Railway line in Gyeonggi-do and Seoul, South Korea
The
Gyeongui?Jungang Line
is a
commuter rail
service of the
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
system, operating on trackage from the
Gyeongui Line
(opened on July 1, 2009) and the
Jungang Line
(opened on December 16, 2005).
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Frequent service is provided between
Munsan
and
Yongmun
by 8-car trains, with 6 trains weekdays and 5 on weekends running one station east of Yongmun to
Jipyeong
. However, some services (run by 4-car trains) split for
Seoul Station
east of
Gajwa
. Additionally, many trains terminate at various locations on the line such as Ilsan, Neunggok, Daegok, Yongsan, Cheongnyangni, Deokso, and Paldang.
Trains travel along the Gyeongui (Munsan-Seoul Station/Gajwa), Yongsan (Gajwa-Yongsan), Gyeongwon (Yongsan-Hoegi), and Jungang (Hoegi-Jipyeong) lines.
The line runs on the left-hand side of the track, like all other Korail-run Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines.
Travel time is approximately 3 hours all the way and many express services cut the time to 2h 15 min
The color shown on the map is
jade
.
History
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2005:
- December 16: The
Jungang Line
section is officially opened from
Yongsan
to
Deokso
as the
Yongsan-Deokso Line.
2007:
- December 27: The Jungang Line section is extended eastward from Deokso to
Paldang
. The Yongsan-Deokso Line is renamed to the
Jungang Line.
2008:
- December 29: The Jungang Line section is extended eastward from Paldang to
Guksu
.
2009:
- July 1: The
Gyeongui Line
section is officially opened from
Munsan
to
Digital Media City
as the
Gyeongui Line
, with a spur line to
Seoul Station
.
- December 23: The Jungang Line section is extended eastward from Guksu to
Yongmun
.
Sinwon station
is opened as an in-fill station on the Jungang Line section.
2010:
- December 21:
Sangbong station
and
Obin station
open as in-fill stations on the Jungang Line section.
2012:
- December 15: The Gyeongui Line section's main line is extended eastward from Digital Media City to
Gongdeok
.
2014:
- October 25:
Gangmae station
opens as an in-fill station on the Gyeongui Line section.
- December 27: The Gyeongui Line section is extended eastward from Gongdeok to Yongsan, and the present
Gyeongui-Jungang Line
is formed after Gyeongui and Jungang lines are merged.
2015:
- October 31:
Yadang station
opens as an in-fill station.
2016:
- April 30:
Hyochang Park station
opens as an in-fill station.
2017:
- January 21: The line is extended eastward from Yongmun to
Jipyeong
.
2020:
- March 28: A shuttle service began operating between Munsan and
Imjingang
.
[2]
[
unreliable source
]
[3]
2021:
- January 5: Express service is modified, with all trains running express on the Gyeongui Line portion of the line now stopping at Yadang and Tanhyeon, and all main line trains running express on the Gyeongui Line portion stopping at Unjeong.
- December 11: Another shuttle service began operating between Imjingang and
Dorasan
, finally replacing "Commuter Train" service along the whole Gyeongui Line.
[4]
2022:
- December 17:
Uncheon station
opens as an in-fill station between Imjingang and Munsan after being relocated.
[5]
Future Plans
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An in-fill station at Hyang-dong, between Hwajeon and Susaek, is expected to open in 2024.
Rapid (Express) trains
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Korail operates a variety of express "rapid" (急行) trains for
regional
services on the Gyeongui?Jungang Line. These services include:
- Gyeongui Line
express services via the
Seoul Station
branch, operating express between
Munsan
and
Gajwa
and then continuing as local trains to Seoul Station.
- Gyeongui Line
express services via the
Yongsan Line
, operating express between Munsan and Yongsan and then continuing as local trains on the Jungang Line (east of Yongsan).
- Jungang Line
express services, operating express between Yongmun and Yongsan and then continuing as local trains on the Gyeongui Line (west of Yongsan).
Stations
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GY
: Gyeongui Line Express, via the
Yongsan Line
GS
: Gyeongui Line Express, to Seoul Station via Sinchon station
J
: Jungang Line Express
Main Line
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Shuttle Service beyond Munsan
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I
: Munsan-Imjingang Shuttle
D
: Imjingang-Dorasan Shuttle
Seoul Station~Gajwa
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Rolling stock
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Korail Class 321000
(21 trains)
Korail Class 331000
(27 trains)
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