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Gyeongbu Line

The Gyeongbu
Gyeongbu

The name Gyeongbu refers to the Seoul-Busan corridor in South Korea. It is used as the name of the Gyeongbu Line and Gyeongbu Expressway, both of which connect Seoul—the South Korean capital and largest city—to Busan—the largest port and second-largest city....
Line (Gyeongbuseon) is the most important railway line in South Korea

South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
and one of the oldest, constructed by Japan in 1905, connecting Seoul

Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
to Suwon

Suwon

Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately 30 kilometres south of Seoul and is one of the most populous of Seoul's satellite cities....
, Daejeon

Daejeon

Daejeon is the capital city of Chungcheongnamdo Province, located in the center of South Korea. It is the fifth largest city in South Korea, with a population of 1,442,856 at the end of 2005....
, Daegu

Daegu

Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
, and Busan

Busan

Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
. The Gyeongbu Line is by far the most heavily travelled rail line in South Korea, and high-speed

Korea Train Express

The Korea Train eXpress is South Korea's high-speed rail system, which connects the capital Seoul to Busan and Mokpo. Operated by Korail, the train's technology is largely based on the French TGV system, and has a top speed of 350 km/h, limited to 300 km/h during regular service for safety....
, express, local, and freight trains provide frequent service along its entire length.

The Gyeongbu Line is the major route out of Seoul

Seoul Station

Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. The station is served by the Gyeongbu Line, its Gyeongbu Line and the Gyeongui Line, with frequent KTX, express, and local services to various points in South Korea....
and Yongsan Station

Yongsan Station

Yongsan Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Yongsan-gu, and adjoins the Yongsan Electronics Market. The station is the terminus for high-speed and long-distance trains on a number of railway lines, including most trains on the Honam Line, its Honam Line , and all trains on the Janghang Line and Jeolla Li...
s, and in addition to regular departures for Busan, trains travel along the Gyeongbu Line en route to Janghang, Gwangju

Gwangju

Gwangju Metropolitan City is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated Special cities of Korea under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister....
, Mokpo

Mokpo

Mokpo is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea ....
, Suncheon

Suncheon, South Korea

Suncheon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Located in the province of Jeollanam-do,It is a scenic agricultural and industrial city of around 250,000 people near Suncheon Bay....
, Yeosu

Yeosu

Yeosu is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Old Yeosu City, which was founded in 1949, Yeocheon City, founded in 1986, and Yeocheon County were merged into a new city in 1998....
, Pohang

Pohang

Pohang is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River....
, Ulsan

Ulsan

Ulsan is a Special cities of Korea in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan . It is located 70km north of Busan.The city forms the heart of the country's industrial area called the Ulsan Industrial District....
, Haeundae, Masan, and Jinju

Jinju

Jinju is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the Siege of Jinju and Siege of Jinju Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War....
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South Korea

Seoul

Suwon

Daejeon

Daegu

Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
, and Busan

Busan

Korea Train Express

Seoul Station

Yongsan Station

Gwangju

Gwangju Metropolitan City is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated Special cities of Korea under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister....
, Mokpo

Mokpo

Suncheon, South Korea

Yeosu

Pohang

Ulsan

Jinju

Jecheon

Jecheon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. The city is a major railway junction, served by the Jungang Line, Chungbuk Line and Taebaek Lines....
, Andong

Andong

Andong is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of almost 185,000....
, and Yeongju

Yeongju

Yeongju is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea.Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju is outstanding as a representative temple of the Avatamsaka Sect of Silla Korean Buddhism....
also operate along sections of the Gyeongbu Line.

The most frequent passenger service on the line is provided by Seoul Subway Line 1

Seoul Subway Line 1

Seoul Subway Line 1-of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, aka Korea Nat'l Railroad-of Seoul Metropolitan Subway is an operation service system which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang via Suwon in the south....
on the section between Seoul Station, Guro

Guro-gu

Guro is a district of Seoul, South Korea, which was separated from Yeongdeungpo on April 1, 1980. Located in the southwestern part of the city, Guro has an important position as a transport link from the rest of Seoul to the south of the country....
(where roughly half the subway trains leave the Gyeongbu Line to head out to Incheon

Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
via the Gyeongin Line

Gyeongin Line

The Gyeongin Line was the first railway line built on the Korean peninsula, built in 1899 and connecting Noryangjin to Incheon. Soon after, the line was extended across the Han River into Seoul....
), Suwon, and Byeongjeom.

The Gyeongbu Line is currently 6-tracked from Seoul to Guro, 4-tracked from Guro to Cheonan, and double-tracked from Cheonan all the way to Busan. The 4-track section from Suwon to Cheonan was electrified on January 20, 2005.

The table below gives the English, Hangeul, and Hanja

Hanja

Hanja is the Korean language name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese language and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation....
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	Hangul	Hanja	Connecting line	To...	Connections to...	Comments
Seoul Seoul Station Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. The station is served by the Gyeongbu Line, its Gyeongbu Line and the Gyeongui Line, with frequent KTX, express, and local services to various points in South Korea....	??	n/a	Gyeongui Line Gyeongui Line The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to Pyongyang and Sinuiju in what is now North Korea....	Dorasan		Gyeongui Line originally went to Kaesong Kaesong Kaesong is a city in North Hwanghae Province, southern North Korea , a former Special cities of Korea#North Korea, and the capital of Korea during the Goryeo.... , P'yongyang Pyongyang Pyongyang is the Capital and largest city of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at . According to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,388.... , and Sinuiju Sinuiju Sinuiju is a city in North Korea, on the border with China and is the capital of North Pyongan Province. Part of the city is included in the Sinuiju Special Administrative Region, which was established in 2002 to experiment with introducing a market economy.... in what is now North Korea North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
Yongsan Yongsan Station Yongsan Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Yongsan-gu, and adjoins the Yongsan Electronics Market. The station is the terminus for high-speed and long-distance trains on a number of railway lines, including most trains on the Honam Line, its Honam Line , and all trains on the Janghang Line and Jeolla Li...	??	??	Gyeongwon Line Gyeongwon Line The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by the Korean National Railroad.... , Yongsan Line	Uijeongbu Uijeongbu Uijeongbu is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Its geographical location is .The city is located just north of Seoul with many U.S.... , Shintanni		Gyeongwon Line Gyeongwon Line The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by the Korean National Railroad.... originally went to Wonsan Wonsan Wonsan is a port city and naval base in southeastern North Korea. It is the capital of Kangwon-do . The population of the city is estimated to have been 331,000 in 2000.... in what is now North Korea North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
Yeongdeungpo Yeongdeungpo Station Yeongdeungpo Station is a ground-level railway station in Seoul, South Korea. The station is located in Yeongdeungpo Dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, and is a stop on the Gyeongbu Line, Honam Line and Seoul Subway Line 1....	???	???				Major stop in southern Seoul Seoul Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me... for express trains
Guro Guro Station Guro Station is a subway station in Guro-gu District in Seoul, South Korea. It serves Seoul Subway Line 1. The Gyeongin Line and Gyeongbu Line Lines separate at this station, with the former going west and the latter south....	??	??	Gyeongin Line Gyeongin Line The Gyeongin Line was the first railway line built on the Korean peninsula, built in 1899 and connecting Noryangjin to Incheon. Soon after, the line was extended across the Han River into Seoul....	Incheon Incheon Station Incheon Station is a metro station on Seoul Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Bokseong Dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, Incheon, South Korea. Travel time from Incheon Station to Seoul Station on Seoul Subway Line 1 is 68 minutes, and travelling to Suwon Station in Gyeonggi-do, on the other branch of Seoul Subway Line 1 takes 91 minutes, transferri...
Suwon Suwon Station Suwon Station is a railway station in the city of Suwon, South Korea. The station was completely redeveloped in 2002 and 2003, and is now integrated with the Aekyung Shopping Mall....	??	??
Cheonan Cheonan Cheonan is a Administrative divisions of South Korea located in the northeast corner of Chungcheongnam-do, a province of South Korea, and is 83.6KM south of the capital, Seoul....	??	??	Janghang Line Janghang Line The Janghang Line is a railway line serving South Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Cheonan to the railway junction city of Iksan....	Janghang
Jochiwon	???	???	Chungbuk Line Chungbuk Line The Chungbuk Line is a railway line serving North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Jochiwon on the Gyeongbu Line to Bongyang on the Jungang Line, serving the major cities of Cheongju and Chungju en route....	Cheongju Cheongju Cheongju is the capital Administrative divisions of South Korea of Chungcheongbuk-do , South Korea. The city is divided into two wards , Heungdeok-gu and Sangdang-gu .... , Chungju Chungju Chungju is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Chungcheongbuk-do province, South Korea. Namsan is a mountain located on the outskirts of the city....	Jecheon Jecheon Jecheon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. The city is a major railway junction, served by the Jungang Line, Chungbuk Line and Taebaek Lines.... , Andong Andong Andong is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of almost 185,000....
Daejeon Daejeon Station Daejeon Station is on South Korea high-speed KTX railway network, 160km south of Seoul Station....	??	??	Daejeon Line	Iksan Iksan Station Iksan Station is on South Korea high-speed KTX railway network, 243km south of Yongsan Station.... , Gwangju Gwangju Station Gwangju Station is on South Korea high-speed KTX railway network, 353km south of Yongsan Station.... , Mokpo	Jeonju Jeonju Jeonju is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Korea, and the capital of Jeollabuk-do, or North Jeolla Province. It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.... , Suncheon Suncheon Suncheon or Sunchon is the name of two Korean cities:Sunchon, North KoreaSuncheon, South Korea... , Yeosu Yeosu Yeosu is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Old Yeosu City, which was founded in 1949, Yeocheon City, founded in 1986, and Yeocheon County were merged into a new city in 1998.... , Jinju Jinju Jinju is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the Siege of Jinju and Siege of Jinju Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War....	Honam Line trains actually stop at Seodaejeon Seodaejeon Station Seodaejeon Station, meaning "West Daejeon Station", is on South Korea high-speed KTX railway network, 161km south of Yongsan Station.... (???; ???; "West Daejeon"), a few km west of Daejeon Station Daejeon Station Daejeon Station is on South Korea high-speed KTX railway network, 160km south of Seoul Station....
Gimcheon Gimcheon Gimcheon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is situated on the major land transportation routes between Seoul and Busan, namely the Gyeongbu Expressway and Gyeongbu Line railway....	??	??	Gyeongbuk Line Gyeongbuk Line The Gyeongbuk Line is a railway line serving North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. The line connects Gimcheon on the Gyeongbu Line to Jeomchon , Sangju, and Yeongju ....	Yeongju	Gangneung Gangneung Gangneung is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Gangwon-do , on the east coast of South Korea. It has a population of 229,869 . Gangneung is the economic centre of the Yeongdong region of eastern Gangwon Province....
Daegu	??	??				Dongdaegu Dongdaegu Station Dongdaegu Station, meaning "East Daegu Station", is a railway station in Daegu, South Korea. It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 282km south of Seoul Station.... (not Daegu) is the major station for Daegu Daegu Daegu , also spelled Taegu , officially called Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon....
Dongdaegu Dongdaegu Station Dongdaegu Station, meaning "East Daegu Station", is a railway station in Daegu, South Korea. It is on the national high-speed KTX railway network, 282km south of Seoul Station.... ("East Daegu")	???	???	Daegu Line Daegu Line The Daegu Line is a railway line in South Korea. The line connects Dongdaegu Station on the Gyeongbu Line in Daegu to Yeongcheon on the Jungang Line....	Yeongcheon Yeongcheon Yeongcheon is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.Yeongcheon is located 350 km southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province....	Gyeongju Gyeongju Gyeongju is an city and one of the most popular Tourism in South Korea destinations in South Korea. It lies in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, on the coast of the Sea of Japan.... , Pohang Pohang Pohang is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River.... , Ulsan Ulsan Ulsan is a Special cities of Korea in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan . It is located 70km north of Busan.The city forms the heart of the country's industrial area called the Ulsan Industrial District....
Samnangjin Samnangjin Samnangjin or Samnangjin-eup, is an Administrative divisions of South Korea, in Miryang City, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. It is composed of thirteen ri....	???	???	Gyeongjeon Line Gyeongjeon Line The Gyeongjeon Line is a railway line serving South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. It covers a total of 324.8 km, from Songjeongni Station in Gwangju to Samnangjin Station in Miryang, South Gyeongsang....	Masan Masan Masan is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The city is situated on Masan Bay , approximately 35 km west of Busan.... , Jinju Jinju Jinju is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the Siege of Jinju and Siege of Jinju Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War.... , Suncheon Suncheon Suncheon or Sunchon is the name of two Korean cities:Sunchon, North KoreaSuncheon, South Korea... , Gwangju	Mokpo
Sasang	??	??	Gaya Line Gaya Line The Gaya Line is a short railway line serving Busan, South Korea. The line connects Sasang on the Gyeongbu Line to Gaya and Beomil on the Donghae Nambu Line....	Bujeon
Busanjin Busanjin Station Busanjin Station is a railway station in Busanjin-gu ward, Busan, southeast South Korea. It is the terminus of the Donghae Nambu Line to Pohang, and a stop on the Gyeongbu Line to Seoul....	???	???	Donghae Nambu Line Donghae Nambu Line The Donghae Nambu Line is a railway line connecting Busan to Pohang in South Korea.The line runs along South Korea's east coast. Major stations and junctions along the line include :... , Uam Line	(no passenger train service)
Busan Busan Station Busan Station is a train station in Busan, southeast South Korea, and is the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line which links Busan with Seoul and is the most important railway line in the country....	??	??				Southern terminus

Gyeongbu Line

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