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 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 Gyeongchun Line is a regional rail line between Seoul and Chuncheon,South Korea,operated by Korail. Its name is derived from Gyeong and Chuncheon. It was completely reconstructed in the 2000s. Service on it has operated between Sangbong station on the Jungang Line in eastern Seoul and Chuncheon station,as part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system,since December 21,2010. A class of regional rail service named ITX-Cheongchun began operations on February 28,2012,linking Chuncheon to Cheongnyangni and Yongsan Stations.
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.
The Donghae Bukbu Line is a former railway line that connected the present-day city of Anbyon in Kangwon Province,North Korea,with Yangyang,Gangwon Province,South Korea. Since the division of Korea it has only carried trains for a brief period during 2007/8. The line originally connected to the Gyeongwon Line running from Gyeongseong to Wonsan.
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.
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.
Wŏnsan station (Korean: 원산역) is railway station located in Yangji-dong,Wŏnsan city,Kangwŏn province,North Korea. It is on the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. Locomotive and freight car maintenance facilities are located here.
The Hamgyeong Line was a railway line of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) in Japanese-occupied Korea,running from Wonsan to Sangsambong. Construction began in 1914,and was completed in 1928. The line is now entirely within North Korea;the Korean State Railway has divided it between the Kangwŏn Line,the P'yŏngra Line,the Kangdŏk Line (Namgangdŏk−Suseong),and the Hambuk Line.
The Hambuk Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea,running from Ch'ŏngjin) on the P'yŏngra Line to Rajin,likewise on the P'yŏngra line.
The Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway,later known as the Kŭmgangsan Line,was a railway line that formerly ran between Ch'ŏrwŏn to Naegŭmgang,on the inner side of Mount Kŭmgang. At Ch'ŏrwŏn,the line connected to the Kyŏngwŏn Line of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) the Kyŏngwŏn Line was split between Korail's Gyeongwon Line in South Korea and the Kangwŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.
The Kangwŏn Line is a 145.8 km (90.6 mi) electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway of North Korea,connecting Kowŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏnggang,providing an east–west connection between the P'yŏngra and Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ich'ŏn lines.
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).
The Chōsen Government Railway was a state-owned railway company in Korea during Japanese rule. It was also colloquially known by the abbreviated name Sentetsu (鮮鐵). It was the operational division of the Railway Bureau of the Government-General of Chōsen,which managed and operated railways in Chōsen,as well as supervised privately owned railway companies.
The Toshiba DeRoI-class was a group of nine boxcab-style electric locomotives with regenerative braking and the capability for multiple-unit control manufactured by built by Toshiba in 1943–1944. They were very similar to the Mitsubishi-built DeRoI-class locomotives and the DeRoNi-class locomotives built by Hitachi. They were built for the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu),and after the partition of Korea were inherited by the Korean State Railway of North Korea,where they were known as the Chŏngiha class.
The DeRoNi-class was a group of four boxcab-style electric locomotives with regenerative braking and the capability for multiple-unit control manufactured by Hitachi in 1943-44,very similar to the Toshiba-built DeRoI and the Mitsubishi-built DeRoI-class locomotives.
The Mitsubishi DeRoI-class was a group of three boxcab-style electric locomotives with regenerative braking and the capability for multiple-unit control manufactured by Mitsubishi in 1946. They were very similar to the Toshiba-built DeRoI-class locomotives and the DeRoNi-class locomotives built by Hitachi. They were built for the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu),but the war ended before delivery took place. They were delivered to the Korean National Railroad after the partition of Korea,which designated them 데로3 ("Dero3"). During the Korean War all were captured by the Korean People's Army and taken to North Korea,where they were put into service by the Korean State Railway as the Chŏngisŏ class.
The Gyeongui Line was a railway line of the Chosen Government Railway running from Keijōto Sinuiju in Korea,Empire of Japan. After the partition of Korea in 1945,the line was divided between North and South Korea.
The Gyeongwon Line was a railway line of the Chosen Government Railway in central Korea. It was the first east–west trunk line to be opened,connecting the capital Gyeongseong to the important east coast port of Wonsan. Following the partition of Korea,the line was divided between North and South Korea.
