Gaya Line
{{Short description|Railway line in South Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Gaya Line
| other_name = Busan Jochajang Line
부산조차장선 ({{linktext|釜|山|操|車|場|線}})
| native_name = 가야선 ({{linktext|伽|倻|線}})
| native_name_lang = ko
| color = 0066b3
| logo =
| image = File:Korail Gaya Line Jurye Station.jpg
| caption = The Gaya Line at Jurye Station
| type = Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = Busan Gwangyeoksi
| start = Sasang
| end = Beomil
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| open = 10 June 1944
| close =
| owner = Chosen Government Railway (1944–1945)
{{nowrap|Korea Rail Network Authority (since 1945)}}
| operator = Chosen Government Railway (1944–1945)
Korail
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| linelength_km = 8.3
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| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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{{routemap|inline=1
|map=
\\fCONTg\\~~ ~~ ~~Gyeongbu Line
ELCa\\fSTR!~KBHFa\\~~0.0~~Sasang
BL\fCONTgq\fSTRr!~STR\\~~ ~~ ~~Gyeongbu Line
BL\\BHF\\~~5.1~~Gaya
BL\\fSTR+l!~STR\fCONTfq\~~ ~~ ~~Donghae Line
ELCe\\fSTR!~KHSTe\\~~8.3~~Beomil
\fCONTgq\fSTRr\\~~ ~~ ~~Donghae Line
}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=가야선
|hanja=伽倻線
|rr=Gayaseon
|mr=Kayasŏn|
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The Gaya Line is a railway line of Korail in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea, connecting Sasang on the Gyeongbu Line with Beom-il on the Donghae Line via Gaya, where the line also connects to the Bujeon Line.
History
The {{convert|8.3|km|abbr=on}} line was originally opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 10 June 1944 as the Busan Marshalling Yard Line between Sasang and Busanjin; after the end of the Pacific War and the subsequent partition of Korea the line was taken over by the Korean National Railroad, which renamed it Gaya Line on 1 September 1955.대한민국관보 교통부 고시 제432호 (1955.08.30) On 21 January 1968 the line's terminus was changed from Busanjin to Beom-il. 대한민국관보 철도청 고시 제3호 (1968.01.13)
On 2 December 2002 commuter passenger service on the line was discontinued, and on the 28th electrification and double-tracking of the line was completed.
Route
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| Distance (Total; km) ! Distance ! Station Name ! Station Name ! Former Name ! Former Name ! Connections |
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| 0.0
| 0.0 | Sasang | 사상 (沙上) | | | Gyeongbu Line |
| 5.1
| 3.2 | Gaya | 가야 (伽倻) | | | Bujeon Line |
| 8.3
| 3.2 | Beomil | 범일 (凡一) | | | Donghae Line |