Chungbuk Line

Chungbuk Line
Overview
Native name	충북선(忠北線)
Type	Freight/Passenger
Status	Operational
Locale	Sejong North Chungcheong
Termini	Jochiwon Bongyang
Stations	16
Operation
Opened	1 November 1921
Owner	Korea Rail Network Authority
Operator(s)	Korail
Technical
Line length	115.0 km (71.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25kV 60Hz Overhead Lines
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map Legend Gyeongbu Line 0.0 Jochiwon Gyeongbu Line Osong Line ↑Sejong/Cheongju↓ 4.4 Osong 7.7 Wolgok 11.4 Cheongju (Former Jeongbong) 21.5 Ogeunjang 24.4 Cheongju International Airport 28.8 Naesu ↑Cheongju/Jeungpyeong↓ 36.6 Jeungpyeong 42.8 Doan ↑Jeungpyeong/Eumseong↓ 51.5 Bocheon 59.6 Eumseong 64.1 Soi ↑Eumseong/Chungju↓ 71.9 Judeok (Former Daesowon) 78.9 Dalcheon 82.7 Chungju 88.1 Mokaeng 92.7 Dongnyang 100.6 Samtan ↑Chungju/Jecheon↓ 106.4 Gongjeon Jungang Line 115.0 Bongyang Jungang Line

The Chungbuk Line(충북선, 忠北線) 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 International Airport is located near the rail line.

History

Construction

The first section of the line was opened by the private company, Chosun Railway Co. Ltd. (朝鮮鐵道), in 1921 and extended until 1928 to Chungju as follows:

Date	Section	Length
1 November 1921	Jochiwon–Cheongju	22.7 km
1 May 1923	Cheongju–Cheongan (Jeungpyeong)	23.9 km
25 December 1928	Cheongan–Chungju	47.4 km

Like the other private railways this line was also nationalized after the independence of Korea. The rest section of the line was opened on January 10, 1959.^[1]

Upgrade

Until the 1980er years the section Osong–Baongyang (110.6 km) was reconstructed with the double track and the part of the railway was moved.^[1] The entire line was electrified on 30 March 2005.^[2]

On September 1, 2010, the South Korean government announced a strategic plan to reduce travel times from Seoul to 95% of the country to under 2 hours by 2020. As part of the plan, the Chungbuk Line is to be upgraded for 230 km/h and may see KTX service.^[3]

Major Stations

(from Daejeon/Sintanjin station)

• Jochiwon station, Yeongi, Chungcheongnam-do
• Cheongju station, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do
• Ogeunjang station, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do
• Cheongju Airport station, Cheongwon, Chungcheongbuk-do
• Jeungpyeong station, Jeungpyeong, Chungcheongbuk-do
• Eumseong station, Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do
• Judeok station, Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do
• Chungju station, Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do
• Bongyang station, Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do

(to Jecheon station)

Famous station

• Peppermint Candy (movie) was shot near Gongjeon station.

See also

• Korail
• List of Korea-related topics

References

1. "경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황". Korail. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
2. "Electricity Almanac 2009" (PDF). Korea Electric Association. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
3. "Bullet trains coming to a town near you by 2020". JoongAng Daily. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-10-27.

• Japanese Government Railways, (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p 507