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The Tonggeun (previously called Tongil-ho) is a class of short-run commuter trains operated by 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....
, the national railroad of South Korea. On timetables, the name is always translated as "Commuter." They typically operate once or twice daily in each direction, along a few tens of kilometers of track. They thus provide an important function for many smaller rural communities (and also some New Towns around Seoul), which often lack good public transit connections.








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The Tonggeun (previously called Tongil-ho) is a class of short-run commuter trains operated by 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....
, the national railroad of South Korea. On timetables, the name is always translated as "Commuter." They typically operate once or twice daily in each direction, along a few tens of kilometers of track. They thus provide an important function for many smaller rural communities (and also some New Towns around Seoul), which often lack good public transit connections.

Trains

  • Original Tongil-ho Passenger Car (not on service)
  • Tang eng Tongil-ho Passenger Car (not on service)
  • Electric Excellent Car (Korail 9900 series, not on service)
  • Commuter Diesel Car


On service

  • Gunsan
    Gunsan Line

    The Gunsan Hwamul Line is a cargo railway line serving North Jeolla Province in South Korea. Before January 1, 2008, this line was called Gunsan Line which connected the major railway junction of Iksan to the city of Gunsan....
    /Jeolla Line
    Jeolla Line

    The Jeolla Line is a railway line serving North Jeolla and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul to Yeosu....
     : Jeonju-Iksan-Gunsan
  • Jeongseon Line : Jeungsan-Auraji
  • 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....
     : Dongducheon-Sintanri
  • 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....
     : Seoul-Dorasan


See also

  • 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....
  • Railroads in South Korea
  • Transportation in South Korea
    Transportation in South Korea

    Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services, and air routes that criss-cross the country....


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