Gyeonggang Line

Gyeonggang Line
Korail Class 371000 EMU.
Overview
Native name경강선(京江線)
Gyeonggangseon
StatusOperational:
  • Pangyo - Yeoju
  • Seowonju - Gangneung

Planned:

OwnerSouth Korean government
LocaleGyeonggi Province, South Korea
Gangwon Province, South Korea
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeCommuter rail (Pangyo - Yeoju)
Intercity rail (Seowonju - Gangneung)
SystemSeoul Metropolitan Subway (Pangyo - Yeoju)
Operator(s)Korail
Depot(s)Bubal Depot, Gangneung Depot
Rolling stockKorail Class 371000 (12 trains)
KTX-Eum
History
OpenedSeptember 24, 2016 (Pangyo - Yeoju)
December 2017 (Seowonju - Gangneung)
Technical
Line length53.8 km (33.4 mi) or 54.8 km (34.1 mi)[1]
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationAC 25,000 V 60 Hz
Route map

to Seoul-Incheon Airport
Seowonju
0.0
4.7
Manjong
Manjong Junction (Jungang Expressway)
23.0
Hoengseong
43.6
Dunnae
63.6
Pyeongchang
79.9
Jinbu
Daegwalnyeong (Signal Box)
South Gangneung (Signal Box)
Gangneung Depot
120.2
Gangneung
120.7

The Gyeonggang Line (경강선) is a rail line in South Korea, which at present comprises two distinct sections. The first one, which opened on September 24, 2016, is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and runs from the city of Seongnam to Yeoju City, partially coinciding with the route of the former narrow-gauge Suryeo Line.[2] The second section, which is located entirely in Gangwon Province, runs between Gangneung and Wonju and opened on December 22, 2017, in anticipation of the 2018 Winter Olympics. This section of the line offers KTX service from Seoul, through the Jungang Line. In the future, the two sections are to be connected, and the Gyeonggang Line will be extended westwards to Siheung.

  1. ^ "판교 여주를 잇는 경강선, 가능성과 한계" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. October 1, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "판교~여주 간 경강선 복선전철 개통행사...24일 개통" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. September 23, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.