The Gaya Line is a railway line of Korail in

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, connecting Sasang on the

Gyeongbu Line The Gyeongbu Line (''Gyeongbuseon'') is a railway line in South Korea and is considered to be the most important and one of the oldest ones in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu ...

with Beom-il on the

Donghae Line The Donghae Line is a railway line connecting Busanjin station to Yeongdeok in South Korea. The literal meaning of its name, the "East Sea Line," reflects its position along the nation's East coast. It merged with the Donghae Nambu Line on De ...

via Gaya, where the line also connects to the

Bujeon Line The Bujeon Line is a short railway line serving Busan, South Korea. The line connects Gaya on the Gaya Line The Gaya Line is a railway line of Korail in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea, connecting Sasang on the Gyeongbu Line with Beom ...

History

The line was originally opened by the

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on 10 June 1944 as the Busan Marshalling Yard Line between Sasang and

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; after the end of the

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and the subsequent partition of Korea the line was taken over by the

Korean National Railroad The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: ), branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to in November 2019), is the national railway operator in South Korea. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed ...

, which renamed it Gaya Line on 1 September 1955. On 21 January 1968 the line's terminus was changed from Busanjin to Beom-il. 대한민국관보 철도청 고시 제3호 (1968.01.13) On 2 December 2002 commuter passenger service on the line was discontinued, and on the 28th electrification and double-tracking of the line was completed.

Route

References

{{Gaya Line Railway lines in South Korea