Chungbuk Line

Chungbuk Line
Chungbuk Line
Overview
Native name	충북선(忠北線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korea Rail Network Authority
Locale	Sejong; North Chungcheong
Termini	Jochiwon; Bongyang;
Stations	16
Service
Type	Freight/Passenger
Operator(s)	Korail
History
Opened	1 November 1921
Technical
Line length	115.0 km (71.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV 60 Hz Overhead Lines
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Chungbuk Line (Korean: 충북선; Hanja: 忠北線) is a railway line serving North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The line connects Jochiwon on the Gyeongbu Line to Bongyang on the Jungang Line, serving the major cities of Cheongju and Chungju en route. Cheongju International Airport is located near the rail line.

History

Prewar

The first section of the line was opened by the privately owned Chōsen Central Railway in 1921, which became part of the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu) in 1923.^[1] Chōtetsu then continued to extend the line until 1928 to Chungju as follows:

Date	Section	Length
1 November 1921	Jochiwon–Cheongju	22.7 km
1 May 1923	Cheongju–Cheongan (Jeungpyeong)	23.9 km
25 December 1928	Cheongan–Chungju	47.4 km

Plans existed to continue the line from Chungju to Yeongwol, but after the end of Japanese rule this plan was abandoned until 1949, after which the extension was built as the Korean National Railroad's Taebaek Line.

In the November 1942 timetable, the last issued prior to the start of the Pacific War, Chōtetsu operated the following schedule of local passenger services ("R" indicates that train was operated by railcar):^[2]

Dist. ↓	Price K. yen		1	101 R	3	5	103 R	7	105 R	9	Station name	Dist. ↑	Price K. yen		10	2	102 R	4	104 R	6	106	8
Dist. ↓	2nd cl.	3rd cl.	1	101 R	3	5	103 R	7	105 R	9	Station name	Dist. ↑	2nd cl.	3rd cl.	10	2	102 R	4	104 R	6	106	8
0.0	-	-	07:40	08:48	11:40	14:00	16:10	17:30	18:40	20:50	Jochiwon	94.0	6.60	3.30	06:28	09:31	08:25	12:25	14:47	15:51	18:15	20:21
22.7	1.70	0.85	08:45	09:29	12:50	15:30	16:52	18:40	19:22	21:32	Cheongju	71.3	5.00	2.50	05:50	08:50	07:40	11:40	14:05	15:10	17:30	19:40
94.0	6.60	3.30	11:06	...	15:11	17:56	...	20:58	...	...	Chungju	0.0	-	-	...	06:00	...	08:50	...	12:10	...	16:50

Postwar

Like the other private railways this line was also nationalized after the independence of Korea. The rest section of the line was opened on January 10, 1959.^[3]

Upgrade

The double-track construction began on October 20, 1975, and on October 17, 1980, 113.2 km between Jochiwon and Bongyang was double-tracked. During the double-track construction, some sections were relocated.^[3] The entire line was electrified on 30 March 2005.^[4]

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 Chungbuk Line is to be upgraded for 230 km/h and may see KTX service.^[5]

The movie Peppermint Candy was shot near Gongjeon station.

Route

Station	Hangul	Hanja	Connecting lines and services	Station distance	Line distance	Location
Station	Hangul	Hanja	Connecting lines and services	km		Location
Jochiwon	조치원	鳥致院	Gyeongbu ITX-Saemaeul services Mugunghwa-ho services	0.0	0.0	Sejong	Jochiwon
Osong	오송	五松	Gyeongbu HSR Osong Line O-Train	4.4	4.4	N. Chungcheong	Cheongju
Cheongju	청주	淸州		7.0	11.4
Ogeunjang	오근장	梧根場		10.1	21.5
Cheongju Int'l Airport	청주공항	淸州空港		2.9	24.4
Naesu	내수	內秀		4.4	28.8
Jeungpyeong	증평	曾坪		7.8	36.6		Jeungpyeong County
Doan	도안	道安		6.2	42.8		Jeungpyeong County
Bocheon	보천	甫川		8.7	51.5		Eumseong County
Eumseong	음성	陰城		8.1	59.6
Soi	소이	蘇伊		4.5	64.1
Judeok	주덕	周德		7.8	71.9		Chungju
Dalcheon	달천	達川		7.0	78.9
Chungju	충주	忠州	Jungbunaeryuk Line	3.8	82.7
Mokhaeng	목행	牧杏		5.4	88.1
Dongnyang	동량	東良		4.6	92.7
Samtan	삼탄	三灘		7.9	100.6
Gongjeon	공전	公田		5.8	106.4		Jecheon
Bongyang	봉양	鳳陽		8.6	115.0		Jecheon

Original route

忠北線 - 충북선 - Chūhoku Line - Chungbuk Line
Distance		Station name
Total; km	S2S; km	Transcribed, Korean	Transcribed, Japanese	Hunminjeongeum	Hanja/Kanji	Connections
0.0	0.0	Jochiwon	Chōchiin	조치원	鳥致院	Sentetsu Gyeongbu Line
4.4	4.4	Osong	Goshō	오송	五松
7.7	3.3	Wolgok	Gekkoku	월곡	月谷
22.7	18.3	Cheongju	Shōshū	청주	淸州
32.8	10.1	Ogeunjang	Gokonjō	오근장	梧根場
40.1	7.3	Naesu	Naishū	내수	內秀
47.9	7.8	Cheongan	Shōan	청안	清安
62.8	14.9	Bocheon	Fusen	보천	甫川
70.9	8.1	Eumseong	Injō	음성	陰城
75.4	4.5	Soi	Soi	소이	蘇伊
83.2	7.8	Daesowon	Taishōin	대소원	大召院
94.0	10.8	Chungju	Chūshū	충주	忠州

References

^ Establishment of the Chosen Railway, Dong-A Ilbo, 3 September 1923 (in Korean)
^ Tōa Travel Co. (東亜旅行社), Ministry of Railways Combined Timetable 1 November 1942 (鐵道省編纂時刻表昭和１７年１１月１日)
^ ^a ^b "경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황". Korail. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
^ "Electricity Almanac 2009" (PDF). Korea Electric Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
^ "Bullet trains coming to a town near you by 2020". JoongAng Daily. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-10-27.

Bibliography

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, p 507

[1] Establishment of the Chosen Railway, Dong-A Ilbo, 3 September 1923 (in Korean)

[1942tt-2] Tōa Travel Co. (東亜旅行社), Ministry of Railways Combined Timetable 1 November 1942 (鐵道省編纂時刻表昭和１７年１１月１日)

[lineop-3] "경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황". Korail. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-12-04.

[4] "Electricity Almanac 2009" (PDF). Korea Electric Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

[plans2020-5] "Bullet trains coming to a town near you by 2020". JoongAng Daily. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-10-27.

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