Donghae Line

Donghae Line
Overview
Native name	동해선(東海線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger rail Intercity rail
Status	Operarional
Locale	North Gyeongsang
Termini	Moryang Pohang
Stations	3
Operation
Opened	2 April 2015
Owner	korea Rail Network Authority
Operator(s)	Korail
Technical
Line length	35.1 km (21.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV/60 Hz AC Overhead line
Route map Legend For Gyeongbu HSR Gyeongbu Expressway Jungang Line 0.0 Moryang (Signal Box) Donghae Nambu Line 24.8 Bujo (Signal Box) Donghae Nambu Line Donghae Nambu Line 35.1 Pohang Under construction

Donghae Line
Hangul	동해선
Hanja	東海線
Revised Romanization	Donghaeseon
McCune–Reischauer	Tonghaesŏn

The Donghae Line is a railway line connecting Moryang Station to Pohang Station in South Korea. It will merge Donghae Nambu Line and Donghae Bukbu Line

Services

KTX

Plans foresee direct KTX high-speed train service from Seoul to Pohang and Ulsan after the completion of the upgrades. From 2015, direct KTX trains are to reach Pohang from Seoul in 1 hour 50 minutes, cutting 33 minutes from the travel time with transfer at Singyeongju.^[1] Under the government's 2010 strategic plan for 2020, the entire line may see KTX service.^[2]

References

1. 2015년 포항~서울 2시간에 달린다 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
2. "Bullet trains coming to a town near you by 2020". JoongAng Daily. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-10-27.