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The Janghang Line is a railway line serving South Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Cheonan (on the Gyeongbu Line) to the railway junction city of Iksan. The Janghang Line is served by frequent Saemaeul-ho and Mugunghwa-ho passenger train services between Seoul and Iksan. There is also a link from Asan station to the KTX network at Cheonan-Asan station.
HistoryEdit
The original Janghang Line was opened along its full length running between Cheonan and Janghang by the Chosen Gyeongnam Railway on June 1, 1922.<ref name="lineop">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
UpgradeEdit
The entire Janghang Line is being electrified, double-tracked, and upgraded for higher speeds with a straighter alignment. Work started in 1997 from Cheonan.<ref name="rgi-korailplans">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By the end of 2008, the new alignment was in service from Cheonan via Asan and Hongseong to Sinseong, from Jupo to Nampo, and from Ganchi to Janghang,<ref name="hani2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and electrification was put in service on the first Template:Cvt between Cheonan and Sinchang, after Asan, on December 15, 2008.<ref name="electrification">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Template:Cvt section near Janghang, opened in December 2007, also linked up the Janghang Line with the previously isolated Iksan-Gunsan line via a new bridge over the Geum River, with alignment built for two tracks but initially only one track was laid.<ref name="rgi-korailplans"/> In 2010, the remaining sections were slated to be completed by 2018, but complete double-tracking and electrification was no longer planned on the short term due to expected low demand.<ref name="hani2010"/> The realigned Template:Cvt Nampo-Ganchi section, including the relocated Ungcheon station, was opened on January 5, 2021.<ref name="baekje2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of April 2023, the double-tracking of the Sinchang-Hongseong section was 85% completed and expected to be opened in the second half of 2024.<ref name="REN2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Also as of April 2023, the double-tracking of the Hongseong-Daeya section, including the Template:Cvt Sinseong-Jupo realignment that was scheduled to begin construction in 2023, was in advanced planning, with a 2027 completion targeted.<ref name="REN2023"/>
The Janghang Line will link up with the Seohae Line at Hongseong station. The Seohae Line will connect Hongseong to Hwaseong in Gyeonggi-do when it opens in the second half of 2024.<ref name="REN2023"/> It will be connected to southern extension of the Sosa–Wonsi Line and Sinansan Line. Seohae Line will serve Template:Cvt speed, which will dramatically reduce travel time between Seoul and Hongseong.
Sinchang-Hongseong section will be double track electrifed when Seohae Line open.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ServicesEdit
Seoul Metropolitan SubwayEdit
Seoul Subway's Line 1 services run on the line between Cheonan–Sinchang stations.
stationsEdit
| station | Hangul | Hanja | station distance in km |
Line distance in km |
Connecting lines | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheonan | 천안 | 天安 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Gyeongbu Line | Chungcheongnam-do | Cheonan-si |
| Bongmyeong | 봉명 | 鳳鳴 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||
| Ssangyong(Korea Nazarene Univ.) | 쌍용(나사렛대) | 雙龍(拿撒勒大) | 1.6 | 2.9 | |||
| Asan | 아산 | 牙山 | 1.6 | 4.5 | Gyeongbu KTX | Asan-si | |
| Tangjeong | 탕정 | 湯井 | 1.8 | 6.3 | |||
| Baebang | 배방 | 排芳 | 3.1 | 9.4 | |||
| Onyangoncheon | 온양온천 | 溫陽溫泉 | 4.9 | 14.3 | |||
| Sinchang(Soonchunhyang Univ.) | 신창(순천향대) | 新昌(順天鄕大) | 5.1 | 19.4 | |||
| Dogooncheon | 도고온천 | 道高溫泉 | 5.8 | 25.2 | |||
| Sillyewon | 신례원 | 新禮院 | 4.5 | 29.7 | Yesan-gun | ||
| Yesan | 예산 | 禮山 | 5.0 | 34.7 | |||
| Sapgyo | 삽교 | 揷橋 | 7.8 | 42.5 | |||
| Hwayang | 화양 | 華陽 | 6.7 | 49.2 | Hongseong-gun | ||
| Hongseong | 홍성 | 洪城 | 5.3 | 54.5 | Seohae Line | ||
| Sinseong | 신성 | 新城 | 4.1 | 58.6 | |||
| Gwangcheon | 광천 | 廣川 | 8.6 | 67.2 | |||
| Wonjuk | 원죽 | 元竹 | 4.1 | 71.3 | Boryeong-si | ||
| Cheongso | 청소 | 靑所 | 3.7 | 75.0 | |||
| Jupo | 주포 | 周浦 | 4.3 | 79.3 | |||
| Daecheon | 대천 | 大川 | 8.3 | 87.6 | |||
| Nampo | 남포 | 藍浦 | 3.1 | 90.7 | |||
| Ungcheon | 웅천 | 熊川 | 10.4 | 101.1 | |||
| Ganchi | 간치 | 艮峙 | 3.2 | 104.3 | Seocheon-hwaryeok Line | ||
| Pangyo | 판교 | 板橋 | 8.3 | 112.6 | Seocheon-gun | ||
| Seocheon | 서천 | 舒川 | 8.6 | 121.2 | |||
| Janghang | 장항 | 長項 | 4.8 | 126.0 | Janghang-hwamul Line | ||
| Gunsan | 군산 | 群山 | 7.0 | 133.0 | Jeollabuk-do | Gunsan-si | |
| 7.2 | 140.2 | Gunsan-hwamul Line | |||||
| Daeya | 대야 | 大野 | 1.0 | 141.2 | Gunsan Port Line | ||
| Impi | 임피 | 臨陂 | 5.2 | 146.4 | |||
| Osan-ri | 오산리 | 五山里 | 4.5 | 150.9 | Iksan-si | ||
| Iksan | 익산 | 益山 | 3.5 | 154.4 | Honam Line Jeolla Line | ||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
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