Native name 충북선(忠北線) Status Operational Line length 115.0 km (71.5 mi) Stations 16 | Type Freight/Passenger Opened 1 November 1921 Operator Korail | |
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Owner Korea Rail Network Authority Terminis Bongyang Station, Jochiwon Station Locale Sejong City, North Chungcheong Province | ||
Right window view of chungbuk line wb to jochiwon stn 20160201 170332
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.
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Construction
The first section of the line was opened by the private company, Chosun Railway Co. Ltd. (朝鮮鐵道), in 1921 and extended until 1928 to Chungju as follows:
Like the other private railways this line was also nationalized after the independence of Korea. The rest section of the line was opened on January 10, 1959.
Upgrade
Until the 1980er years the section Osong–Baongyang (110.6 km) was reconstructed with the double track and the part of the railway was moved. The entire line was electrified on 30 March 2005.
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.
Major Stations
(from Daejeon/Sintanjin station)
(to Jecheon station)