Local Route 23 Cheonan–Seoul Line () is a

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that connecting,

Cheonan Cheonan (; 천안시, ''Cheonan-si''), also spelled Ch'ŏnan, is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea. Cheonan has a population of 666,417 (2018), making it the most-populous city or county in South Chungcheong, and the third most-populous ci ...

, South Chungcheong Province to Mapo District, Seoul.

History

The route was originally planned as part of an extension of

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from Cheonan to Munsan, but due to a lack of funding, the route was never upgraded to a national route and was designated as a state-funded local route on 19 July 1996, running from Cheonan to Paju.대통령령 제15124호 국가지원지방도노선지정령
1996년 7월 19일 제정. On 17 November 2008, the section from Seoul to Paju was upgraded to National Route 77, shortening Route 23 to its current configuration.

Stopovers

; South Chungcheong Province *

; Gyeonggi Province * Anseong ; South Chungcheong Province *

; Gyeonggi Province * Anseong -

Yongin Yongin () is a city in the Seoul Capital Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the count ...

- Hwaseong - Yongin - Seongnam ; Seoul * Gangnam District - Gwangjin District - Seongdong District - Yongsan District - Mapo District

Major intersections

* (■): Motorway IS: Intersection, IC: Interchange

South Chungcheong Province

Gyeonggi Province

Seoul

References

External links

MOLIT

South Korean Government The Government of South Korea is the union government of the South Korea, Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of sta ...

Transport Department {{Coord missing, South Korea 23 Roads in South Chungcheong Roads in Gyeonggi Roads in Seoul