]] in [[Gwangju]], the line's terminus. The line diverges from [[Osong station]] on the [[Gyeongbu high-speed railway]], and stops at Gongju, Iksan, Jeongeup Stations. Journey times between [[Seoul]] and Gwangju has been cut from 2 h 40 min to just 90 min, making daily commuting possible. The Honam HSR is intended to bring business, and economic opportunities to the province of Jeollanam-do, which has seen slower development than other parts of [[South Korea]]. The line has been open to the public since April 2, 2015 for revenue service.

==History==

===Origins of the project===

The most progressed plans for a second high-speed line were for the Honam high-speed railway, a connection from Seoul to [[Mokpo]] in southwest Korea, accelerating the service on the existing route that was eventually established in KTX's first phase.

The first feasibility study in 2003 came to the conclusion that the construction of a full line is not justified by demand, and proposed a two-stage construction.<ref name="honamplans">{{cite journal|first=Il-Ho |last=Chung |title=Plan for Honam High-Speed Railway |journal=Space and Environment |volume=25 |date=July 2006 |pages=6–8 |publisher=Korean Research Institute for Human Settlements |url=http://168.126.177.50/pub/docu/en/AD/BE/ADBE2006BAC/ADBE-2006-BAC-003.PDF |access-date=2010-08-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311002058/http://168.126.177.50/pub/docu/en/AD/BE/ADBE2006BAC/ADBE-2006-BAC-003.PDF |archive-date=2012-03-11 }}</ref>  The first stage, to be realised by 2015, would involve a connection from a second Seoul terminus in the southeast part of the city to the Gyeongbu HSR, and a branch from the Gyeongbu HSR to [[Iksan]], paralleling the existing Honam Line.<ref name="honamplans"/>  The second phase, to be realised by 2020, would include the separate tracks on the section paralleling the Gyeongbu Line, and the extension from Iksan to [[Gwangju]] and Mokpo, paralleling the existing Honam Line.  The cost of the entire project was estimated at 10,378.6 trillion won.<ref name="honamplans"/>

On January 14, 2005, Prime Minister [[Lee Hae Chan]] met local representatives in Gwangju, who requested an early implementation of the project. Lee pointed to the failure of the first phase of the KTX in meeting ridership forecasts during its first months, expressed skepticism regarding the profitability of the Honam HSR, and described it as a long-term project.<ref name="honamno">{{cite web |url=http://www.moodeungilbo.co.kr/read.php3?no=155335&read_temp=20050115&section=1 |script-title=ko:호남고속전철 조기착공 어려워지나 |language=ko |date=2005-01-15 |publisher=Moodeung Ilbo |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121129233240/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:HF9axZrX4ggJ:www.moodeungilbo.co.kr/read.php3?no%3D155335%26read_temp%3D20050115%26section%3D1&strip=1 |archive-date=2012-11-29 |access-date=2010-08-28}}</ref>  However, in December the same year, in the light of low approval in the affected provinces, the government reversed its stance and agreed to complete the project to Gwangju by 2015.<ref name="honamyes">{{cite web|url=http://www.investkorea.org/InvestKoreaWar/work/ik/eng/bo/region_pr_view.jsp?&no=608300004&bno=512087013&sort_num=236&l_unit=90202&m_unit=90306&page=215&code=1020107 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008010518/http://www.investkorea.org/InvestKoreaWar/work/ik/eng/bo/region_pr_view.jsp?&no=608300004&bno=512087013&sort_num=236&l_unit=90202&m_unit=90306&page=215&code=1020107 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-10-08 |title=Seoul–Honam Bullet Train Set for Completion by 2015 |date=2005-12-08 |publisher=Invest KOREA |access-date=2010-08-28 }}</ref>

In plans made official in August 2006<ref name="tci-honam-money">{{cite web |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/08/23/2006082361031.html |title=High-Speed Train to Extend Southwest Route |date=2006-08-23 |publisher=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |access-date=2010-08-28}}</ref> in spite of a [[benefit–cost ratio]] below 1,<ref name="EffectofHSR2008">{{cite journal|last1=Cho |first1=Nam-Geon |last2=Chung |first2=Jin-Kyu |title=High Speed Rail Construction of Korea and Its Impact |journal=KRIHS Special Report Series |volume=12 |year=2008 |publisher=Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements |url=http://168.126.177.50/pub/docu/en/AD/ZA/ADZA2008AAN/ADZA-2008-AAN.PDF |access-date=2010-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529073047/http://168.126.177.50/pub/docu/en/AD/ZA/ADZA2008AAN/ADZA-2008-AAN.PDF |archive-date=2011-05-29 }}</ref> the budget for the {{Cvt|182.75|km}} first stage (from the new [[Osong station]] on the Gyeongbu HSR to Gwangju) was set at 8,569.5 billion won.<ref name="honamplans"/>  The second stage, the {{Cvt|48.74|km}} remaining to Mokpo, was to be finished by 2017 with a budget of 2,002.2 billion won.  The altogether {{Cvt|230.99|km}}, 10,571.7 billion won project would enable Seoul–Mokpo travel times of 1 hour 46 minutes.<ref name="EffectofHSR2008"/>  Ahead of the [[2007 South Korean presidential election|2007 Presidential elections]], eventual winner [[Lee Myung-bak]] promised to accelerate the project by 3 years (with the first section finished by 2012).  While this date was deemed unrealistic by the responsible ministry, a one-year acceleration (first phase in 2014) was announced in January 2009.<ref name="honamquicker">{{cite web |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2899701 |title=High-speed railway pushed forward |date=2009-01-12 |publisher=[[JoongAng Daily]] |access-date=2010-08-28}}</ref>  The Osong-Iksan section of the first phase is also intended for use as high-speed test track for rolling stock development, to be fitted with special catenary and instrumented track.<ref name="rgi-korailresearch">{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/research-underpins-korails-drive-to-be-a-global-player.html |title=Research underpins Korail's drive to be a global player |date=2007-05-01 |publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]] |access-date=2010-11-11 |archive-date=2013-01-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104125046/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/research-underpins-korails-drive-to-be-a-global-player.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The project is financed to 50% by direct government funds and 50% loans.<ref name="KRNA_2010"/>

===Construction===
By December 2009, construction began on three sub-sections of the {{Cvt|182|km}} line from Osong to Gwangju, which shall enable Seoul–Gwangju travel times of 1 hour 30 minutes.<ref name="jejutunnelsceptic">{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/12/113_56779.html |title=Skepticism Lingers Over Honam KTX Line |date=2009-12-06 |publisher=[[The Korea Times]] |access-date=2010-08-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213200020/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/12/113_56779.html |archive-date=2010-02-13 }}</ref>  The ground-breaking ceremony was held at [[Gwangju·Songjeong Station]] in the attendance of [[President of South Korea|President]] Lee Myung-bak on December 4, 2009, when total project costs were estimated at 11.3 trillion won (US$9.8 billion).<ref name="honam">{{cite web |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2913524 |title=Railway to the future |date=2009-12-05 |publisher=[[JoongAng Daily]] |access-date=2010-08-29}}</ref> As of September 2010, progress was 9.6% of the  project budget then estimated at 10,490.1 billion won for the first phase, while the estimate for the entire line stood at 12,101.7 billion won.<ref name="KRNA_2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.krnetwork.or.kr/service/condition/RouteMapView.do?PA_MAP_ID=12483 |title=호남고속철도 |publisher=Korea Rail Network Authority |access-date=2010-10-24}}</ref>

The entire line from Osong to Mokpo includes a total of {{Cvt|111.7|km}} of viaducts (48.35%) and {{Cvt|49.12|km}} of tunnels (21.26%).<ref name="KRNA_2010"/>

==Stations==

Trains will stop at seven stations along the line:<ref name="EffectofHSR2008"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! Station !! Line distance !! Distance<br />from Seoul !! Travel time<br />(all-stops) !! Travel time<br />(limited stops)
|-
| [[Osong station]]
|align="right"| 0.00&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 121.4&nbsp;km
|align="center"| 0h49m
|align="center"| -
|-
| [[Gongju station]]
|align="right"| 43.8&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 165.2&nbsp;km
|align="center"| 1h06m
|align="center"| -
|-
| [[Iksan station]]
|align="right"| 89.8&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 211.2&nbsp;km
|align="center"| 1h23m
|align="center"| 1h01m
|-
| [[Jeongeup station]]
|align="right"| 131.9&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 253.3&nbsp;km
|align="center"| 1h40m
|align="center"| -
|-
| [[GwangjuSongjeong Station]]
|align="right"| 182.4&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 303.8&nbsp;km
|align="center"| 1h58m
|align="center"| 1h30m
|-
| [[Naju station]]
|align="right"| 198.2&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 319.6&nbsp;km
|align="center"| 2h08m
|align="center"| -
|-
| [[Mokpo station]]
|align="right"| 249.2&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 370.6&nbsp;km
|align="center"| 2h35m
|align="center"| -
|}

==Services==
===Honam KTX===<!-- [[Korea Train Express#Services]] and [[Gyeongbu High Speed Railway#Other services]] links here-->
{{Infobox rail service
| name        = Honam KTX
| logo        = 
| logo_width  = 67px
| image       =
| image_width =
| caption     =
| type        = [[High-speed rail]]
| status      = Operating
| locale      = [[South Korea]]
| first       = April 1, 2004
| last        =
| operator    = [[Korail]]
| formeroperator= Korean National Railroad
| daily_ridership   = 17,599 (2008)
| start       = [[Yongsan station]] or [[Haengsin station]]
| stops       = 14/12 <small>(normal Yongsan–Mokpo, –Gwangju)</small><br>15/13 <small>(including Haengsin)</small>
| end         = [[Mokpo station]] or [[Gwangju station]]
| distance    = {{convert|404.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br><small>(Yongsan–Mokpo)</small><br>{{convert|349.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br><small>(Yongsan–Gwangju)</small>
| journeytime = 2h 58m <small>(Yongsan–Mokpo)</small><br>2h 38m <small>(Yongsan–Gwangju)</small>
| frequency   = 38 <small>(Monday-Thursday)</small><br>40 <small>(Friday-Sunday)</small><br><small>(Dec 15, 2010 timetable)</small>
| class       = First class, Standard class<br />No reserved seat (weekday only)
| access      = First class only
| seating     = Airline style with table
| sleeping    = 
| autorack    = 
| catering    = On-board vending machine<br />Snack tray
| observation =
| entertainment= On-board television<br />Multi channel audio broadcast (first class only)
| baggage     = Overhead racks<br />baggage storage
| otherfacilities=
| stock       = [[KTX-I]], [[KTX-II|KTX-II (KTX-Sancheon)]]
| gauge       = {{RailGauge|sg}}
| el          = 25 kV/60 Hz [[Overhead lines|catenary]]
| speed       = {{convert|305|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
| map         = 
| map_state   =
}}

When Honam KTX services started on April 1, 2004, the shortest rail travel time between the capital and Mokpo was reduced from 4 hours 32 minutes to 2 hours 58 minutes. between Seoul and Gwangju, the time reduced from 3 hours 53 minutes to 2 hours 38 minutes.<ref name="EffectofHSR2008"/>

At the Seoul end, since the December 15, 2004, timetable change, most Honam KTX services don't terminate in [[Seoul Station]], the terminus of the [[Gyeongbu High Speed Railway#Gyeongbu KTX|Gyeongbu KTX]] services, but in nearby Yongsan Station,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2004/11/12/2004111261021.html |title=Train Routes to Be Split Between Seoul, Yongsan Stations |date=2004-11-12 |publisher=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |access-date=2010-10-21}}</ref> from where the travel distance to Mokpo Station is {{Cvt|404.4|km}}.  In addition, some services are extended beyond Yongsan, passing Seoul Station and continuing for {{Cvt|14.9|km}} along the [[Gyeongui Line]] to terminate at [[Haengsin station]], next to which KTX trains have a depot.<ref name="LaunchHSR2007">{{cite journal |last=Lee |first=Kyung Chul |url=http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr48/pdf/f30_Lee.pdf |title=Launch of Korean High-Speed Railway and Efforts to Innovate Future Korean Railway |journal=Japan Railway & Transport Review |issue=48 |pages=30–35 |date=August 2007 |access-date=2010-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613154854/http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr48/pdf/f30_Lee.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The service uses the Gyeongbu HSR until Daejeon, and the upgraded Honam Line from there. The service calls at the following stations:<ref name="KTXTT-Nov2010">{{cite web |url=http://info.korail.com/2007/download/sta/1_korail_total_train_time_101101.xls |title=KTX Time Table 2010.11.01 |language=ko |publisher=[[Korail]] |access-date=2010-10-31}}</ref><ref name="KTXfare-Nov2010">{{cite web |url=http://info.korail.com/2007/download/sta/KTX(20101101).xls |title=KTX 2010.11.01 |language=ko |publisher=[[Korail]] |access-date=2010-11-01}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Station !!colspan="2"| Travel distance<ref name="KTXfare-Nov2010"/>
|-
| [[Haengsin station]]
|align="right"| 0.0&nbsp;km
|align="right"| -
|-
| [[Yongsan station]]
|align="right"| 18.1&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 0.0&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Gwangmyeong station]]
|align="right"| 36.9&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 18.8&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Cheonan-Asan station]]
|align="right"| 110.9&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 92.8&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Osong station]]
|align="right"| 139.5&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 121.4&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Seodaejeon station]]
|align="right"| 175.7&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 157.6&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Gyeryong station]]
|align="right"| 195.4&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 177.3&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Nonsan station]]
|align="right"| 220.8&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 202.7&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Iksan station]]
|align="right"| 257.9&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 239.8&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Gimje station]]
|align="right"| 275.6&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 257.5&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Jeongeup station]]
|align="right"| 301.4&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 283.3&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Jangseong station]]
|align="right"| 333.8&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 315.7&nbsp;km
|-
|align="center"| [[Gwangju station]]<br><small>([[spur line]])</small>
|align="right"| 367.7&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 349.6&nbsp;km
|-
| [[GwangjuSongjeong Station]]
|align="right"| 355.7&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 337.6&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Naju station]]
|align="right"| 371.5&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 353.4&nbsp;km
|-
| [[Mokpo station]]
|align="right"| 422.5&nbsp;km
|align="right"| 404.4&nbsp;km
|}

The frequency of Honam HSR services was increased in steps from the initial 34 daily runs in 2004,<ref name="EffectofHSR2008"/> and changes between a minimum 38 services a day on weekdays and a maximum 40 on weekends from the November 1, 2010 timetable.<ref name="KTXTT-Nov2010"/>

====Ridership====
{| class="wikitable" align="left" cellpadding="5" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0"
!colspan="2"| Ridership/day<ref name="KOTI2010">{{cite web|first=Jinsu |last=MUN |url=http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/system/files/presentations/Jinsu_Mun_KOTI.pdf |title=High Speed Rail in Korea |date=2010-05-25 |publisher=Korea Transport Institute |access-date=2010-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725175809/http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/system/files/presentations/Jinsu_Mun_KOTI.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-25 }}</ref>
|-
! 2004
| 11,667
|-
! 2005
| 15,113
|-
! 2006
| 17,257
|-
! 2007
| 17,270
|-
! 2008
| 17,599
|}
The predicted first-year average daily ridership of the Honam KTX Line was raised from 22,818 in a November 1999 estimate to 36,085 in the final August 2003 forecast.<ref name="EffectofHSR2005">{{cite journal |last1=D. Suh |first1=Sunduck |last2=Yang |first2=Keun-Yul |last3=Lee |first3=Jae-Hoon |last4=Ahn |first4=Byung-Min |last5=Kim |first5=Jeong Hyun |title=EFFECTS OF THE KOREAN TRAIN EXPRESS (KTX) OPERATION ON THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM |journal=Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies |volume=5 |pages=175–189 |year=2005 |url=http://www.easts.info/on-line/proceedings_05/175.pdf |access-date=2010-08-27}}</ref> Actual first-year numbers were about a half of the original estimate, but rose significantly in the second and third year.<ref name="KOTI2010"/>

In its first year of operation, the Honam KTX service also underperformed in seat occupation relative to the Gyeongbu KTX service.<ref name="EffectofHSR2005"/> By 2005, KTX fares were selectively reduced for relations under-performing most, especially on the Honam Line:<ref name="EffectofHSR2008"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Standard class one-way ticket price for adults (won)
!rowspan="2"| Fare system
!colspan="3"| Seoul to... !!colspan="3"| Yongsan to...
|-
! Iksan !! Gwangju !! Mokpo !! Iksan !! Gwangju !! Mokpo
|-
| '''''Plans in early 2004'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000169130 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614120514/http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000169130 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-06-14 |script-title=ko:고속철도의 종착역은 어디일까? |language=ko |publisher=[[OhmyNews]] |date=2004-02-15 |access-date=2010-08-30 }}</ref>
|align="right"| ''28,600''
|align="right"| ''38,200''
|align="right"| ''42,900''
|align="right"| ''(28,300)''
|align="right"| ''(37,900)''
|align="right"| ''(42,600)''
|-
| '''Valid from April 1, 2004'''<ref name="irail_2004">{{cite journal |url=http://www.irail.net/webzine/y2004/m46/2.htm |script-title=ko:한국고속철도 개통효과와 균등분배정책 |language=ko |issue=46 |date=March–April 2004 |journal=Korean Rail Technology |access-date=2010-11-04 |archive-date=2007-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006120605/http://www.irail.net/webzine/y2004/m46/2.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Korail_Apr2005"/>
|align="right"| 27,000
|align="right"| 36,600
|align="right"| 41,400
|align="right"| 26,700
|align="right"| 36,300
|align="right"| 41,100
|-
| '''Valid from April 25, 2005'''<ref name="Korail_Apr2005">{{cite web|url=http://info.korail.com/ROOT/news/board_view.jsp?boardType=BODO&bbs=bbs20&seq=1618 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722191814/http://info.korail.com/ROOT/news/board_view.jsp?boardType=BODO&bbs=bbs20&seq=1618 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-22 |title=KTX 운임 및 예매기간 조정 알림 |language=ko |date=2005-04-30 |publisher=[[Korail]] |access-date=2010-10-31 }}</ref>
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="right"| 25,500
|align="right"| 33,300
|align="right"| 38,000
|}
[[File:KTX-Honam-access.gif|thumb|200px]]
Following general ticket price increases and the separation of weekday and weekend fares, as of November 2010, the standard one-way Seoul to Mokpo ticket price stands at 40,500 won on weekdays and 43,300 won on weekends, but with significant reductions on newly introduced non-reserved seats.<ref name="KTXfare-Nov2010"/>  Another problem passenger surveys in the first months found was station access and the limited capacity of bus connections, leading to the frequent use of taxis.<ref name="complaints">{{cite web |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2546780 |title=One year later, KTX faces rider shortfalls, complaints |date=2005-03-25 |publisher=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |access-date=2010-10-21}}</ref>

====Modal share====
After its first year of operation, on relations with significant distances along the conventional Honam Line, the Honam KTX service gained market share mostly at the expense of conventional trains, while the total share of rail was stagnant on some relations.<ref name="EffectofHSR2008"/>  By 2008, between Yongsan and the cities mid-way along the Honam Line, rail's total [[modal share]] passed 50%.<ref name="5years">{{cite web |url=http://www.railsafety.or.kr/web/FileDownload.do?file=/por/jsp/admin/board/PORAdminBoardR.jsp/KTX_%EA%B0%9C%ED%86%B5_5%EC%A3%BC%EB%85%84_%ED%94%84%EB%A0%88%EC%8A%A4%ED%82%B7.hwp |title=KTX 개통 5주년 보도자료 |language=ko |date=2009-04-01 |publisher=Rail Safety Information System |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722141402/http://www.railsafety.or.kr/web/FileDownload.do?file=%2Fpor%2Fjsp%2Fadmin%2Fboard%2FPORAdminBoardR.jsp%2FKTX_%EA%B0%9C%ED%86%B5_5%EC%A3%BC%EB%85%84_%ED%94%84%EB%A0%88%EC%8A%A4%ED%82%B7.hwp |archive-date=2011-07-22 |access-date=2010-11-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Strong gains at the expense of air transport and private cars were seen between Yongsan and Honam KTX service endpoints Mokpo and Gwangju, too.<ref name="5years"/>

[[File:KTX-Honam-modal-share.gif|thumb|center|445px|Evolution of modal shares on selected relations with Honam KTX service]]

====Future improvements====
Starting from April 2011, the new Jeolla KTX service will share tracks with the Honam KTX until Iksan, and diverge from there to reach Yeosu along the [[Jeolla Line]].<ref name="KTX-2011">{{cite web |url=http://issue.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/05/12/2010051201015.html |script-title=ko:숙박ㆍ교통ㆍ민자 사업 어디까지 왔나 어디를 가도 '여수는 지금 공사중' 2조원 투입해 2년간 단계별 건립 도심연결 도로망ㆍ교통혼잡은 숙제 |language=ko |date=2010-05-12 |publisher=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |access-date=2010-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103024406/http://issue.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/05/12/2010051201015.html |archive-date=2013-01-03 }}</ref>  Korail also plans to run some through KTX services to [[Incheon International Airport]] on the [[AREX]] line from 2012.<ref name="plans2020">{{cite web |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2925474 |title=Bullet trains coming to a town near you by 2020 |date=2010-09-02 |publisher=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |access-date=2010-09-09}}</ref>  The planned travel time between Incheon International Airport and Gwangju is 3 hours.<ref name="AREX-KTX">{{cite web |url=http://www.electimes.com/home/news/main/viewmain.jsp?news_uid=78391 |title=공항철도, KTX, 지하철 9호선과 직결 활성화 시킨다 |language=ko |date=2010-09-30 |publisher=Electimes |access-date=2010-10-30}}</ref>

From 2014, the Honam KTX Line is to transfer to the future [[Honam Line (KTX)|Honam High Speed Railway]] between Osong on the Gyeongbu HSR and Gwangju·Songjeong. By 2017, the service will transfer to the new line on the remaining section to Mokpo, too.

==See also==
*[[Korea Train Express|KTX]]
*[[Super Rapid Train|SRT]]

==References==

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{{Korail Lines}}
{{KTX lines and services}}
{{SRT lines and services}}
{{Public transport in the Seoul Metropolitan Area}}
{{High-speed railway lines}}

[[Category:High-speed railway lines in South Korea]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in South Korea]]
[[Category:25 kV AC railway electrification]]