Jecheon station

{{short description|Railway station in the city of Jecheon, South Korea}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = {{Infobox station/Header Korail

|native_name=제천

|name =Jecheon

}}

| image = 제천역.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption =

| mlanguage = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes

| hangul = 제천역

| hanja = {{linktext|堤|川|驛}}

| mr = Chech'ŏnnyŏk

| rr = Jecheonnyeok

}}

| address = 1 Uirim-daero, Jecheon, North Chungcheong

| country = South Korea

| coordinates = {{coord|37.128045|128.2053|format=dms|region:KR_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| line = Jungang Line, Taebaek Line

| structure = Aboveground

| platform = 4

| tracks = 6

| opened = September 1, 1941

| code = 092

| operator = Korail

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Korail|line=Jungang KTX|left=Wonju|right=Danyang}}

}}

Jecheon station is a railway station in the city of Jecheon. It is on the Jungang Line and the Taebaek Line. This station is also served by all Chungbuk Line passenger services.{{Cite web|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=40942&docId=1141415&categoryId=37154|title=제천역|website=terms.naver.com|language=ko|trans-title=Jecheon Station|access-date=2019-06-14}} Currently, passenger trains stop 56 weekdays and 58 holidays, and cargo transportation such as cement in Danyang and Yeongwol and coal in Taebaek accounts for a large proportion.

History

  • 1 September 1941: station opened on Gyeonggyeong Line
  • 31 December 1955: Taebaek Line opened
  • 31 December 1958: Chungbuk Line passenger service started
  • 30 June 1973: tracks between Cheongnyangni and Jecheon are electrified
  • 20 June 1974: tracks between Jecheon and Gohan are electrified
  • December 1987: tracks between Jecheon and Dodam are electrified
  • 1 November 1988: Saemaeul Express service started
  • January 1, 2000: Changed to regional management station
  • May 1, 2006: Stop handling digestibles
  • 31 March 2011: electrified double track opened between Jecheon and Dodam
  • November 1, 2014: ITX-Saemaul commences operation
  • November 24, 2017: Transfer to temporary railway station
  • May 29, 2020: Transfer to New Railway Station
  • 5 January 2021: Korea Train Express service started

References

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