Gyeongbu Line

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The Gyeongbu Line is South Korea’s principal railway corridor, connecting the capital Seoul with the major port city of Busan and serving as the country’s busiest and most important rail route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway corridor
railway line
connects Busan
Seoul
constructionStarted 1901
country South Korea
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
endPoint Busan
formsCorridorWith Gyeongbu High-Speed Railway
gauge standard gauge
hasJunction with Daegu Line
with Gyeongjeon Line
with Honam Line at Daejeon
with Jungang Line
historicalContext built during period of Japanese influence on Korean Peninsula
importance key freight artery between Seoul and Busan ports
integratedIn national rail network of South Korea
is busiest railway line in South Korea
most important rail route in South Korea
languageOfName Korean
lengthApprox about 441 km
linksRegion Chungcheong region
Seoul Capital Area
Yeongnam region
nameDerivedFrom Busan
Gyeongseong (old name for Seoul)
linked to: Seoul
opened 1905
operator Korail
owner Government of South Korea
passesThrough Daegu
Daejeon
Gimcheon
Gumi
Miryang
Suwon
primaryUse freight rail transport
passenger rail transport
role backbone of South Korea conventional rail network
startPoint Seoul
status in operation
terminus Busan Station
Seoul Station
trackConfiguration double track
usedByService ITX-Saemaeul
KTX (via parallel high-speed route and connections)
linked to: KTX

Mugunghwa-ho
commuter trains in Seoul metropolitan area

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Busan Station railwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Busan Station terminusOf Gyeongbu Line
Pyeongtaek hasTransport Gyeongbu Line
Osan, South Korea hasRailwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Seodaejeon Station locatedOn Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongbu High-Speed Railway partOfCorridor Seoul–Busan corridor
linked to: Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongbu High-Speed Railway namedAfter Gyeongbu corridor
linked to: Gyeongbu Line
Daejeon Station railwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Miryang connectedByRail Gyeongbu Line
Donghae Line connectsToLine Gyeongbu Line
Korail operatesOnLine Gyeongbu Line
ITX-Saemaeul lineUsed Gyeongbu Line
Busan Central Bus Terminal connectsTo Busan–Gyeongbu corridor
linked to: Gyeongbu Line
Osan hasRailConnection Gyeongbu Line
Cheonan servedByRailwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Chungcheongbuk-do hasRailway Gyeongbu Line
Gumi, South Korea railwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Suwon hasTransport Gyeongbu Line
Seoul Station railwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Line 1 (Seoul Metropolitan Subway) connectsWith Gyeongbu Line
subject linked to: Line 1
Suin–Bundang Line connectsToLine Gyeongbu Line
Gumi railwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Yeongdeungpo District servedBy Gyeongbu Line
subject linked to: Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul
Honam Line connectedWith Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongsan hasTransportConnection Gyeongbu Line
Yeongdeungpo Station servedByLine Gyeongbu Line
Gimcheon servedByRailwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Daejeon-yeok railwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Daejeon-yeok isMajorStopOn Seoul–Busan rail corridor
linked to: Gyeongbu Line
Donghae Nambu Line connectsTo Gyeongbu Line
Miryang Station locatedOn Gyeongbu Line
Chilgok County hasTransport Gyeongbu Line
Yongsan station railwayLineServed Gyeongbu Line
Busanjin-gu hasTransportConnection Gyeongbu Line
subject linked to: Busanjin-gu, Busan
Dongdaegu Station railwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Daegu Station railwayLine Gyeongbu Line
Daegu Station isKeyNodeOn Seoul–Busan rail corridor
linked to: Gyeongbu Line
Janghang Line connectsWithLine Gyeongbu Line
Saemaeul-ho railwayLineUsed Gyeongbu Line
Seoul–Busan servedByRailLine Gyeongbu Line
Daegu Line connectsTo Gyeongbu Line
Saemaeul-ho express operatedOnLine Gyeongbu Line
Osan station locatedOnRailwayLine Gyeongbu Line