The Gyeongui–Jungang Line is a

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service of the

Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including ...

system, operating on trackage from the

Gyeongui Line The Gyeongui Line is a railway line between Seoul Station and Dorasan Station in Paju. Korail operates the Seoul Metropolitan Subway service between Seoul Station and Dorasan Station. History ''For the original line's history and other infor ...

(opened on July 1, 2009) and the Jungang Line (opened on December 16, 2005). Frequent service is provided between

Munsan Munsan is a town of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the south bank of the Imjin River, close to the edge of the Demilitarized Zone and near Panmunjom and the Joint Security Area. History Munsan has a heavy military presence beca ...

and Yongmun by 8-car trains, with 6 trains weekdays and 5 on weekends running one station east of Yongmun to Jipyeong. However, some services (run by 4-car trains) split for

Seoul Station Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the commuter trains of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Services KTX Seoul Station is the terminus of most ...

east of Gajwa. Additionally, many trains terminate at various locations on the line such as Ilsan, Neunggok, Daegok, Yongsan, Cheongnyangni, Deokso, and Paldang. Trains travel along the Gyeongui (Munsan-Seoul Station/Gajwa), Yongsan (Gajwa-Yongsan), Gyeongwon (Yongsan-Hoegi), and Jungang (Hoegi-Jipyeong) lines. The line runs on the left-hand side of the track, like all other Korail-run Seoul Metropolitan Subway lines. Travel time is approximately 3 hours all the way and many express services cut the time to 2h 15 min The color shown on the map is

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History

2005: :December 16: The Jungang Line section is officially opened from

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to Deokso as the Yongsan-Deokso Line. 2007: :December 27: The Jungang Line section is extended eastward from Deokso to Paldang. The Yongsan-Deokso Line is renamed to the Jungang Line. 2008: :December 29: The Jungang Line section is extended eastward from Paldang to

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. 2009: :July 1: The

section is officially opened from

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as the Gyeongui Line, with a spur line to

. :December 23: The Jungang Line section is extended eastward from Guksu to Yongmun. Sinwon station is opened as an in-fill station on the Jungang Line section. 2010: :December 21:

Sangbong station Sangbong Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 7, Gyeongchun Line & Gyeongui-Jungang Line. It is located in Sangbong-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest met ...

and Obin station open as in-fill stations on the Jungang Line section. 2012: :December 15: The Gyeongui Line section's main line is extended eastward from Digital Media City to Gongdeok. 2014: :October 25:

Gangmae station Gangmae Station is a railway station on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line. It closed July 2009 due to its proximity to Haengsin Station but was reconstructed and reopened on October 25, 2014 following the development of the surrounding area. External l ...

opens as an in-fill station on the Gyeongui Line section. :December 27: The Gyeongui Line section is extended eastward from Gongdeok to Yongsan, and the present Gyeongui-Jungang Line is formed after Gyeongui and Jungang lines are merged. 2015: :October 31: Yadang station opens as an in-fill station. 2016: :April 30: Hyochang Park station opens as an in-fill station. 2017: :January 21: The line is extended eastward from Yongmun to Jipyeong. 2020: :March 28: A shuttle service began operating between Munsan and Imjingang. 2021: :January 5: Express service is modified, with all trains running express on the Gyeongui Line portion of the line now stopping at Yadang and Tanhyeon, and all main line trains running express on the Gyeongui Line portion stopping at Unjeong. :December 11: Another shuttle service began operating between Imjingang and

Dorasan Dorasan or Mount Dora is a 156-metre hill on the north bank of the Imjin River in northernmost Paju, South Korea. It lies very near the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The hill gives its name to several nearby landmarks, including Dorasan Station and ...

, finally replacing "Commuter Train" service along the whole Gyeongui Line. 2022: :December 17: Uncheon station opens as an in-fill station between Imjingang and Munsan after being relocated.

Future Plans

An in-fill station at Hyang-dong, between Hwajeon and Susaek, is expected to open in 2024.

Rapid (Express) trains

Korail operates a variety of express "rapid" (급행) trains for

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services on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line. These services include:
*

express services via the

branch, operating express between

and Gajwa and then continuing as local trains to Seoul Station. *

express services via the

Yongsan Line The Yongsan Line () is a branch railroad of the Gyeongui Line, currently in service on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line. It connects Yongsan Station to Gajwa Station on the Gyeongui Line. The line was abandoned in 2005, but was reopened as an undergroun ...

, operating express between Munsan and Yongsan and then continuing as local trains on the Jungang Line (east of Yongsan). * Jungang Line express services, operating express between Yongmun and Yongsan and then continuing as local trains on the Gyeongui Line (west of Yongsan).

Stations

''GY: Gyeongui Line Express, via the

''
''GS: Gyeongui Line Express, to Seoul Station via Sinchon station''
''J: Jungang Line Express''

Main Line

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Mugunghwa-ho The Mugunghwa-ho is a class of train operated by Korail, main railway operator of South Korea. Mugunghwa trains are Korail's slowest tier of trains stopping at a number of towns and villages, and operating over a number of lines that are not se ...

services
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Shuttle Service beyond Munsan

'' I: Munsan-Imjingang Shuttle''
'' D: Imjingang-Dorasan Shuttle''

Seoul Station~Gajwa

Rolling stock

Korail Class 321000 (21 trains)
Korail Class 331000 (27 trains)

References

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