Janghang Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Chungnam, South Korea}}
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{{Infobox rail line
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| name=Janghang Line
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| native_name=장항선(長項線)
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| image=Korail Janghang Line.png
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| type=Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Commuter rail
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| status=Operational
| locale=South Chungcheong
North Jeolla
| start=Cheonan
| end=Iksan
| stations=30
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| owner=Korea Rail Network Authority
| operator=Korail
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| linelength_km=154.4
| tracks=Double track (Cheonan - Sinchang)
Single track
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| electrification=25 kV 60 Hz AC Overhead line
(Cheonan - Sinchang)
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STR~~Gyeongbu Line
BHF~~0.0~~Cheonan
ABZgl~~Gyeongbu Line
BHF~~1.3~~Bongmyeong
BHF~~2.9~~Ssangyong
XBHF-Rq\KRZu\STRq~~Gyeongbu High Speed Railway
XPLTl\XBHF-R\~~4.5~~Asan
HST~~9.4~~Baebang
BHF~~14.3~~Onyangoncheon
BHF~~19.4~~Sinchang
BHF~~25.2~~Dogooncheon
BHF~~29.7~~Sillyewon
BHF~~34.7~~Yesan
BHF~~42.5~~Sapgyo
BHF~~49.2~~Hwayang
BHF~~54.5~~Hongseong
BHF~~58.6~~Sinseong
BHF~~67.2~~Gwangcheon
HST~~71.3~~Wonjuk
BHF~~75.0~~Cheongso
BHF~~79.3~~Jupo
BHF~~87.6~~Daecheon
BHF~~90.7~~Nampo
BHF~~101.1~~Ungcheon
BHF~~104.3~~Ganchi
BHF~~112.6~~Pangyo
BHF~~121.2~~Seocheon
BHF~~126.0~~Janghang
ABZgr~~Janghang cargo Line
STR+GRZq~~↑South Chungcheong/North Jeolla↓
BHF~~133.0~~Gunsan
ABZg+r~~140.2~~Gunsan cargo Line
BHF~~141.2~~Daeya
HST~~146.4~~Impi
HST~~150.9~~Osan-ri
ABZg+r~~Honam Line, Jeolla Line
BHF~~154.4~~Iksan
STR~~Honam Line
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{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=장항선
|hanja={{linktext|長|項|線}}
|rr=Janghangseon
|mr=Changhangsŏn
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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.
History
The original Janghang Line was opened along its full length running between Cheonan and Janghang by the Chosen Gyeongnam Railway on June 1, 1922.{{cite web|url=http://info.korail.com/2007/kra/ope/ope08000/w_ope08606.jsp |title=경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황 |publisher=Korail |access-date=2010-12-04 |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===
The entire Janghang Line is being electrified, double-tracked, and upgraded for higher speeds with a straighter alignment. Work started in 1997 from Cheonan.{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/south-koreas-growing-network.html |title=South Korea's growing network |date=2008-09-08 |publisher=Railway Gazette International |access-date=2010-08-29 |archive-date=2012-12-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205072403/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/south-koreas-growing-network.html |url-status=dead }} 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/area/425930.html |script-title=ko:장항선 타면 ‘곡선이 주는 여유’ 절로 |language=ko |date=2010-06-16 |publisher=The Hankyoreh |access-date=2010-10-19 |archive-date=2011-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614160711/http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/area/425930.html |url-status=dead }} and electrification was put in service on the first {{Cvt|19.4|km}} between Cheonan and Sinchang, after Asan, on December 15, 2008.{{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=2010-10-27 |archive-date=2012-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314033522/http://www.epic.or.kr/cont/yearbook/download/yearbook_chap07_3.pdf |url-status=dead }} The {{Cvt|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 only one track was laid. 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. The realigned {{Cvt|14.2|km}} Nampo-Ganchi section, including the relocated Ungcheon station, was opened on January 5, 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.ebaekje.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=103794 |script-title=ko:보령시, 장항선 웅천역 신역사 5일 운영 개시 |language=ko |date=2021-01-06 |publisher=Baekje News |access-date=2023-09-27}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.redaily.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=5663 |script-title=ko:철도공단 충청권 사업단, 8개 철도사업에 올해 7082억 투입 |language=ko |date=2023-04-27 |publisher=Rail Economy News |access-date=2023-09-29}} Also as of April 2023, the double-tracking of the Hongseong-Daeya section, including the {{Cvt|18.8|km}} Sinseong-Jupo realignment that was scheduled to begin construction in 2023, was in advanced planning, with a 2027 completion targeted.
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. It will be connected to southern extension of the Sosa–Wonsi Line and Sinansan Line. Seohae Line will serve {{Cvt|250|km/h|4=0}} speed, which will dramatically reduce travel time between Seoul and Hongseong.
Sinchang-Hongseong section will be double track electrifed when Seohae Line open.{{cite web | url=https://www.redaily.co.kr/news/articleViewAmp.html?idxno=6873 | title="장항선 신창-홍성 간 복선전철화 곧 마무리된다" | }}
Services
=Seoul Metropolitan Subway=
Seoul Subway's Line 1 services run on the line between Cheonan–Sinchang stations.
stations
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! station ! Hangul ! Hanja ! station ! Line ! Connecting lines ! colspan="2" | Location |
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| Cheonan
| 천안 | 天安 | style="text-align: right;" | 0.0 | style="text-align: right;" | 0.0 | style="width:5em;" rowspan="25" | Chungcheongnam-do | rowspan="3" | Cheonan-si |
| Bongmyeong
| 봉명 | 鳳鳴 | style="text-align: right;" | 1.3 | style="text-align: right;" | 1.3 | |
| Ssangyong(Korea Nazarene Univ.)
| 쌍용(나사렛대) | 雙龍(拿撒勒大) | style="text-align: right;" | 1.6 | style="text-align: right;" | 2.9 | |
| Asan
| 아산 | 牙山 | style="text-align: right;" | 1.6 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.5 | rowspan="6" | Asan-si |
| Tangjeong
| 탕정 | 湯井 | style="text-align: right;" | 1.8 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.3 | |
| Baebang
| 배방 | 排芳 | style="text-align: right;" | 3.1 | style="text-align: right;" | 9.4 | |
| Onyangoncheon
| 온양온천 | 溫陽溫泉 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.9 | style="text-align: right;" | 14.3 | |
| Sinchang(Soonchunhyang Univ.)
| 신창(순천향대) | 新昌(順天鄕大) | style="text-align: right;" | 5.1 | style="text-align: right;" | 19.4 | |
| Dogooncheon
| 도고온천 | 道高溫泉 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.8 | style="text-align: right;" | 25.2 | |
| Sillyewon
| 신례원 | 新禮院 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.5 | style="text-align: right;" | 29.7 | | rowspan="3" | Yesan-gun |
| Yesan
| 예산 | 禮山 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.0 | style="text-align: right;" | 34.7 | |
| Sapgyo
| 삽교 | 揷橋 | style="text-align: right;" | 7.8 | style="text-align: right;" | 42.5 | |
| Hwayang
| 화양 | 華陽 | style="text-align: right;" | 6.7 | style="text-align: right;" | 49.2 | | style="width:3em;" rowspan="4" | Hongseong-gun |
| Hongseong
| 홍성 | 洪城 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.3 | style="text-align: right;" | 54.5 |
| Sinseong
| 신성 | 新城 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.1 | style="text-align: right;" | 58.6 | |
| Gwangcheon
| 광천 | 廣川 | style="text-align: right;" | 8.6 | style="text-align: right;" | 67.2 | |
| Wonjuk
| 원죽 | 元竹 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.1 | style="text-align: right;" | 71.3 | | rowspan="7" | Boryeong-si |
| Cheongso
| 청소 | 靑所 | style="text-align: right;" | 3.7 | style="text-align: right;" | 75.0 | |
| Jupo
| 주포 | 周浦 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.3 | style="text-align: right;" | 79.3 | |
| Daecheon
| 대천 | 大川 | style="text-align: right;" | 8.3 | style="text-align: right;" | 87.6 | |
| Nampo
| 남포 | 藍浦 | style="text-align: right;" | 3.1 | style="text-align: right;" | 90.7 | |
| Ungcheon
| 웅천 | 熊川 | style="text-align: right;" | 10.4 | style="text-align: right;" | 101.1 | |
| Ganchi
| 간치 | 艮峙 | style="text-align: right;" | 3.2 | style="text-align: right;" | 104.3 |
| Pangyo
| 판교 | 板橋 | style="text-align: right;" | 8.3 | style="text-align: right;" | 112.6 | | style="width:3em;" rowspan="3" | Seocheon-gun |
| Seocheon
| 서천 | 舒川 | style="text-align: right;" | 8.6 | style="text-align: right;" | 121.2 | |
| Janghang
| 장항 | 長項 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.8 | style="text-align: right;" | 126.0 |
| Gunsan
| 군산 | 群山 | style="text-align: right;" | 7.0 | style="text-align: right;" | 133.0 | | rowspan="6" | Jeollabuk-do | rowspan="4" | Gunsan-si |
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| | style="text-align: right;" | 7.2 | style="text-align: right;" | 140.2 |
| Daeya
| 대야 | 大野 | style="text-align: right;" | 1.0 | style="text-align: right;" | 141.2 |
| Impi
| 임피 | 臨陂 | style="text-align: right;" | 5.2 | style="text-align: right;" | 146.4 | |
| Osan-ri
| 오산리 | 五山里 | style="text-align: right;" | 4.5 | style="text-align: right;" | 150.9 | | rowspan="2" | Iksan-si |
| Iksan
| 익산 | 益山 | style="text-align: right;" | 3.5 | style="text-align: right;" | 154.4 |
See also
References
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Category:Railway lines in South Korea
Category:Railway lines opened in 1922
Category:Transport in South Chungcheong Province