Janghang Line

Janghang Line
Overview
Native name	장항선(長項線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail Regional rail, Commuter rail
Status	Operational
Locale	South Chungcheong North Jeolla
Termini	Cheonan Iksan
Stations	30
Operation
Owner	Korea Rail Network Authority
Operator(s)	Korail
Technical
Line length	154.4 km (95.9 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track (Cheonan - Sinchang) Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 60 Hz AC Overhead line (Cheonan - Sinchang)
Route map Gyeongbu Line 0.0 Cheonan Gyeongbu Line 1.3 Bongmyeong 2.9 Ssangyong Gyeongbu High Speed Railway 4.5 Asan 9.4 Baebang 14.3 Onyang Oncheon 19.4 Sinchang 25.2 Dogo Oncheon 29.7 Sillyewon 34.7 Yesan 42.5 Sapgyo 49.2 Hwayang 54.5 Hongseong 58.6 Sinseong 67.2 Gwangcheon 71.3 Wonjuk 75.0 Cheongso 79.3 Jupo 87.6 Daecheon 90.7 Nampo 101.1 Ungcheon 104.3 Ganchi 112.6 Pangyo 121.2 Seocheon 126.0 Janghang Janghang-hwamul Line ↑South Chungcheong/North Jeolla↓ 133.0 Gunsan 140.2 Gunsan-hwamul Line 141.2 Daeya 146.4 Impi 150.9 Osan-ri Honam Line, Jeolla Line 154.4 Iksan Honam Line

Janghang Line
Hangul	장항선
Hanja	長項線
Revised Romanization	Janghangseon
McCune–Reischauer	Changhangsŏn

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 Saemaul-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.

The original Janghang Line opened along its full length between Cheonan and Janghang on June 1, 1922.

The entire Janghang Line is being electrified and double-tracked and upgraded for higher speeds with a straighter alignment. Work started in 1997 from Cheonan. 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, and electrification was put in service on the first 19.4 km between Cheonan and Sinchang, after Asan, on December 15, 2008. The 17.1 km 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 a single track laid. Currently the Sinseong-Jupo, Nampo-Ganchi and Janghang-Gunsan sections are in construction. The entire line is slated to be finished in 2018.

The Janghang Line will link up with Seohae Line at Hongseong station. It will connect Hongseong to Hawaseong in Gyeonggi-do. It will be connected to southern extension of the Sosa–Wonsi Line and Sinansan Line. Seohae Line will serve 250km/h speed, which will dramatically reduce travel time between Seoul and Hongseong.

The Cheonan–Sinchang section of this line is a part of Seoul Subway's Line 1.

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