Chungbuk Line

충북선 Chungbuk Line
Overview
Type	Freight/Passenger
Termini	Jochiwon Station, Yeongi, Chungcheongnam-do Bongyang Station, Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do
Stations	16
Operation
Opening	1 November 1921
Owner	Korea Rail Network Authority
Operator(s)	Korail
Technical
Line length	110.6 km (68.72 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

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

The Chungbuk Line was opened along its full length on January 10, 1959.^[1]

Upgrade

The entire line was electrified on 30 March 2005.^[2] 110.6 km (68.7 mi) of the 115.0 km (71.5 mi) line was double-tracked.^[1]

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