The Gunsan Hwamul (Cargo) Line is an abandoned cargo railway line serving
North Jeolla
North Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollabuk-do''), also known as Jeonbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Jeolla has a population of 1,869,711 (2015) and has a geographic area of 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) located in the Honam region in the southwes ...
Province in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
. Before January 1, 2008, this line was called Gunsan Line which connected the major railway junction of
Iksan
Iksan ( ko, 익산; ) is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, (commonly transliterated as Jeollabuk-do or Chollabuk-do) South Korea.
The city center and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" (), but merged with Iksan ...
(on the
Honam Line
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) to the city of
Gunsan
Gunsan (), also romanized as Kunsan, is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is on the south bank of the Geum River just upstream from its exit into the Yellow Sea. It has emerged as a high-tech manufacturing industrial city and an i ...
.
As of January 2008, New connecting line between Janghang (
Janghang Line) and Daeya opened.
Iksan
Iksan ( ko, 익산; ) is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, (commonly transliterated as Jeollabuk-do or Chollabuk-do) South Korea.
The city center and railway junction was formerly called "Iri" (), but merged with Iksan ...
–
Daeya was included into
Janghang Line,new
Gunsan station opened, old Gunsan Station was renamed Gunsan Freight Station, passenger transportation between Daeya Station and Gunsan Freight Station was stopped and the line was renamed to Gunsan Hwamul(Cargo) Line.
As of December 2020, new connecting line (
Gunsan Port Line) between
Janghang Line,
Okgu Line
Okgu Line(, ) is a cargo branch line from Gunsan Port Line, connecting from GunsanOksan station to Okgu station. Okgu line is registered in distance post, but suspended as cargo or passenger transportation several years ago This line was virtu ...
and
Gunsan Port opened. Therefore Gunsan Hwamul Line is abandoned.
Line Data
* Length: 8.9 km (+1.2km between Daeya and the junction)
* Double track: Nil
* Gauge: 1,435mm
See also
*
Korean National Railroad
*
Transportation in South Korea
Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services and air routes that traverse the country. South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a maglev train, which is an autom ...
References
External links
Korean National Railroad, for train times and other information
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Railway lines in South Korea