Gyeongbu Line

The Gyeongbu Line (경부선; 京釜線) is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest, connecting Seoul to Suweon, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan. The Gyeongbu Line is by far the most heavily travelled rail line in South Korea, and intercity, express, and trains provide frequent service along its entire length.

The Gyeongbu Line is the major route out of Seoul Station, and in addition to regular departures for Busan, trains travel along the Gyeongbu Line en route to Janghang, Gwangju, Mokpo, Suncheon, Yeosu, Pohang, Ulsan, Haeundae, Masan, and Jinju. Trains for Jecheon, Andong, and Yeongju also operate along sections of the Gyeongbu Line.

The most frequent passenger service on the line is provided by Seoul Subway Line 1 on the section between Seoul Station, Guro (where roughly half the subway trains leave the Gyeongbu Line to head out to Incheon via the Gyeongin Line), and Suweon.

The Gyeongbu Line is currently 6-tracked from Seoul to Guro, 4-tracked from Guro to Suweon, and double-tracked from Suweon all the way to Busan. The section from Suweon to Daejeon was being doubled to 4 tracks in the early 2000s.

The table below gives the English, Hangeul, and Hanja names of the major stations and junctions on the Gyeongbu Line, together with connecting passenger lines and the cities served directly and indirectly by the connecting lines.

Station	Hangeul	Hanja	Connecting Line	To...	Connections to...	Comments
Seoul	서울	n/a	Gyeongeui Line	Dorasan		Gyeongeui Line originally went to Kaesŏng, P'yŏngyang, and Shinŭiju in what is now North Korea
Yongsan	용산	龍山	Gyeongweon Line	Euijeongbu, Shintanni		Gyeongweon Line originally went to Wŏnsan in what is now North Korea
Guro	구로		Gyeongin Line	Incheon
Suweon	수원					Terminus of Seoul Subway Line 1
Cheonan	천안		Janghang Line	Janghang
Jochiweon	조치원		Chungbuk Line	Cheongju, Chungju	Jecheon, Andong
Daejeon	대전	大田	Honam Line	Iksan, Gwangju, Mokpo	Jeonju, Suncheon, Yeosu, Jinju	Honam Line trains actually stop at Seodaejeon (서대전; 西大田; "West Daejeon"), a few km west of Daejeon Station
Gimcheon	김천	金川	Gyeongbuk Line	Yeongju	Gangneung
Daegu	대구	大邱				Dongdaegu (not Daegu) is the major station for Daegu
Dongdaegu ("East Daegu")	동대구	東大邱	Daegu Line	Yeongcheon	Yeongju, Andong, Jecheon, Gyeongju, Pohang, Ulsan
Samnangjin	삼랑진		Gyeongjeon Line	Masan, Jinju, Suncheon, Gwangju	Mokpo
Sasang	구포		Gaya Line	Haeundae
Busanjin	부산진		Donghae Bukbu Line	Haeundae, Ulsan, Gyeongju, Pohang	Cheongnyangni, Gangneung
Busan	부산	釜山				Southern terminus

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