Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Gyeongbu Line (경부선; 京釜線) is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest, connecting Seoul to Suweon, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan. The Gyeongbu Line is by far the most heavily travelled rail line in South Korea, and intercity, express, and trains provide frequent service along its entire length. The Gyeongbu Line is the major route out of Seoul Station, and in addition to regular departures for Busan, trains travel along the Gyeongbu Line en route to Janghang, Gwangju, Mokpo, Suncheon, Yeosu, Pohang, Ulsan, Haeundae, Masan, and Jinju. Trains for Jecheon, Andong, and Yeongju also operate along sections of the Gyeongbu Line. The most frequent passenger service on the line is provided by Seoul Subway Line 1 on the section between Seoul Station, Guro (where roughly half the subway trains leave the Gyeongbu Line to head out to Incheon via the Gyeongin Line), and Suweon. The Gyeongbu Line is currently 6-tracked from Seoul to Guro, 4-tracked from Guro to Suweon, and double-tracked from Suweon all the way to Busan. The section from Suweon to Daejeon was being doubled to 4 tracks in the early 2000s. The table below gives the English, Hangeul, and Hanja names of the major stations and junctions on the Gyeongbu Line, together with connecting passenger lines and the cities served directly and indirectly by the connecting lines. Station Hangeul Hanja Connecting Line To... Connections to... Comments Seoul 서울 n/a Gyeongeui Line Dorasan Gyeongeui Line originally went to Kaesŏng, P'yŏngyang, and Shinŭiju in what is now North Korea Yongsan 용산 龍山 Gyeongweon Line Euijeongbu, Shintanni Gyeongweon Line originally went to Wŏnsan in what is now North Korea Guro 구로 Gyeongin Line Incheon Suweon 수원 Terminus of Seoul Subway Line 1 Cheonan 천안 Janghang Line Janghang Jochiweon 조치원 Chungbuk Line Cheongju, Chungju Jecheon, Andong Daejeon 대전 大田 Honam Line Iksan, Gwangju, Mokpo Jeonju, Suncheon, Yeosu, Jinju Honam Line trains actually stop at Seodaejeon (서대전; 西大田; "West Daejeon"), a few km west of Daejeon Station Gimcheon 김천 金川 Gyeongbuk Line Yeongju Gangneung Daegu 대구 大邱 Dongdaegu (not Daegu) is the major station for Daegu Dongdaegu ("East Daegu") 동대구 東大邱 Daegu Line Yeongcheon Yeongju, Andong, Jecheon, Gyeongju, Pohang, Ulsan Samnangjin 삼랑진 Gyeongjeon Line Masan, Jinju, Suncheon, Gwangju Mokpo Sasang 구포 Gaya Line Haeundae Busanjin 부산진 Donghae Bukbu Line Haeundae, Ulsan, Gyeongju, Pohang Cheongnyangni, Gangneung Busan 부산 釜山 Southern terminus This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.