Donghae Nambu Line

Donghae Nambu Line
Overview
Native name 동해남부선(東海南部線)
Type Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail, Commuter rail
Status Integrated
Locale Busan
Ulsan
North Gyeongsang
Termini Busanjin
Pohang
Stations 37
Operation
Opened Stages between 1918–1935
Owner korea Rail Network Authority
Operator(s) Korail
Technical
Line length 143.2 km (89.0 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV/60 Hz AC Overhead line
(Busanjin–Bujeon)
Route map
Legend
 Gyeongbu Line, Uam Line
 0.0 Busanjin (Line 1)
 Gyeongbu Line
 2.1 Beomil
 Gaya Line
 Bujeon Line
 4.6 Bujeon (Line 1)
 7.8 Geoje
 9.1 Nammungu (Line 1)
 10.6 Dongnae
 11.9 Allak
 13.6 Jaesong
 14.9 Suyeong
 20.8 Haeundae
 23.7 Songjeong
 ↑Haeundae Busan/Gijang↓
 30.3 Gijang
 33.3 Ilgwang
 38.6 Jwacheon
 42.0 Wolnae
 ↑Gijang Busan/Ulsan↓
 44.9 Seosaeng
 Onsan Line
 53.4 Namchang
 55.0 Oegosan
 62.7 Deokha
 65.2 Seonam
 Jangsaengpo Line
 Ulsanhang Line
 70.0 Taehwagang (Former Ulsan)
 Taehwa River
 73.4 Hyomun
 79.6 Hogye
 ↑Ulsan/Gyeongju↓
 86.8 Mohwa
 90.7 Ipsil
 94.6 Juktong
 98.7 Bulguksa
 103.2 Dongbang (Signal Box)
 109.7 Gyeongju
 Hyeongsan River
Jungang Line
114.8 Nawon
 118.5 Cheongnyeong
 121.2 Sabang
 127.0 Angang
 129.9 Yangjadong
 132.8 Bujo (Signal Box)
 ↑Gyeongju/Pohang↓
 139.2 Hyoja
 Goedong Line
 142.0 Yanghaktong
 143.2 Pohang
 145.2 Haksan
Donghae Nambu Line
Hangul 동해남부선
Hanja 東海南部線
Revised Romanization Donghae Nambuseon
McCune–Reischauer Tonghae Nambusŏn
Gyeongju station.

The Donghae Nambu Line is a railway line connecting Busan to Pohang in South Korea. The line runs along South Korea's east coast.

History

On October 31, 1918, an extension of the Daegu Line reached Pohang.[1] The section from Gyeongju to Pohang would become the oldest part of the future Donghae Nambu Line.[2] On October 25, 1921, a branch of the Daegu Line from Gyeongju to Ulsan (Taehwagang) was opened.[1] On 16 December 1935 Busan and Ulsan were linked up through the opening of the section Jwacheon–Ulsan.[3] The new line and the two older sections built as part of the Daegu Line were combined into the new Donghae Nambu Line, with a length of 145.8 km (90.6 mi) from Busanjin to Pohang.[4]

Upgrade

As of 2010, most of the line remains single-track and unelectrified.[4] The entire line is to be upgraded to an electrified-double-tracked railway.

Busan–Ulsan

Planning for the upgrading of the line started in 1990 already, with the primary aim to improve commuter traffic; construction started in June 2003.[5] The section gets a new 72.1 km long alignment[5] with several tunnels.[6][7] Korea Rail Network Authority, Busan, and Ulsan city government is undertaking the upgrade. As of 2010, construction progress reached 32% of the total budget of 2,268.9 billion won.[5] The completion of the upgrade is foreseen for 2015.[5]

On September 1, 2010, the South Korean government announced a strategic plan to reduce travel times from Seoul to 95% of the country to under 2 hours by 2020. As part of the plan, the Busan–Ulsan section of the Donghae Nambu Line is to be further upgraded for 230 km/h.[8]

Ulsan–Gyeongju–Pohang

The line is to be replaced by a completely new alignment that circumvents downtown Gyeongju and connects to the Gyeongbu High Speed Railway at Singyeongju Station.[9] In 2003, a feasibility study was prepared for the section.[10] Detailed design was started, and in May 2007, the government expected to realise the project from 2008 to 2011 at the earliest.[11] The project was finally approved by the government on April 23, 2009, and a ground-breaking ceremony was held.[10] The altogether 76.56 km line was slated to be opened in December 2014, with a total budget of 2,328.899 billion won.[9][10] In January 2010, the early completion of the Pohang branch was confirmed by the government.[12]

Pohang–Samcheok extension

At the time of thawing relations between South and North Korea, when the cross-border section of the Donghae Bukbu Line was reopened in 2007, the South Korean government considered the construction of a railway for freight traffic all along the east coast to the North Korean border.[13][14] As part of the corridor, a new single-track, non-electrified line for 150 km/h would connect Pohang and Samcheok, the end of a branch of the Yeongdong Line.[15] new line is to connect to the existing railhead at Samcheok. Work started on the Pohang-Yeongdeok section on March 20, 2008, with a foreseen budget of 2,949.5 billion won for the entire line until Samcheok.[16] As of 2009, progress reached 5.9% of a planned budget reduced to 2,831.749 billion won, and completion of the 171.3 km long project was planned for 2016.[17] Under the government's 2010 strategic plan for 2020, the Pohang–Samcheok extension is to be further upgraded for 230 km/h.[8]

Stations

Major stations and junctions along the line include (in order):

Services

The line sees passenger and freight traffic. As of October 2010, from Bujeon Station in Busan, cross-country Mugunghwa-ho trains travel in around 1 hour 25 minutes to Ulsan and in around 2 hours 40 minutes to Pohang.[18] Via the Gyeongbu, Daegu and Jungang Lines, Pohang and Ulsan are connected to Seoul with both intercity Saemaul-ho and cross-country Mugunghwa-ho services. As of 2010, the shortest travel times from Seoul to Pohang are around 5 hours 15 minutes by direct Saemaul service and around 3 hours 40 minutes with transfer to KTX trains at Dongdaegu.[18]

After its upgrade is finished, the role of the line as a corridor for freight traffic will be enhanced.[14]

Busan–Ulsan commuter trains

In the Busan–Ulsan section, plans foresee frequent commuter service after the completion of the upgrade.[14] Planned stops:

Station # Station name Transferrable lines Station type Doors open
K109 Bujeon Korail passenger train Aboveground
K110 Geoje Haemaji Aboveground
K111 Geoje Line 3(Geoje Station) Aboveground
K112 Busan Nat'l Univ. of Education
(under construction)		 Line 1 Aboveground
K113 Dongnae Aboveground
K114 Allak Aboveground
K115 Wondong (Under construction) Aboveground
K116 Jaesong Aboveground
K117 Centum Korail passenger train Aboveground
K118 BEXCO (under construction) Line 2 (Busan Museum of Art Station) Aboveground
K119 Shin-Haeundae Korail passenger train Aboveground
K120 Songjeong Aboveground
K121 OSIRIA (Under construction) Aboveground
K122 Gijang Korail passenger train Aboveground
K123 Ilgwang (under construction) Aboveground
Jwacheon Aboveground
Wolnae Aboveground
Seosaeng Aboveground
Namchang Aboveground
Mangyang (under construction) Aboveground
Deokha Aboveground
Seonam Aboveground
Taehwagang (formerly Ulsan) Aboveground

See also

References

  1. 1 2 대구선 일부구간 이설 개통 (in Korean). Silvernet News. 2005-11-14. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  2. ↑ Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, pp 492–494
  3. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 2668, 4 December 1935
  4. 1 2 "경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황". Korail. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "부산∼울산 복선전철". Korea Rail Network Authority. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Design Proposal for Construction of Donghaenambu Line (Busan - Ulsan) Double Track Railway Lot 2". Sambo Engineering. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  7. ↑ "Alternative design of railway construction for electrified double track on Donghae Nambu Line between Busan and Ulsan (Section 2)". Chunsuk Engineering. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  8. 1 2 "Bullet trains coming to a town near you by 2020". JoongAng Daily. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  9. 1 2 "울산∼포항 복선전철". Korea Rail Network Authority. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  10. 1 2 3 울산～포항 복선전철건설 추진현황 (in Korean). Pohang News. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  11. ↑ "KTX to Cut Seoul-Pohang Trip to 2 Hours in 2011". The Chosun Ilbo. 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  12. ↑ "FEBRUARY 1, 2010 weekly news". City of Pohang. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  13. ↑ "Trans-Korean Railway" (PDF). Korean Rail Technology (English). 9: 09–11. September 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  14. 1 2 3 "South Korea's growing network". Railway Gazette International. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  15. ↑ "Korea's railways face a bright future". International Railway Journal. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  16. ↑ 포항~삼척 166km 철도 오늘 첫 삽 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  17. ↑ "포항∼삼척 철도건설". Korea Rail Network Authority. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  18. 1 2 "Booking". Korail. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
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