Honam Line

{{Infobox rail line
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, name = Honam Line
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, native_name = 호남선(湖南線)
, native_name_lang = kr
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, type = Heavy Rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Intercity rail
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, status = Operational
, locale = Daejeon
South Chungcheong
North Jeolla
South Jeolla
Gwangju
, start = Daejeonjochajang
, end = Mokpo
, stations = 48
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, open = Stages between 1911 and 1914
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, owner = Korea Rail Network Authority
, operator = Korail
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, electrification = 25 kV/60 Hz AC catenary
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{{BS, ABZgl, , Gyeongbu Line
{{BS, LSTR}
{{BS3, , ABZg+1, STRc4, , Daejeon Line
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 32
{{BS, BHF, 5.7, Seodaejeon
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 4
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, TUNNEL1}
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 4
{{BS, BHF, 11.8, Gasuwon
{{BS, SKRZ-Au, , Daejeon South Ring Expressway
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, BHF, 17.3, Heukseong-ri
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, eHST, 20.7, ''Wonjeong'', , (1955–2006)
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, hKRZWae+GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Daejeon, Gyeryong, line=1
{{BS, SKRZ-Au, , Honam Expressway Branch
{{BS, BHF, 25.4, Gyeryong
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 1
{{BS, eHST, 28.0, ''Sindo'', , (1966–2006)
{{BS, STR+GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Gyeryong, Nonsan, line=1
{{BS, BHF, 34.7, Gaetaesa
{{BS, BHF, 39.6, Yeonsan
{{BS, HST, 44.5, Buhwang
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 4
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, BHF, 50.8, Nonsan
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, eHST, 56.5, ''Chaehwa'', , (1967–1974)
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, ABZg+l, , Ganggyeong Line
{{BS, SKRZ-Au, , Honam Expressway
{{BS, BST, 57.5, Chaewoon (Signal Box)
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 23
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, BHF, 60.7, Ganggyeong
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 23
{{BS, STR+GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Nonsan, Iksan, line=1
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, HST, 66.7, Yongdong
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 23
{{BS, BHF, 71.8, Hamyeol
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, eHST, 75.4, ''Dasan'', , (1967–2006)
{{BS, HST, 81.2, Hwangdeung
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, eABZg+l, , Honam High Speed Railway, , Under Construction
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 23
{{BS, BHF, 87.9, Iksan
{{BS, ABZg3, , Janghang Line
{{BS, STRo, , National Route 27
{{BS, ABZg2, , Jeolla Line
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 23
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS2, BS2+l, eBS2+r, , Honam High Speed Railway
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{{BS2, hKRZWae, O1=GRZq, exhKRZWae, O2=GRZq, , Mangyeong River {{pipe {{BSsplit, Iksan, Gimje, line=1
{{BS2, STRo, exSTRo, , National Route 26
{{BS2, eSTR2u, exSTR3
{{BS2, exSTR+1, eSTR+4u}
{{BS2, exSTRo, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 21
{{BS2, exkSTR3, O1=BS2c2, BS2r
{{BS, HST, 95.3, Buyong
{{BS, hKRZWae}
{{BS, HST, 98.5, Waryong
{{BS, eKRZ2+4u, , Honam High Speed Railway
{{BS, BHF, 105.6, Gimje
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, hKRZWae, O1=GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Gimje, Jeongeup, line=1
{{BS, HST, 112.4, Gamgok
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 30
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, BHF, 117.9, Sintaein
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, HST, 123.5, Chogang
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, SKRZ-Au, , Honam Expressway
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{{BS, BHF, 131.4, Jeongeup
{{BS, STRo, , National Route 29
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, eABZgr, , Honam High Speed Railway
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 1
{{BS, BHF, 137.4, Cheonwon
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, HST, 141.6, Noryeong
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{{BS, tSTR+GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Jeongeup, Jangseong, line=1
{{BS, tSTRe
{{BS, BHF, 148.6, Baegyangsa
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, SKRZ-Ao, , Honam Expressway
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, eHST, 154.3, ''Sinheung-ri'', , until 2006
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, SKRZ-Au, , Gochang-Damyang Expressway
{{BS, HST, 160.1, Anpyeong
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, ABZgr, , Jangseong Line (for freight)
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, BHF, 163.8, Jangseong
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 24
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, eHST, 169.6, ''Okjeong'', , (1959–2006)
{{BS, STR+GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Jangseong, Gwangju, line=1
{{BS, BHF, 174.7, Imgok
{{BS, eABZg+l, , Honam High Speed Railway
{{BS, BHF, 181.2, Hanam
{{BS, ABZgl, , For North Songjeong
{{BS, ABZg+l, , Gyeongjeon Line
{{BS, STRo, , National Route 22
{{BS, BHF, 185.7, GwangjuSongjeong
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS, STR+GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Gwangju, Naju, line=1
{{BS2, BS2+l, eBS2+r
{{BS2, BHF, exSTR, 195.0, Noan, , since 2001
{{BS2, STR, exHST, , ''Noan'', , until 2001
{{BS2, hKRZWae, exhKRZWae
{{BS2, SBRÜCKE, exSTR, , National Route 13
{{BS2, BS2l, eBS2r
{{BS, SBRÜCKE, , National Route 1
{{BS, ABZgr, , For LG Chemical
{{BS, BHF, 201.5, Naju
{{BS, STRo, , National Route 13
{{BS2, BS2+l, eBS2+r
{{BS2, TUNNEL1, exHST, ''203.2'', Yeongsanpo, , until 2001
{{BS2, hKRZWae, exhKRZWae
{{BS2, BS2l, eBS2r
{{BS, HST, 208.9, Dasi
{{BS, hKRZWae
{{BS2, eBS2+l, BS2+r
{{BS2, exSTR, BHF, 212.1, Gomagwon, , since 2001
{{BS2, exHST, STR, , ''Gomagwon'', , until 2001
{{BS2, exhKRZWae, O1=GRZq, hKRZWae, O2=GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Naju, Hampyeong, line=1
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{{BS2, hKRZWae, exSTR
{{BS2, BHF, exSTR, 218.7, Hampyeong, , since 2001
{{BS2, STRo, exSTR, , National Route 23
{{BS2, hKRZWae, exBHF, , ''Hakkyo'', , until 2001
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{{BS2, hKRZWae, exhKRZWae
{{BS2, STR2, xSTR3u
{{BS2, xSTR+1u, STR+4
{{BS2, exSTR+GRZq, STR+GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Hampyeong, Muan, line=1
{{BS2, eBS2l, BS2r
{{BS, BHF, 226.3, Muan
{{BS, BHF, 230.3, Mongtan
{{BS2, BS2+l, eBS2+r
{{BS2, tSTRa, exSTR}
{{BS2, tSTRe, exHST, 234.9, ''Myeongsan'', , until 2001
{{BS2, TUNNEL1, exSTR
{{BS2, hSTRa, exSTR
{{BS2, WDOCKS, O1=hSTR, exSTR
{{BS2, hSTRe, exBHF, 241.2, ''Illo'', , until 2001
{{BS2, hKRZWae, exhKRZWae
{{BS2, BHF, exSTR, 239.3, Illo
{{BS2, SBRÜCKEa, exSBRÜCKEe, , National Route 2
{{BS2, ABZgl, exSTR, , Daebul Line
{{BS2, tSTR2a, exSTR3
{{BS2, exSTR+1, tSTR+4}
{{BS2, exSTR, tSTRe
{{BS2, eBS2l, BS2r
{{BS, STR+GRZq, , {{BSsplit, Muan, Mokpo, line=1
{{BS, BHF, {{BSsplit, 245.2, 247.9, line=1, align=Imseong-ri
{{BS2, BS2+l, eBS2+r
{{BS2, tSTRa, exSTR}
{{BS2, tSTRe, exHST, , East Mokpo, , (1953–2003)
{{BS2, BS2l, eBS2r
{{BS, KBHFxe, 252.5, Mokpo
{{BS, exKBHFe, ''253.2'', Mokpo Seaside

{{Infobox Korean name,
hangul={{linktext, 호, 남, 선,
hanja={{linktext, 湖, 南, 線,
rr=Ho-nam-seon,
mr=Ho-nam-sŏn,

The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region (North and South Jeolla Provinces) in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line) to Gwangju and Mokpo.

History

A Honam Railway from Seoul to Mokpo was first proposed in 1896 by a French company.{{cite web , url=http://www.land.go.kr/document/info/honam/jl06.pdf , title=전라지방–교통∙통신체계의 발달 , publisher=Land Portal , access-date=2010-12-04 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140418/http://www.land.go.kr/document/info/honam/jl06.pdf , archive-date=2011-07-22 After the start of the Russo-Japanese War, in May 1904, Imperial Japan forced Korea to sign an agreement granting the Japanese military control over railways, including the right to seize land. Japan the seized much of the fertile Honam plain in advance of a planned Honam Line.

The construction of the line started in 1910. The first {{convert, 39.9, km, mi, abbr=on between Daejeon and Yeonsan was opened in July 1911. The line was extended to Ganggyeong in November 1911, to Iri (today Iksan) in March 1912, to Gimje in October 1912 and to Jeongeup in December 1912. Construction continued from the other end of the line, with the section from Mokpo to Hakgyo (today Hampyeong) opened in May 1913; and extended to Naju in July 1913, to Songjeong-ri (today Gwangju·Songjeong) in October 1913, and finally to Jeongeup, completing the line on January 11, 1914.{{cite web, url=http://info.korail.com/2007/kra/ope/ope08000/w_ope08606.jsp , title=경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황 , publisher=Korail , access-date=2010-11-27 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722192217/http://info.korail.com/2007/kra/ope/ope08000/w_ope08606.jsp , archive-date=2011-07-22

Upgrade

Duplication

The Honam Line was upgraded to an electrified and double-tracked line for higher speeds in stages. Double-tracking construction work started in 1968.{{cite web , url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1913911 , title=Rail service to be upgraded this year , date=2003-01-03 , publisher=JoongAng Daily , access-date=2010-10-21 Double-tracking of the last remaining single-track section, Songjeong–Mokpo, and the electrification of the whole line, including the Gwangju spur, was finished for the start of Korea Train Express (KTX) services on April 1, 2004.{{cite journal , last1=Cho , first1=Nam-Geon , last2=Chung , first2=Jin-Kyu , title=High Speed Rail Construction of Korea and Its Impact , journal=KRIHS Special Report Series , volume=12 , year=2008 , publisher=Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements , url=http://168.126.177.50/pub/docu/en/AD/ZA/ADZA2008AAN/ADZA-2008-AAN.PDF , access-date=2010-08-30 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529073047/http://168.126.177.50/pub/docu/en/AD/ZA/ADZA2008AAN/ADZA-2008-AAN.PDF , archive-date=2011-05-29 The present line length from Daejeon to Mokpo is {{Convert, 252.5, km, mi, abbr=on, the line distance from Seoul to Mokpo is {{Convert, 407.6, km, mi, abbr=on.

Speeding-up upgrade

To serve KTX and SRT, section from GwangjuSongjeong to Gomagwon was upgraded to accomplish maximum speed of 230 km/h. Total length of the project is 25.9 km and it was completed in June 2020.{{cite web
, url=http://www.molit.go.kr/USR/NEWS/m_71/dtl.jsp?lcmspage=1&id=95084927
, title=호남고속2단계, 인천발, 수원발 KTX 공사 본격 추진
, date= 2020-12-20
, website= MOLIT official website
, publisher= MOLIT
, language=ko
, page=5
, trans-title=Honam HSR 2nd pase, KTX from Incheon project, KTX from Suwon project are initiated in full-scale drive
, access-date=2021-01-19
, format=PDF

Major stations

Major stations and junctions along the line include:

*Daejeon, junction with the Gyeongbu Line to Seoul and Busan;
* Seodaejeon, the Daejeon passenger station for Honam Line trains;
*Iksan (formerly named ''Iri''), the terminus of the Jeolla and Janghang Lines;
* GwangjuSongjeong, the major station in Gwangju for through trains to Mokpo, and the junction with the Gyeongjeon Line;
*Naju, the major station in Naju;
*Mokpo, a seaport on the south coast.

Services

The Honam Line is served by freight trains, as well as cross-country Mugunghwa-ho, intercity ITX-Saemaeul and high-speed KTX passenger trains.

As of October 2010, the minimum travel time from Yongsan Station in Seoul to Mokpo in South Jeolla is a minimum of 4 hours 42 minutes by ITX-Saemaeul and a minimum of 5 hours 2 minutes by Mugunghwa. On the Honam Line itself, from Seodaejeon to Mokpo, travel time is a minimum of 2 hours 51 minutes by ITX-Saemaeul and a minimum of 3 hours 5 minutes by Mugunghwa.{{cite web, url=http://www.korail.com/en/rv/pr21100/w_pr21110.jsp , title=Booking , publisher=Korail , access-date=2010-10-28 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713164814/http://www.korail.com/en/rv/pr21100/w_pr21110.jsp , archive-date=2011-07-13

See also

*Transportation in South Korea
*Korail

References

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Railway lines in South Korea
Railway lines opened in 1914