Honam Line

{{Infobox rail line

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| name = Honam Line

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| native_name = 호남선(湖南線)

| native_name_lang = ko

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| type = Heavy Rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Intercity rail

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| status = Operational

| locale = Daejeon
South Chungcheong
North Jeolla
South Jeolla
Gwangju

| start = Daejeonjochajang

| end = Mokpo

| stations = 48

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| open = Stages between 1911 and 1914

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| owner = Korea Rail Network Authority

| operator = Korail

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| linelength_km = 252.5

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| tracks = Double track

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| electrification = 25 kV/60 Hz AC catenary

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DST~~0.0~~Daejeonjochajang

ABZgl~~Gyeongbu Line

LSTR

\ABZg+1\STRc4~~Daejeon Line

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 32

BHF~~5.7~~Seodaejeon

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 4

hKRZWae

TUNNEL1

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 4

BHF~~11.8~~Gasuwon

SKRZ-Au~~Daejeon South Ring Expressway

hKRZWae

BHF~~17.3~~Heukseong-ri

hKRZWae

eHST~~20.7~~Wonjeong~~ ~~(1955–2006)

hKRZWae

hKRZWae+GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Daejeon|Gyeryong|line=1}}

SKRZ-Au~~Honam Expressway Branch

BHF~~25.4~~Gyeryong

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 1

eHST~~28.0~~Sindo~~ ~~(1966–2006)

STR+GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Gyeryong|Nonsan|line=1}}

BHF~~34.7~~Gaetaesa

BHF~~39.6~~Yeonsan

HST~~44.5~~Buhwang

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 4

hKRZWae

BHF~~50.8~~Nonsan

hKRZWae

eHST~~56.5~~Chaehwa~~ ~~(1967–1974)

hKRZWae

ABZg+l~~Ganggyeong Line

SKRZ-Au~~Honam Expressway

BST~~57.5~~Chaewoon (Signal Box)

hKRZWae

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 23

hKRZWae

BHF~~60.7~~Ganggyeong

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 23

STR+GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Nonsan|Iksan|line=1}}

hKRZWae

HST~~66.7~~Yongdong

hKRZWae

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 23

BHF~~71.8~~Hamyeol

hKRZWae

eHST~~75.4~~Dasan~~ ~~(1967–2006)

HST~~81.2~~Hwangdeung

hKRZWae

eABZg+l~~ ~~Honam High Speed Railway~~ ~~Under Construction

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 23

BHF~~87.9~~Iksan

ABZg3~~Janghang Line

STRo~~National Route 27

ABZg2~~Jeolla Line

hKRZWae

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 23

hKRZWae

BS2+l\eBS2+r~~Honam High Speed Railway

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hKRZWae!~GRZq\exhKRZWae!~GRZq~~Mangyeong River {{pipe}} {{BSsplit|Iksan|Gimje|line=1}}

STRo\exSTRo~~National Route 26

eSTR2u\exSTR3

exSTR+1\eSTR+4u

exSTRo\SBRÜCKE~~National Route 21

exkSTR3!~BS2c2\BS2r

HST~~95.3~~Buyong

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HST~~98.5~~Waryong

eKRZ2+4u~~Honam High Speed Railway

BHF~~105.6~~Gimje

hKRZWae

hKRZWae!~GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Gimje|Jeongeup|line=1}}

HST~~112.4~~Gamgok

hKRZWae

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 30

hKRZWae

BHF~~117.9~~Sintaein

hKRZWae

HST~~123.5~~Chogang

hKRZWae

SKRZ-Au~~Honam Expressway

eABZg+l~~Honam High Speed Railway

BHF~~131.4~~Jeongeup

STRo~~National Route 29

hKRZWae

eABZgr~~Honam High Speed Railway

hKRZWae

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 1

BHF~~137.4~~Cheonwon

hKRZWae

HST~~141.6~~Noryeong

tSTRa

tSTR+GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Jeongeup|Jangseong|line=1}}

tSTRe

BHF~~148.6~~Baegyangsa

hKRZWae

SKRZ-Ao~~Honam Expressway

hKRZWae

eHST~~154.3~~Sinheung-ri~~ ~~until 2006

hKRZWae

SKRZ-Au~~Gochang-Damyang Expressway

HST~~160.1~~Anpyeong

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ABZgr~~Jangseong Line (for freight)

hKRZWae

BHF~~163.8~~Jangseong

hKRZWae

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 24

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eHST~~169.6~~Okjeong~~ ~~(1959–2006)

STR+GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Jangseong|Gwangju|line=1}}

BHF~~174.7~~Imgok

eABZg+l~~Honam High Speed Railway

BHF~~181.2~~Hanam

ABZgl~~For North Songjeong

ABZg+l~~Gyeongjeon Line

STRo~~National Route 22

BHF~~185.7~~GwangjuSongjeong

hKRZWae

STR+GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Gwangju|Naju|line=1}}

BS2+l\eBS2+r

BHF\exSTR~~195.0~~Noan~~ ~~since 2001

STR\exHST~~ ~~Noan~~ ~~until 2001

hKRZWae\exhKRZWae

SBRÜCKE\exSTR~~National Route 13

BS2l\eBS2r

SBRÜCKE~~National Route 1

ABZgr~~For LG Chemical

BHF~~201.5~~Naju

STRo~~National Route 13

BS2+l\eBS2+r

TUNNEL1\exHST~~203.2~~Yeongsanpo~~ ~~until 2001

hKRZWae\exhKRZWae

BS2l\eBS2r

HST~~208.9~~Dasi

hKRZWae

eBS2+l\BS2+r

exSTR\BHF~~212.1~~Gomagwon~~ ~~since 2001

exHST\STR~~ ~~Gomagwon~~ ~~until 2001

exhKRZWae!~GRZq\hKRZWae!~GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Naju|Hampyeong|line=1}}

eBS2l\BS2r

BS2+l\eBS2+r

hKRZWae\exSTR

BHF\exSTR~~218.7~~Hampyeong~~ ~~since 2001

STRo\exSTR~~National Route 23

hKRZWae\exBHF~~ ~~Hakkyo~~ ~~until 2001

hKRZWae\exSTR

hKRZWae\exhKRZWae

STR2\xSTR3u

xSTR+1u\STR+4

exSTR+GRZq\STR+GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Hampyeong|Muan|line=1}}

eBS2l\BS2r

BHF~~226.3~~Muan

BHF~~230.3~~Mongtan

BS2+l\eBS2+r

tSTRa\exSTR

tSTRe\exHST~~234.9~~Myeongsan~~ ~~until 2001

TUNNEL1\exSTR

hSTRa\exSTR

WDOCKS!~hMSTR\exSTR

hSTRe\exBHF~~241.2~~Illo~~ ~~until 2001

hKRZWae\exhKRZWae

BHF\exSTR~~239.3~~Illo

SBRÜCKEa\exSBRÜCKEe~~National Route 2

ABZgl\exSTR~~Daebul Line

tSTR2a\exSTR3

exSTR+1\tSTR+4

exSTR\tSTRe

eBS2l\BS2r

STR+GRZq~~{{BSsplit|Muan|Mokpo|line=1}}

BHF~~{{BSsplit|245.2|247.9|line=1|align=right}}~~Imseong-ri

BS2+l\eBS2+r

tSTRa\exSTR

tSTRe\exHST~~ ~~East Mokpo~~ ~~(1953–2003)

BS2l\eBS2r

KBHFxe~~252.5~~Mokpo

exKBHFe~~253.2~~Mokpo Seaside

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{{Infobox Korean name

|hangul=호남선

|hanja=湖南線

|rr=Honamseon

|mr=Honamsŏn

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The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region (North and South Jeolla Provinces) in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line) to Gwangju and Mokpo.

History

A Honam Railway from Seoul to Mokpo was first proposed in 1896 by a French company.{{cite web |url=http://www.land.go.kr/document/info/honam/jl06.pdf |title=전라지방–교통∙통신체계의 발달 |publisher=Land Portal |access-date=2010-12-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140418/http://www.land.go.kr/document/info/honam/jl06.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 }} After the start of the Russo-Japanese War, in May 1904, Imperial Japan forced Korea to sign an agreement granting the Japanese military control over railways, including the right to seize land. Japan then seized much of the fertile Honam plain in advance of a planned Honam Line.

The construction of the line started in 1910. The first {{convert|39.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} between Daejeon and Yeonsan was opened in July 1911. The line was extended to Ganggyeong in November 1911, to Iri (today Iksan) in March 1912, to Gimje in October 1912 and to Jeongeup in December 1912. Construction continued from the other end of the line, with the section from Mokpo to Hakgyo (today Hampyeong) opened in May 1913; and extended to Naju in July 1913, to Songjeong-ri (today Gwangju·Songjeong) in October 1913, and finally to Jeongeup, completing the line on January 11, 1914.{{cite web|url=http://info.korail.com/2007/kra/ope/ope08000/w_ope08606.jsp |title=경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황 |publisher=Korail |access-date=2010-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722192217/http://info.korail.com/2007/kra/ope/ope08000/w_ope08606.jsp |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}

=== Upgrade ===

== Duplication ==

The Honam Line was upgraded to an electrified and double-tracked line for higher speeds in stages. The construction of the double track began on January 4, 1968.{{cite web |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2003/01/07/socialAffairs/Rail-service-to-be-upgraded-this-year/1913911.html?detailWord= |title=Rail service to be upgraded this year |date=2003-01-03 |publisher=JoongAng Daily |access-date=2010-10-21}} On March 30, 1978, the section from Daejeonjochajang station to Iksan station via Seodaejeon station was double-tracked. The double-track work for the section south of Iksan station on the Honam Line began in February 1981, and the double-track work was completed to Songjeong-ri station in Gwangju on September 6, 1988.

Double-tracking of the last remaining single-track section, Songjeong–Mokpo, and the electrification of the whole line, including the Gwangju spur,{{cite web |url=http://www.epic.or.kr/cont/yearbook/download/yearbook_chap07_3.pdf |title=Electricity Almanac 2009 |publisher=Korea Electric Association |access-date=2010-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314033522/http://www.epic.or.kr/cont/yearbook/download/yearbook_chap07_3.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-14 |url-status=dead }} was finished for the start of Korea Train Express (KTX) services on April 1, 2004.{{cite journal |last1=Cho |first1=Nam-Geon |last2=Chung |first2=Jin-Kyu |title=High Speed Rail Construction of Korea and Its Impact |journal=KRIHS Special Report Series |volume=12 |year=2008 |publisher=Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements |url=http://168.126.177.50/pub/docu/en/AD/ZA/ADZA2008AAN/ADZA-2008-AAN.PDF |access-date=2010-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529073047/http://168.126.177.50/pub/docu/en/AD/ZA/ADZA2008AAN/ADZA-2008-AAN.PDF |archive-date=2011-05-29 }} The present line length from Daejeon to Mokpo is {{Convert|252.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}, the line distance from Seoul to Mokpo is {{Convert|407.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

== Speeding-up upgrade ==

To serve KTX and SRT, section from GwangjuSongjeong to Gomagwon was upgraded to accomplish maximum speed of 230 km/h. Total length of the project is 25.9 km and it was completed in June 2020.{{cite web

|url=http://www.molit.go.kr/USR/NEWS/m_71/dtl.jsp?lcmspage=1&id=95084927

|title=호남고속2단계, 인천발, 수원발 KTX 공사 본격 추진

|date= 2020-12-20

|website= MOLIT official website

|publisher=MOLIT

|language=ko

|page=5

|trans-title=Honam HSR 2nd pase, KTX from Incheon project, KTX from Suwon project are initiated in full-scale drive

|access-date=2021-01-19

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Major stations

Major stations and junctions along the line include:

Daejeon, junction with the Gyeongbu Line to Seoul and Busan;
Seodaejeon, the Daejeon passenger station for Honam Line trains;
Iksan (formerly named Iri), the terminus of the Jeolla and Janghang Lines;
GwangjuSongjeong, the major station in Gwangju for through trains to Mokpo, and the junction with the Gyeongjeon Line;
Naju, the major station in Naju;
Mokpo, a seaport on the south coast.

Services

The Honam Line is served by freight trains, as well as cross-country Mugunghwa-ho, intercity ITX-Saemaeul/MAUM and high-speed KTX passenger trains.

As of October 2024, the minimum travel time from Yongsan Station in Seoul to Mokpo in South Jeolla Province is at least 4 hours and 20 minutes for ITX-MAUM and at least 5 hours and 14 minutes for Mugunghwa. Even on the Honam Line from Seodaejeon to Mokpo itself, the travel time is at least 2 hours and 34 minutes for ITX-MAUM and at least 3 hours and 4 minutes for Mugunghwa.

References

Category:Railway lines in South Korea

Category:Railway lines opened in 1914

Honam Line

History

== Duplication ==

== Speeding-up upgrade ==

Major stations

Services

See also

References