The Suryeo Line is a former narrow-gauge railway line owned by Korean National Railroad. The line connected Suwon

Suwon

Suwon is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. A major city of over a million inhabitants, Suwon lies approximately south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety"....

 to Yeoju. The Suryeo Line was abandoned on May 31, 1973.

Route

Suwon Station

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. This station serves the national Gyeongbu Line and Line 1 of the Seoul subway, which runs services from Soyosan...

 - Hwaseong Station - Weoncheon Station - Deokgok Station - Singal Station - Eojeong Station - Samga Station - Yongin Station - Mapyeong Station - Yangji Station

Yangji Station

Yangji Station is an interchange station of Line 1 and Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro. It started operations on 28 June 1999. It is situated at the underground of Zhongshan 1st Road of Yuexiu District, near Yangji Cun.-Station layout:...

 - Jeil Station - Ocheon Station - Pyogyo Station - Yusan Station - Icheon Station - Muchon Station - Jukdang Station - Maeryu Station - Gwangdaeri Station - Yeonrari Station - Yeoju Station

Future plans

Neither the Ministry of Construction and Transportation nor Korail

Korail

Korea Railroad Corporation , promoted as Korail , is the national railroad operator in South Korea.Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea...

 have reconstruction plans for the Suryeo Line as a whole. However, part of the old line will serve as a section of Jungbunaeryuk Line construction, and Yeoju will have a rail connection with Seongnam

Seongnam

Seongnam is the second largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi province after Suwon and the 9th largest city in the country, with a population of nearly 1 million...

 and Chungju

Chungju

Chungju is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Namsan is a mountain located on the outskirts of the city.The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon grew up here....

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Rolling stock

The Suryo line uses narrow gauge steam locomotive

Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...

s, narrow gauge freight cars, KNR160 diesel cars, and KNR18000 passenger cars. After the closing of this line, all rolling stock was sent to the Suin Line

Suin Line

The Suin Line is a former narrow-gauge railway in South Korea. The narrow-gauge line, which connected Suwon to Namincheon via Ansan and Siheung, was abandoned in 1995, but the Suin Line is currently being reconstructed in standard gauge and double track as an integral part of the Seoul...

. The KNR160 and KNR18000 stock are reserved and have been placed in the Korean Railroad Museum in Uiwang

Uiwang

Uiwang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is one of many satellite cities that ring Seoul, making up the Seoul National Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang...

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