Jungbunaeryuk Line

Jungbunaeryuk Line
Hangul	중부내륙선
Hanja	中なか部ぶ內陸りく線せん
Revised Romanization	Jungbunaeryukseon
McCune–Reischauer	Chungbunaeryuksŏn

Jungbunaeryuk Line
Jungbunaeryuk Line
Overview
Native name	중부내륙선(中部ちゅうぶ內陸線せん)
Status	Under Construction
Owner	Korea Rail Network Authority
Locale	Gyeonggi; North Chungcheong
Termini	Bubal; Chungju;
Stations	5
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight; Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korail
History
Opened	2021-12-31
Technical
Line length	56.9 km (35.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 60 Hzへるつ AC
Operating speed	230 km/h (140 mph) (maximum)

The Jungbunaeryuk Line (Korean: 중부내륙선, lit. 'Middle Inland line') is a rail line partly in operation and partly under construction from Bubal to Mungyeong. Construction started in November 2015. The line opened in December 2021 between Bubal on the Gyeonggang Line & Chungju on the Chungbuk Line.^[1] The KTX line is expected to be extended in 23 December 2024 from Chungju to Mungyeong. Another extension from Mungyeong to Gimcheon was approved in December 2022.^[2]

Stations

Station name			Transfer	Distance in km		Location
Romanized	Hangul	Hanja	Transfer	Station distance	Total distance	Location
Bubal	부발	夫おっと鉢はち	Gyeonggang Line	0.0	0.0	Gyeonggi-do	Icheon-si
Ami	아미	牙きば美よし		2.5	2.5		Icheon-si
Ganam	가남	加か南みなみ		6.5	9.0		Yeoju-si
GamgokJanghowon	감곡장호원	甘あま谷たに長なが湖みずうみ院いん		12.2	21.2	Chungcheongbuk-do	Eumseong-gun
Angseongoncheon	앙성온천	仰おおせ城しろ溫ぬる泉いずみ		14.6	35.8		Chungju
Geumga	금가	金きむ加か		11.8	47.6
Chungju	충주	忠ただし州しゅう	Chungbuk Line	8.7	56.3
Salmi	살미	乷味あじ		10.3	66.6
Suanbooncheon	수안보온천	水みず安やす堡溫ぬる泉いずみ		8.5	75.1
Yeonpung	연풍	延のべ豊ゆたか		6.3	81.4		Goesan-gun
Mungyeong	문경	聞慶けい	Mungyeong Line	11.3	92.7	Gyeongsangbuk-do	Mungyeong

Services

KTX-Eum operate on this line 4 times a day since December 31, 2021.

References

^ "대선시계와 중부내륙선 철도". Chungbuk Ilbo. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
^ Artymiuk, Simon (2022-12-16). "Approval given for next section of Korea's Middle Inland Line". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

Ivo Spanjersberg (August 20, 2009). "Narrow gauge in Korea: the Inchon – Suwon – Yeoju line". Spanjersberg.
"Seongnam-Yeoju Line to have double track electric railways" (Press release). Korail. July 15, 2005. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.

[1] "대선시계와 중부내륙선 철도". Chungbuk Ilbo. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-01-16.

[2] Artymiuk, Simon (2022-12-16). "Approval given for next section of Korea's Middle Inland Line". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

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