Gyeonggang Line

Gyeonggang Line
Gyeonggang Line
	Korail Class 371000 EMU.
Overview
Native name	경강선(京江線); Gyeonggangseon
Status	Operational: Pangyo - Yeoju; Seowonju - Gangneung; Under construction: Wolgot - Pangyo; Yeoju - Seowonju;
Owner	South Korean government
Locale	Gyeonggi Province, South Korea; Gangwon Province, South Korea
Termini	Pangyo; Bubal / Yeoju;
Stations	18
Service
Type	Commuter rail (Pangyo - Yeoju); Intercity rail (Seowonju - Gangneung)
System	Seoul Metropolitan Subway (Pangyo - Yeoju)
Operator(s)	Korail
Depot(s)	Bubal Depot, Gangneung Depot
Rolling stock	Korail Class 371000 (12 trains); KTX-Eum; KTX-Sancheon (until 2021)
History
Opened	September 24, 2016 (Pangyo - Yeoju); December 2017 (Seowonju - Gangneung)
Technical
Line length	53.8 km (33.4 mi) or 54.8 km (34.1 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	AC 25,000 V 60 Hz
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Gyeonggang Line (경강선) is a rail line in South Korea, which at present comprises two distinct sections. The first one, which opened on September 24, 2016, is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and runs from the city of Seongnam to Yeoju City, partially coinciding with the route of the former narrow-gauge Suryeo Line.^[2] The second section, which is located entirely in Gangwon Province, runs between Gangneung and Wonju and opened on December 22, 2017, ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics that South Korea hosted in February 2018. This section of the line offers KTX service from Seoul, through the Jungang Line. In the future, the two sections are to be connected, and the Gyeonggang Line will be extended westwards to Siheung.

History

September 24, 2016: The first section of the line opens from Pangyo to Yeoju.
December 22, 2017: The second section of the line opens from Seowonju station to Gangneung station.

Future

The Gyeonggang Line is planned to run all the way from Incheon to Wonju. The line is planned to be extended west of Pangyo to Wolgot on the existing Suin Line, and east of Yeoju to Seowonju.

Rolling stock

Korail Class 371000 (12 trains)
KTX-Eum (since 2021)
KTX-Sancheon (until 2021)

Stations

Current Routes

Pangyo — Bubal/Yeoju (Gyeonggang Line)
Pangyo — Mungyeong (KTX-eum)

Route Map

Seoul Metropolitan Subway Gyeonggang Line

Legend

					K409 Pangyo
					K410 Seongnam
					K411 Imae
					K412 Samdong

					K413 Gyeonggi Gwangju
					K414 Chowol

					K415 Gonjiam

					K416 Sindundoyechon

					K417 Icheon
					K418 Bubal
					K419 Sejongdaewangneung

					K420 Yeoju

Wolgot-Pangyo

This section is expected to start construction soon but will open no earlier than late 2029.^[3]

Station number	Station name			Transfer	Distance in km		Location
Station number	Romanized	Hangul	Hanja	Transfer	Station distance	Total distance	Location
	Wolgot	월곶	月串		---	0.0	Siheung-si
	Janggok	대장	長谷
	Siheung City Hall	시흥시청	始興市廳	, Sin Ansan Line (2024)
	Maehwa	매화	梅花	Sin Ansan Line (2024)
	Gwangmyeong	광명	光明	(Gwangmyeong Shuttle) Sinansan Line (2024) Gyeongbu HSR Gyeongbu Honam Honam HSR Gyeongjeon Jeolla			Gwangmyeong-si
	Manan	만안	萬安				Anyang-si
	Anyang	안양	安養
	Anyang Stadium	안양운동장	安養運動場
	Indeogwon	인덕원	仁德院
	Cheonggye	청계	淸溪				Uiwang-si
	Seopangyo	서판교	西板橋				Seongnam-si

Pangyo-Yeoju

This section opened in September 2016. Initially, the line utilizes Class 371000 cars.

The entire line is in Gyeonggi province.

Station number	Station name			Transfer	Distance in km		Location
Station number	Romanized	Hangul	Hanja	Transfer	Station distance	Total distance	Location

K409	Pangyo	판교	板橋	Wolgot-Pangyo section (2029 late)	---	0.0	Seongnam-si	Bundang-gu
K410	Seongnam	성남	城南		0.7
K411	Imae	이매	二梅		0.8	1.5
K412	Samdong	삼동	三洞		6.9	8.4	Gwangju-si
K413	Gyeonggi Gwangju	경기광주	京畿廣州		4.8	13.2
K414	Chowol	초월	草月		5.1	18.3
K415	Gonjiam	곤지암	昆池岩		4.9	23.2
K416	Sindundoyechon	신둔도예촌	新屯陶藝村		7.0	30.2	Icheon-si
K417	Icheon	이천	利川		7.3	37.5
K418	Bubal	부발	夫鉢	Jungbunaeryuk Line	4.5	42.0
K419	Sejongdaewangneung	세종대왕릉	世宗大王陵		7.4	49.4	Yeoju-si
K420	Yeoju	여주	驪州	Yeoju-Seowonju section	5.4	54.8	Yeoju-si

Yeoju-Seowonju

The entire route is scheduled to open in 2027.

Seowonju-Gangneung

This section opened on December 22, 2017, just before the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is different line, so it is called the Gangneung Line. The line offers KTX-Eum services. This line is designated as semi-high-speed line.

The entire line is in Gangwon province.

Station name			Transfer	Distance in km		Location
Romanized	Hangul	Hanja	Transfer	Station distance	Total distance	Location
Seowonju	서원주	西原州	Jungang Line Yeoju-Seowonju section	---	0.0	Wonju-si
Manjong	만종	萬鍾		4.7	4.7	Wonju-si
Hoengseong	횡성	橫城		18.3	23.0	Hoengseong-gun
Dunnae	둔내	屯內		20.6	43.6	Hoengseong-gun
Pyeongchang	평창	平昌		20.0	63.6	Pyeongchang-gun
Jinbu(Odaesan)	진부(오대산)	珍富(五臺山)		16.3	79.9	Pyeongchang-gun
Gangneung	강릉	江陵	Yeongdong Line	40.3	120.2	Gangneung-si

References

↑ "판교 여주를 잇는 경강선, 가능성과 한계" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. October 1, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
↑ "판교~여주 간 경강선 복선전철 개통행사...24일 개통" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. September 23, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
↑ "'월곶~판교선' 부실설계 논란".

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.

External links

Korail (in English)

[1] "판교 여주를 잇는 경강선, 가능성과 한계" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. October 1, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[2] "판교~여주 간 경강선 복선전철 개통행사...24일 개통" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. September 23, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.

[3] "'월곶~판교선' 부실설계 논란".

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