Gyeongin Line

Railway line in Seoul and Incheon, South Korea

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Gyeongin Line

Overview
Native name| 경인선(京仁線)
Status| Operational
Owner| Korea Rail Network Authority
Line number| 301 (KR)
Locale| Seoul
Gyeonggi
Incheon
Termini|

* Guro
* Incheon

Stations| 21
Service
Type| Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Commuter rail
Operator(s)| Korail
History
Opened| 18 September 1899 (1899-09-18)
Technical
Line length| 27.0 km (16.8 mi)
Number of tracks| Double track
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification| 25 kV/60 Hz AC Overhead lines

Route map

Legend

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|  | Gyeongbu Line

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0.0

| Guro
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|  | Gyeongbu Line
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|  |
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|  |
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|  | National Route 1
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1.4

| Guil
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2.4

| Gaebong
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3.7

| Oryu-dong
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|  | For Gyeonggi Chemical
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|  | National Route 46
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5.6

| Onsu
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|  | ↑Seoul/Bucheon↓
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6.9

| Yeokgok
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8.4

| Sosa
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9.5

| Bucheon
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|  | National Route 39
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|  | Former Gimpo Line
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11.2

| Jung-dong
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12.2

| Songnae
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|  | Seoul Ring Expressway
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|  | ↑Bucheon/Incheon↓
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13.4

| Bugae
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14.9

| Bupyeong
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16.6

| Baegun
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18.1

| Dongam
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19.3

| Ganseok
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20.5

| Juan
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|  | Gyeongin Expressway
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21.5

| Dohwa
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|  | Former Juin Line
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22.5

| Jemulpo
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23.9

| Dowon
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25.1

| Dongincheon (Formerly Sangincheon)[1]
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|  |
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|  | For Port of Incheon
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27.0

| Incheon

terminus

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Gyeongin Line

Hangul|

경인선

Hanja|

京仁線

Revised Romanization| Gyeong-in-seon
McCune–Reischauer| Kyŏng-in-sŏn

The Gyeongin Line (Gyeonginseon) is a railway mainline in South Korea, currently connecting Guro station in Seoul and Incheon. Commuter services along the line through operates into Seoul Subway Line 1.

## History

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Opening ceremony in 1899

The Gyeongin Line was the first railway line built on the Korean peninsula. It was opened by the Keijin Railway Company between Noryangjin, on the shore of the Han River across from Seoul, Geumchon, in Incheon, on September 18, 1899.[2] Soon after, the line was extended across the Han River into Seoul Station, and beyond Geumchon to the port of Incheon. When the construction of the Gyeongbu Line was completed from Busan to Guro on January 1, 1905, the Seoul-Guro section of the Gyeongin Line became part of the Gyeongbu Line.[2] The remaining Gyeongin Line from Guro to Incheon is 27.0 km (16.8 mi) long.[2]

Following the 1961 coup, the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction started South Korea's first five-year plan, which included a construction program to complete the railway network, to foster economic growth.[3] As part of the program, from November 1963, two additional tracks were laid to the north of the existing tracks from Yeongdeungpo station on the Gyeongbu Line to Dongincheon station.[3] The 27.8 km (17.3 mi) of new tracks, also called Gyeonginbuk Line, entered service on September 18, 1965.[3]

The line was among the first in South Korea to be electrified with the 25 kV/60 Hz AC catenary system, when two tracks over the 38.9 km (24.2 mi) between Seoul and Incheon entered service on August 15, 1974, for the Seoul Subway Line 1.[4] Electrification of the second two tracks started with the 14.9 km (9.3 mi) from Guro to Bupyeong, which went into service on January 29, 1999.[4] The 5.6 km (3.5 mi) until Juan followed on March 15, 2002, and the final 6.6 km (4.1 mi) on December 21, 2005.[4]

## Operation

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Korail operated regular passenger service along the Gyeongin Line until the electrification of the line in the early 1970s, when passenger service was integrated into Seoul Subway Line 1. Line 1 trains using the Gyeongin Line provide up to ten trains an hour per direction, with services towards Guro, Cheongnyangni, Dongmyo, Seongbuk, Chang-dong, Uijeongbu, Yangju, Dongducheon and Soyosan.[5]

## See also

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* Transportation in South Korea

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gyeongin Line.

1. ^ Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, p 483
2. ^ a b c "경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황". Korail. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
3. ^ a b c "철마 110년, 영고의 자취 [12] 경제개발과 철도" (in Korean). Silvernet News. 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
4. ^ a b c "Electricity Almanac 2009" (PDF). Korea Electric Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
5. ^ "Timetable (Incheon)". SMRTC. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-11-30.

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* t
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Public transportation  in Seoul Metropolitan Area

Railways|

| Main|

* Gyeongbu
* Gyeongwon
* Gyeongui
* Jungang
* Gyeongchun
* Gyeongin
* AREX

|

High-speed rail|

* Gyeongbu HSR
* Honam HSR
* Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR

Metropolitan Subway|

* Line 1
* Line 2
* Line 3
* Line 4
* Line 5
* Line 6
* Line 7
* Line 8
* Line 9
* Incheon Line 1
* Incheon Line 2

Suburban railways|

* Gyeongui–Jungang Line
* Gyeongchun Line
* Suin–Bundang Line
* Gyeonggang Line
* Seohae Line
* Shinbundang Line
* AREX
* Incheon Airport Maglev

Light Metro|

* U Line
* EverLine
* Ui LRT
* Gimpo Goldline
* Sillim Line

Under construction|

* GTX A (2023)
* Sinansan (2023)
* Dongbuk (S3) (2024)

Planned|

* Seoul LRT lines
* Myeonmok (S4) (2028)
* Seobu (S5) (2026)
* Mok-dong (S6) (2028)
* Wirye–Sinsa (S7) (2024)
* Dongtan–Indeogwon (2021)
* Wirye (2024)
* Gangbukhoengdan (2027)
* GTX B
* GTX C
* Incheon 3

Main stations|

* Seoul
* Yongsan
* Yeongdeungpo
* Cheongnyangni
* Suseo
* Sangbong

Roads|

| Expressways|

* Gyeongbu (1) ()
* Seohaean (15)
* Pyeongtaek-Paju (17)
* Sejong-Pocheon (29)
* Seoul-Yangyang (60)
* Seoul Ring (100)
* Gyeongin (120)
* Incheon International Airport (130)
* Yongin-Seoul (171)

|

National roads|

* #1
* #3
* #6
* #39
* #43
* #46
* #47
* #48
* #77

Local roads|

* #23
* #78

Urban expressways|

* Bukbu
* Dongbu
* Gangbyeon
* Gangnam
* Nambu
* Naebu
* Olympic
* Seobu

City routes|

* #20
* #21 ()
* #30
* #31
* #41 ()
* #50
* #51
* #60
* #61
* #70
* #71
* #88
* #90
* #92
* #94

Buses|

| Areas|

* Seoul
* Gyeonggi-do [ko]
* Incheon [ko]

|

Major terminals|

* Seoul Express Bus Terminal
* Central City
* Dong Seoul Bus Terminal
* Sangbong Intercity Bus Terminal [ko]
* Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal [ko]

Airports|

* Incheon International
* Seoul Station City Airport Terminal
* Gimpo International
* Seoul Air Base

Related topics|

* T-money
* Upass
* Mybi
* KTX Family Card
* hi-pass
* CashBee [ko]
* Rail+ [ko]

* v
* t
* e

Seoul Metropolitan Subway

Line 1

Gyeongwon Line|

* Yeoncheon
* Jeongok
* Cheongsan
* Soyosan
* Dongducheon
* Bosan
* Dongducheon Jungang
* Jihaeng
* Deokjeong
* Deokgye
* Yangju
* Nogyang
* Ganeung
* Uijeongbu
* Hoeryong
* Mangwolsa
* Dobongsan
* Dobong
* Banghak
* Chang-dong
* Nokcheon
* Wolgye
* Kwangwoon Univ.
* Seokgye
* Sinimun
* Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies
* Hoegi
* Cheongnyangni

Jongno Line|

* Cheongnyangni
* Jegi-dong
* Sinseol-dong
* Dongmyo
* Dongdaemun
* Jongno 5(o)-ga
* Jongno 3(sam)-ga
* Jonggak
* City Hall
* Seoul Station

Gyeongbu Line|

* Seoul Station
* Namyeong
* Yongsan
* Noryangjin
* Daebang
* Singil
* Yeongdeungpo
* Sindorim
* Guro
* Gasan Digital Complex
* Doksan
* Geumcheon-gu Office
* Seoksu
* Gwanak
* Anyang
* Myeonghak
* Geumjeong
* Gunpo
* Dangjeong
* Uiwang
* Sungkyunkwan Univ.
* Hwaseo
* Suwon
* Seryu
* Byeongjeom
* Sema
* Osan Univ.
* Osan
* Jinwi
* Songtan
* Seojeongni
* PyeongtaekJije
* Pyeongtaek
* Seonghwan
* Jiksan
* Dujeong
* Cheonan

Janghang Line|

* Cheonan
* Bongmyeong
* Ssangyong
* Asan
* Tangjeong
* Baebang
* Onyangoncheon
* Sinchang

Byeongjeom Depot Line|

* Byeongjeom
* Seodongtan
* (Solbitnaru
* Dongtan)

Gyeongbu high-speed railway|

* Geumcheon-gu Office
* Gwangmyeong

Gyeongin Line|

* Guro
* Guil
* Gaebong
* Oryu-dong
* Onsu
* Yeokgok
* Sosa
* Bucheon
* Jung-dong
* Songnae
* Bugae
* Bupyeong
* Baegun
* Dongam
* Ganseok
* Juan
* Dohwa
* Jemulpo
* Dowon
* Dongincheon
* Incheon

* v
* t
* e

Gyeongin Line

* Guro
* Guil
* Gaebong
* Oryu-dong
* Onsu
* Yeokgok
* Sosa
* Bucheon
* Jung-dong
* Songnae
* Bugae
* Bupyeong
* Baegun
* Dongam
* Ganseok
* Juan
* Jemulpo
* Dowon
* Dongincheon
* Incheon

* (formerly)
* Noryangjin
* Yeongdeungpo
* Guro
* Oryu
* Sosa
* Bupyeong
* Ugakdong
* Chukhyeon
* Incheon

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