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Rail transport in South Korea

Index Rail transport in South Korea

The rail transportation system in South Korea includes mainline railway lines and rapid transit system in some major cities. [1]

147 relations: Andong, AREX, Build–operate–transfer, Bupyeong station, Busan, Busan station, Cheonan station, Cheongju, Cheongnyangni station, Cheorwon County, Chosen Government Railway, Chuncheon, Chuncheon station, Chungbuk Line, Chungju, Daegu, Daejeon, Daejeon station, Division of Korea, Dongdaegu station, Donghae Bukbu Line, Donghae City, Donghae Nambu Line, Everline, Ferry, Fukuoka, Gaeun-eup, Gangneung, Gaya Line, Gimcheon, Gimpo International Airport station, Gimpo Line, Goyang, Gunsan, Gunsan Hwamul Line, Guro station, Gwangju, Gwangju Songjeong station, Gwangju Station, Gyeongbu Expressway, Gyeongbu high-speed railway, Gyeongbu Line, Gyeongbuk Line, Gyeongchun Line, Gyeongin Line, Gyeongjeon Line, Gyeongju, Gyeongui Line, Gyeongwon Line, Gyooe Line, ..., Honam high-speed railway, Honam Line, Iksan, Iksan Station, Ilsan Line, Incheon, Incheon International Airport, Incheon station, Intercity-Express, ITX-Saemaeul, Janghang Line, Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel, Jecheon, Jeju Island, Jeolla Line, Jeongseon County, Jeonju, Jeonju Station, Jinhae-gu, Jinju, Jochiwon, Jungang line, Kaesong, Kaesong Industrial Region, Korail, Korea Rail Network Authority, Korea Strait, Korea Train Express, Korea under Japanese rule, Korean War, Kumgang County, Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line, Kumgangsan Electric Railway, Macquarie Group, Masan, Mokpo, Mokpo Station, Mount Kumgang, Mugunghwa-ho, Mungyeong, Munsan, Naju Station, North Korea, Okgu Line, Open access (infrastructure), Osong Station, Paju, Pohang, Private railway, Pyongyang, Rail transport in Japan, Rail transport in North Korea, Railway Gazette International, Rapid transit, Russian Railways, Saemaeul-ho, Samcheok, Samnangjin, Seodaejeon Station, Seohae Line, Seoul, Seoul Light Rapid Transit, Seoul Metropolitan Subway, Seoul station, Seoul Subway Line 1, Seoul Subway Line 9, Shimonoseki, Shinbundang Line, Shinkansen, Sinuiju, South Korea, Soyosan station, Suin Line, Suncheon, Suryeo Line, Taebaek, Taebaek Line, TGV, The Korea Transport Institute, Tram, Trans-Korean Main Line, Trans-Siberian Railway, Uijeongbu, Uijeongbu station, Ulsan, United States Army Military Government in Korea, West Japan Railway Company, Wonju, Wonsan, World War II, Yangju, Yeongdong Line, Yeongju, Yeosu, Yeosu Expo Station, Yongsan station, 25 kV AC railway electrification. Expand index (97 more) »

Andong

Andong is a city in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province.

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AREX

AREX (Airport Railroad Express), spelled A'REX as a brand name, is a South Korean commuter rail line that links Incheon International Airport with Seoul Station via Gimpo International Airport.

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Build–operate–transfer

Build–operate–transfer (BOT) or build–own–operate–transfer (BOOT) is a form of project financing, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the private or public sector to finance, design, construct, own, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract.

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Bupyeong station

Bupyeong Station is a subway station located in Bupyeong District, a district in Incheon, South Korea.

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Busan

Busan, formerly known as Pusan and now officially is South Korea's second most-populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.5 million inhabitants.

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Busan station

Busan Station is a train station in Busan, southeast South Korea, and the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line, the most important railway line in the country, which links Busan with Seoul in just under three hours, using the KTX line (Korea's high-speed rail system).

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Cheonan station

Cheonan Station is the main train station in central Cheonan, South Korea, and the junction of the Gyeongbu and Janghang Lines.

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Cheongju

Cheongju is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea.

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Cheongnyangni station

Cheongnyangni Station (청량리역) is a station of Seoul Subway Line 1 and the Gyeongui-Jungang Line and it is a Seoul terminus of passenger trains serving the eastern part of South Korea.

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Cheorwon County

Cheorwon County (Cheorwon-gun), also spelled Chorwon, is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.

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Chosen Government Railway

The Chosen Government Railway (朝鮮總督府鐵道, Chōsen Sōtokufu Tetsudō; 조선총독부 철도, Joseon Chongdokbu Cheoldo) was a state-owned railway company in Korea under Japanese rule.

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Chuncheon

Chuncheon (formerly romanized as Chunchŏn; literally spring river) is the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea.

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Chuncheon station

Chuncheon Station is a railway station on, and the eastern terminus of, the Gyeongchun Line.

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Chungbuk Line

The Chungbuk Line(충북선, 忠北線) is a railway line serving North Chungcheong Province in South Korea.

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Chungju

Chungju is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea.

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Daegu

Daegu (대구, 大邱, literally 'large hill') formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the nation with over 2.5 million residents.

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Daejeon

Daejeon is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis.

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Daejeon station

Daejeon Station is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 166.6 km south of Seoul Station.

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Division of Korea

The division of Korea between North and South Korea occurred after World War II, ending the Empire of Japan's 35-year rule over Korea in 1945.

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Dongdaegu station

Dongdaegu Station, meaning "East Daegu Station", is a railway station in Daegu, South Korea.

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Donghae Bukbu Line

The Donghae Bukbu Line is a former railway line that connected the present-day city of Anbyon in Kangwon Province, North Korea, with Yangyang, Gangwon Province, South Korea.

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Donghae City

Donghae is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea.

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Donghae Nambu Line

The Donghae Nambu Line is a railway line connecting Busan to Pohang in South Korea.

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Everline

EverLine is a fully automated driverless people mover line in Yongin, Seoul Capital Area connecting Everland, South Korea's most popular theme park, to Bundang Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.

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Ferry

A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water.

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Fukuoka

is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, situated on the northern shore of Japanese island Kyushu.

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Gaeun-eup

Gaeun is an eup in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.

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Gangneung

Gangneung is a city in the province of Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea.

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Gaya Line

The Gaya Line is a railway line of Korail in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea, connecting Sasang on the Gyeongbu Line with Beom-il on the Donghae Line via Gaya, where the line also connects to the Bujeon Line.

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Gimcheon

Gimcheon (김천; 金泉市;, trans., 'gold spring city') is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

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Gimpo International Airport station

Gimpo International Airport Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 and Line 9.

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Gimpo Line

The Gimpo Line is a former freight railway line operated by Korean National Railroad that served Gimpo Airport, southwest of Seoul.

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Goyang

Goyang (Goyang-si) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea.

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Gunsan

Gunsan is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.

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Gunsan Hwamul Line

The Gunsan Hwamul Line is a cargo railway line serving North Jeolla Province in South Korea.

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Guro station

Guro Station is a subway station in Guro District in Seoul, South Korea. It serves Seoul Subway Line 1. The Gyeongin and Gyeongbu Lines separate at this station, with the former going west and the latter south. In addition, the Line 1 train service depot is located south of here, between Guro and Gasan Digital Complex Stations. However, it appears that in the near future, the present site will be sold and the depot relocated to the vicinity of Gwangmyeong Station.

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Gwangju

Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea.

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Gwangju Songjeong station

Gwangju Songjeong Station (formerly Songjeongni Station) is a station in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Gwangju Station

Gwangju Station is a train station located in Gwangju, South Korea, 353 km south of Yongsan Station.

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Gyeongbu Expressway

The Gyeongbu Expressway (경부고속도로; Gyeongbu Gosokdoro) (Asian Highway Network) is the second oldest and most heavily travelled expressway in South Korea, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, and Busan.

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Gyeongbu high-speed railway

The Gyeongbu high-speed railway (Gyeongbu HSR) between Seoul and Busan is South Korea's first high-speed rail line.

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Gyeongbu Line

The Gyeongbu Line (Gyeongbuseon) is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest ones in the country.

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Gyeongbuk Line

The Gyeongbuk Line is a railway line serving North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea.

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Gyeongchun Line

The Gyeongchun Line is a regional rail line between Seoul and Chuncheon operated by Korail.

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Gyeongin Line

The Gyeongin Line (Gyeonginseon) is a railway mainline in South Korea, currently connecting Guro Station in Seoul and Incheon.

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Gyeongjeon Line

The Gyeongjeon Line (Gyeongjeonseon) is a railway line serving South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea.

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Gyeongju

Gyeongju (경주), historically known as Seorabeol (서라벌), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea.

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Gyeongui Line

The Gyeongui Line is a railway line between Seoul and Dorasan Station in Paju.

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Gyeongwon Line

The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea.

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Gyooe Line

The Gyooe Line is a railway line in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, that connects Neunggok Station in Goyang City (northwest of Seoul) with Uijeongbu Station in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul.

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Honam high-speed railway

The Honam high-speed railway (Honam HSR) is a high-speed railway between Osong (on the existing Gyeongbu high-speed railway) and Mokpo in South Korea.

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Honam Line

The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region (North and South Jeolla Provinces) in South Korea.

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Iksan

Iksan (익산) is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, (commonly transliterated as Jeollabuk-do or Chollabuk-do) South Korea.

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Iksan Station

Iksan Station is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 243 km south of Yongsan Station.

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Ilsan Line

Ilsan Line is a subway line operated by Seoul Metropolitan Subway, in Seoul, South Korea.

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Incheon

Incheon (formerly romanized as Inchŏn; literally "kind river"), officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east.

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Incheon International Airport

Incheon International Airport (IIA) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area, and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

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Incheon station

Incheon Station (Station 161) is a railway station on line 1 and Suin Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway systems in Bokseong Dong, Jung Gu, Incheon, South Korea.

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Intercity-Express

The Intercity-Express (written as InterCityExpress in Austria, Denmark, Switzerland and, formerly, in Germany) or ICE is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and its surrounding countries.

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ITX-Saemaeul

The Intercity Train eXpress-Saemaeul is one of the Rapid class of train operated by Korail.

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Janghang Line

The Janghang Line is a railway line serving South Chungcheong Province in South Korea.

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Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel

The Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel (also Korea–Japan Undersea Tunnel) is a proposed tunnel project to connect Japan with South Korea via an undersea tunnel crossing the Korea Strait using the strait islands of Iki and Tsushima, a straight-line distance of approximately at its shortest.

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Jecheon

Jecheon is a city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

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Jeju Island

Jeju Island (Hangul: 제주도, Jejudo; previously Cheju-do) is the largest island off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, and the main island of Jeju Province of South Korea.

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Jeolla Line

The Jeolla Line is a railway line in North and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea.

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Jeongseon County

Jeongseon (Jeongseon-gun) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea.

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Jeonju

Jeonju is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province.

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Jeonju Station

Jeonju Station(전주역) is a railway station of Jeolla Line, located in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, South Korea.

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Jinhae-gu

Jinhae-gu (Hangul: 진해구, Hanja: 鎭海區) is a district in Changwon City, South Korea.

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Jinju

Jinju is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

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Jochiwon

Jochiwon-eup is a town located in Sejong City, South Korea.

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Jungang line

The Jungang line (literally Central line) is a railway line connecting Cheongnyangni in Seoul to Gyeongju in South Korea, traversing central South Korea from the northwest to the southeast.

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Kaesong

Kaesong or Gaeseong is a city in North Hwanghae Province in the southern part of North Korea, a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty.

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Kaesong Industrial Region

The Kaesong Industrial Region (KIR) or Kaesong Industrial Zone (KIZ) is a special administrative industrial region of North Korea (DPRK).

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Korail

Korea Railroad Corporation (Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: 韓國鐵道公社), promoted as Korail (코레일), is the national railroad operator in South Korea.

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Korea Rail Network Authority

Korea Rail Network Authority is a railroad construction and management company in South Korea formed by the merger of KNR Construction Headquarters and Korean Express Railroad Construction Corporation.

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Korea Strait

The Korea Strait is a sea passage between South Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea (West sea) and the East Sea (Sea of Japan) in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

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Korea Train Express

Korea Train eXpress (KTX) is South Korea's high-speed rail system, operated by Korail.

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Korea under Japanese rule

Korea under Japanese rule began with the end of the short-lived Korean Empire in 1910 and ended at the conclusion of World War II in 1945.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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Kumgang County

Kŭmgang County is a ''kun'', or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea.

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Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line

The Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the North Korean State Railway running from Anbyŏn to Kamho.

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Kumgangsan Electric Railway

The Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway, later known as the Kŭmgangsan Line, was a railway line that formerly ran between Ch'ŏrwŏn to Naegŭmgang, on the inner side of Mount Kŭmgang.

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Macquarie Group

Macquarie Group Limited is a global investment banking and diversified financial services group.

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Masan

Masan is district of Changwon, a city in the South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

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Mokpo

Mokpo (Mokpo-si) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, located at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula, close to Yudal mountain.

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Mokpo Station

Mokpo Station is a station in Mokpo.

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Mount Kumgang

Mount Kumgang or the Kumgang Mountains are a mountain/mountain range, with a Birobong peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea.

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Mugunghwa-ho

The Mugunghwa-ho or Mugunghwa is a class of train operated by Korail, main railway operator of South Korea.

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Mungyeong

Mungyeong (문경) is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

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Munsan

Munsan is an administrative division (''eup'') of ''Paju-si'', Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

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Naju Station

Naju Station is a KTX station in the city of Naju.

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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Okgu Line

Okgu Line(옥구선) is a cargo branch line from Gunsan Hwamul Line, connecting from Gunsan Hwamul Station to Okgu Station.

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Open access (infrastructure)

In the context of infrastructure, open access involves physical infrastructure such as railways and physical telecommunications network plant being made available to clients other than the owners, for a fee.

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Osong Station

Osong Station is a train station on the Honam and Gyeongbu high-speed railways in Cheongju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

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Paju

Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

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Pohang

Pohang is a city in the province of North Gyeongsang, South Korea, and a main seaport in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region.

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Private railway

A private railroad is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.

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Pyongyang

Pyongyang, or P'yŏngyang, is the capital and largest city of North Korea.

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Rail transport in Japan

Rail transport in Japan is a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high-speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport in metropolitan areas.

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Rail transport in North Korea

Rail transport in North Korea is provided by Korean State Railway (조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 철도성, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Ch'ŏldosŏng) which is the only rail operator in North Korea.

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Railway Gazette International

Railway Gazette International is a monthly business journal covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit, also known as heavy rail, metro, MRT, subway, tube, U-Bahn or underground, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas.

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Russian Railways

JSC Russian Railways (JSC RZhD; ОАО «Российские железные дороги» (ОАО «РЖД») tr. OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi (OAO RZhD)) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services.

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Saemaeul-ho

The Saemaeul (or Saemaeul-ho), formerly known as the Saemaul-ho and Saemaul Express, is a class of train operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea, since February 8, 1969.

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Samcheok

Samcheok is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea.

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Samnangjin

Samnangjin (also spelled Samrangjin) or Samnangjin-eup, is an ''eup'', or town, in Miryang City, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.

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Seodaejeon Station

Seodaejeon Station, meaning "West Daejeon Station", is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network, 161 km south of Yongsan Station.

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Seohae Line

The Seohae Line is a dual-track, electrified rail line in western Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

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Seoul

Seoul (like soul; 서울), officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City – is the capital, Constitutional Court of Korea and largest metropolis of South Korea.

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Seoul Light Rapid Transit

The capital city of Seoul in South Korea plans to build up to seven new light metro, or light rapid transit (LRT) lines by 2017.

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Seoul Metropolitan Subway

The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 22 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea.

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Seoul station

Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

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Seoul Subway Line 1

Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a commuter rail service which links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast, Incheon in the southwest, and Sinchang via Suwon and Cheonan in the south.

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Seoul Subway Line 9

Seoul Subway Line 9, operated by Seoul Metro Line9 Corporation, is a subway line in Seoul.

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Shimonoseki

is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Shinbundang Line

The Shinbundang Line (aka Sinbundang Line; Korean: 신분당선 (literally, New Bundang Line)) or DX Line for Dynamic Express Line is a 31 km long line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.

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Shinkansen

The, colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan.

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Sinuiju

Sinŭiju; Sinŭiju-si, known before 1925 in English as Yeng Byen City) is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, China across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province. Part of the city is included in the Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region, which was established in 2002 to experiment with introducing a market economy.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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Soyosan station

Soyosan Station is a ground-level metro station on Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Sangbongam Dong, Dongducheon, South Korea.

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Suin Line

The Suin Line (Suwon-Incheon) is a metro line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway serving the Seoul Capital Area.

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Suncheon

Suncheon (Suncheon-si) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

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Suryeo Line

The Suryeo Line is a former narrow-gauge railway line owned by Korean National Railroad.

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Taebaek

Taebaek is a city in Gangwon province, South Korea.

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Taebaek Line

Taebaek Line is a single-track electrified railway mainline connecting Jecheon Station to Baeksan Station in South Korea.

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TGV

The TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train") is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by the SNCF, the state-owned national rail operator.

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The Korea Transport Institute

The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) is a think tank under the Prime Minister's Office in South Korea.

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Tram

A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.

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Trans-Korean Main Line

The Trans-Korean Main Line is a project to build railway infrastructure in North Korea, and allow rail freight to travel between South Korea and Russia; it is hoped to halve the time taken to transport freight from eastern Asia to Europe and earn substantial transit fees.

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Trans-Siberian Railway

The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR, p) is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East.

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Uijeongbu

Uijeongbu is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

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Uijeongbu station

Uijeongbu Station is a station on the Gyeongwon Line in South Korea.

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Ulsan

Ulsan, officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants.

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United States Army Military Government in Korea

The United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) was the official ruling body of the southern half of the Korean Peninsula from September 8, 1945 to August 15, 1948.

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West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu.

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Wonju

Wonju is the most populous city in Gangwon province, South Korea.

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Wonsan

Wŏnsan, previously known as Wŏnsanjin (元山津), Port Lazarev, and Gensan (元山), is a port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on the East Sea (Japan Sea) and the provincial capital.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yangju

Yangju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

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Yeongdong Line

The Yeongdong Line is a line of Korail.

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Yeongju

Yeongju is a city in the far north region of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea, covering 668.84 km2 with a population of 113,930 people according to the 2008 census.

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Yeosu

Yeosu (Yeosu-si) is a city located on the southern coast of Korea in South Jeolla Province, South Korea and comprises the Old Yeosu City, founded in 1949, Yeocheon City, founded in 1986, and Yeocheon County which were merged into the current Yeosu city in 1998.

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Yeosu Expo Station

Yeosu Expo Station is a KTX station in the city of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

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Yongsan station

Yongsan station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea.

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25 kV AC railway electrification

25 kV alternating current electrification is commonly used in railway electrification systems worldwide, especially for high-speed rail.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_South_Korea

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