Gyooe Line

Railway line in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Gyooe Line (Korean: 교외선; suburb line) is a railway line in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, that connects Neunggok station in Goyang City (northwest of Seoul) with Uijeongbu station in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul.

Native name교외선(郊外線)
StatusOperational
LocaleGyeonggi
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Gyooe Line
Overview
Native name교외선(郊外線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorea Rail Network Authority
LocaleGyeonggi
Termini
Service
TypeFreight rail
Operator(s)Korail
History
OpenedStages between 1961–1963
Technical
Line length31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Gyeongui Line
0.0
Neunggok Gyeongui–Jungang Line
National Route 39
1.5
Daegok Gyeongui–Jungang Line
Gyeongui–Jungang Line
2.8
Daejeong
5.7
Wolleung
Seoul Ring Expressway
7.8
Samneung
National Route 39
National Route 1
12.0
Byeokje
Goyang/Yangju
16.7
Iryeong
National Route 39
19.1
Jangheung
19.9
Onreung
National Route 39
23.1
Songchu
Yangju/Uijeongbu
National Route 39
Gyeongwon Line
30.6
Ganeung
31.8
Uijeongbu
Gyeongwon Line
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Hangul
교외선
Hanja
郊外線
RRGyooeseon
MRKyooesŏn
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Gyooe Line
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郊外線
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History

Plans for the Gyooe Line were initially drafted during the Japanese Occupation of Korea as an alternate connection between the Gyeongui Line and the Jungang Line that avoids passing through Seoul. Construction on the line began on February 1944, but the opening of the line was cancelled despite the near-completion of the construction.[1]

Work on the line resumed by October 1959.[2] Following the May 16 coup in 1961, the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction started South Korea's first five-year plan, which included a construction program to complete the railway network, to foster economic growth.[2] The 31.8 km (19.8 mi) line from Neunggok on the Gyeongui Line to Uijeongbu on the Gyeongwon Line was incorporated into the program and was completed on August 20, 1963.[2]

Operation

Currently, the line is single-track, unelectrified,[3] sees very little use and has no scheduled passenger service. Irregular freight train service was stopped in October 2013; Iryeong station was downgraded to unattended station on January 24, 2014. After that, the line became inoperational until a test run of freight trains resumed at the end of 2015 until end of January 2016. Following to the re-railing works at the northern part of Seoul Station, a need to re-route the freight trains through Gyooe lines occurred, and as the Yongsan Line became underground thus unusable for peacetime freight train service (incline of 34.5 permils) and Hyochang Line was abolished, the trains have to be rerouted through the Gyooe Line and thus test operation resumed on April 20, 2016, with its railroad crossings operational and staffed again. Regular freight train operation resumed on May 16, 2016.

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