Korea/Railways

List of Railway in South Korea

Government of South Korea (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

Government of South Korea entrust ownership of railways to Korea Rail Network Authority (KR). KR is public enterprise of South Korea and this company is differ to Korea Railroad Cooperation (KORAIL) which is the biggest train operator company in South Korea.

English name of railways

Official English name is not exist in railway length table, which is published by MoLIT. English railway names in here are unofficially translated. English name of main lines are from English Wikipedia and branch lines were translated by user Wodndb to help English user.

Railway number rule (ref)

NOTE: Guidelines for the management of the names of railway lines and stations is changed. MoLIT will change ref number of railway.

• First decimal number, most left place, means type of railway.
  • High Speed Railway (고속철도) : 1
  • Normal Railway (일반철도) : 2
  • Wide Area Railway (광역철도) : 3
• Second and third decimal number means number of main line(간선) or sub-main line(보조간선) railway.
• Forth decimal number means number of branch line(지선) of main line or sub-main line.

Follow this rule, railways in South Korea are tagged to usage=main or branch. But if railway is only used for military services, usage=military tag is applied.

High Speed Railway (고속철도)

	Usage	Ref	Name	Length (km)	Relation (Railway route)	Description
경부고속선 Gyeongbu High-Speed Railway ( 8840844 8840844 )	Main	101	경부고속본선 Gyeongbu High-Speed Railway	398.2	6094351 6094351
	Branch	1011	시흥연결선 Siheung Connection Line	1.5	8840843 8840843	Connect to Gyeongbu Line
		1012	대전북연결선 Daejeon North Connection Line	5.8		Removed
		1013	대전남연결선 Daejeon South Connection Line	4.2		Removed
		1014	대구북연결선 Daegu North Connection Line	3.5	8897764 8897764
		1015	광명주박기지선 Gwangmyeong Train Depot Line	1.4	8840842 8840842
		1016	오송정비기지선 Osong Train Maintenance Depot Line	0.3	8840841 8840841
		1017	영동정비기지선 Yeongdong Train Maintenance Depot Line	0.1	8840840 8840840
		1018	대구남연결선 Daegu South Connection Line	4.0		Removed
		1019	부산연결선 Busan Connection Line	1.3		Removed
		1020	건천연결선 Geoncheon Connection Line	3.3	8840839 8840839	Connect to Donghae Line
호남고속선 Honam High-Speed Railway	Main	102	호남고속본선 Honam High-Speed Railway	183.8	6095809 6095809
수서평택고속선 Seoul High-Speed Railway	Main	103	수서평택고속본선 Seoul High-Speed Railway	60.9	6096884 6096884

Normal Railway (일반철도)

	Usage	Ref	Name	Length (km)	Relation (Railway route)	Description
경부선 Gyeongbu Line ( 8842495 8842495 )	Main	201	경부본선 Gyeongbu Line	441.7	8842494 8842494
	Branch	2011	용산삼각선 Yongsan Triangular Junction Line	0.5	8842493 8842493
		2012	구로삼각선 Guro Triangular Junction Line	1.2	8842492 8842492
		2013	구로기지선 Guro Train Depot Line	1.4	8842491 8842491
		2014	남부화물기지선 Southern Part Freight Station Line	3.0	8859995 8859995
		2015	수인선 Suin Line	20.5	8823701 8823701
		2016	병점기지선 Byeongjeom Train Depot Line	2.2	8859994 8859994
		2017	천안직결선 Cheonan Direct Line	3.1	8842490 8842490
		2018	오송선 Osong Line	4.6	8860049 8860049
		2019	대전선 Daejeon Line	5.7	6094785 6094785
		2020	대구선 Daegu Line	29.0	6105016 6105016
		2021	미전선 Mijeon Line	1.6	8864172 8864172
		2022	가야선 Gaya Line	8.3	8864220 8864220
		2023	양산화물선 Yangsan Freight Line	3.5	8864378 8864378
		2024	부강화물선 Bugang Freight Line	2.9	8864424 8864424
		2025	신동화물선 Sindong Freight Line	4.7	8864478 8864478
		2026	평택선 Pyeongtaek Line	8.8	8860031 8860031
		2027	평택삼각선 Pyeongtaek Triangular Junction Line	2.2	8860029 8860029
		2028	평택직결선 Pyeongtaek Direct Line	2.1	8860030 8860030
경의선 Gyeongui Line ( 8818555 8818555 )	Main	203	경의본선 Gyeongui Line	56.0	8818554 8818554
	Branch	2032	용산선 Yongsan Line	7.0	8818553 8818553
		2033	교외선 Gyooe Line	31.8	8820278 8820278
		2034	수색객차출발선 Susaek Train Departure Line	2.4	8818552 8818552
		2035	고양기지선 Goyang Train Depot Line	1.7	8818550 8818550
		2036	문산기지선 Munsan Train Depot Line	2.1	8818549 8818549
		2037	수색직결선 Susaek Direct Line	2.2	8818551 8818551
호남선 Honam Line (8868706 8868706)	Main	204	호남본선 Honam Line	252.5	6094787 6094787
	Military	2041	강경선 Ganggyeong Line	5.8	8868705 8868705
	Branch	2044	북송정삼각선 Buksongjeong Triangular Junction Line	1.0	8868708 8868708
		2045	대불선 Daebul Line	12.0	8868709 8868709
		2046	장성화물선 Jangseong Freight Line	3.6	8868713 8868713
경원선 Gyeongwon Line	Main	205	경원본선 Gyeongwon Line	94.4	8817574 8817574
충북선 Chungbuk Line	Main	206	충북선 Chungbuk Line	115.0	8827759 8827759
경전선 Gyeongjeon Line ( 8868760 8868760 )	Main	207	경전본선 Gyeongjeon Line	277.7	8839114 8839114
	Branch	2071	진해선 Jinhae Line	21.2	8868759 8868759	This line has branch line 행암선 ( 8874333 8874333 )
		2072	광양제철선 Gwangyang Jecheol Line	18.6	8868762 8868762
		2073	광양항선 Gwangyanghang Line	2.7	8868773 8868773
		2074	광주선 Gwangju Line	11.9	8868779 8868779
		2075	신광양항선 Singwangyanghang Line	6.2	8868785 8868785
		2076	부산신항선 Busansinhang Line	21.3	8868960 8868960
	Military	2077	덕산선 Duksan Line	8.2	8868971 8868971
	Branch	2078	전경삼각선 Jeongyeong Triangular Junction Line	3.0	8868987 8868987
		2079	신항북선 Sinhangbuk Line	5.8	8868959 8868959	Branch of Busansinhang Line
		2080	신항남선 Sinhangnam Line	7.7	8868958 8868958	Branch of Busansinhang Line
장항선 Janghang Line ( 8869008 8869008 )	Main	208	장항선 Janghang Line	154.4	8827255 8827255
	Branch	2082	장항화물선 Janghang Freight Line	4.2	8869007 8869007
		2083	군산화물선 Gunsan Freight Line	8.9	8869016 8869016
		2084	옥구선 Okgu Line	11.6	8869017 8869017	Branch of Gunsan Freight Line
전라선 Jeolla Line ( 8879185 8879185 )	Main	209	전라본선 Jeolla Line	180.4	6096342 6096342
	Branch	2091	북전주선 Bukjeonju Line	1.7	8879183 8879183
		2092	여천선 Yeocheon Line	11.6	8879203 8879203
경춘선 Gyeongchun Line ( 8820212 8820212 )	Main	210	경춘선 Gyeongchun Line	80.7	8817669 8817669
	Branch	2101	평내기지선 Pyeongnae Train Depot Line	2.5	8820211 8820211
동해선 Donghae Line ( 8879455 8879455 )	Main	211	동해본선 Donghae Line	142.5 (Busanjin ~ Pohang) 74.3 (Moryang ~ Yeongduk)	8835676 8835676 8334900 8334900
	Branch	2111	우암선 Uam Line	6.1	8879454 8879454
		2112	부전선 Bujeon Line	2.2	8879475 8879475
		2113	온산선 Onsan Line	8.6	8879500 8879500
		2114	장생포선 Jangsaengpo Line	3.6	8879511 8879511	Disused
		2115	울산항선 Ulsanhang Line	4.6	8879595 8879595
		2116	괴동선 Goedong Line	5.6	8879701 8879701
		2117	동해북부선 Donghae Bukbu Line	11.1	8879753 8879753	Disused. Part of railways is included North Korea
중앙선 Jungang Line ( 8880502 8880502 )	Main	212	중앙본선 Jungang Line	373.8	8821065 8821065
	Branch	2121	망우선 Mangu Line	4.9	8817670 8817670	connect to Gyeongwon Line
		2122	제천조차장선 Jecheon Marshaling Yard Line	2.3	8880501 8880501
		2123	북영주삼각선 Bukyeongju Triangular Junction Line	0.7	8880512 8880512
		2124	영천삼각선 Yeongcheon Triangular Junction Line	1.8	8880536 8880536
		2125	금장삼각선 Gumjang Triangular Junction Line	2.2	8880710 8880710
		2126	용문기지선 Yongmun Train Depot Line	2.7	8880709 8880709
영동선 Yeongdong Line ( 8880939 8880939 )	Main	213	영동본선 Yeongdong Line	192.7	8831457 8831457
	Branch	2131	삼척선 Samcheok Line	12.9	2550509 2550509
		2132	북평선 Bukpyeong Line	6.4	8880952 8880952
		2133	묵호항선 Mukhohang Line	5.9	8881012 8881012
경북선 Gyeongbuk Line ( 8881069 8881069 )	Main	214	경북본선 Gyeongbuk Line	115.0	8831468 8831468
	Branch	2141	문경선 Mungyeong Line	22.3	8881068 8881068	Freight service is stopped but line is not abandoned yet.
태백선 Taebaek Line ( 8831448 8831448 )	Main	215	태백본선 Taebaek Line	104.1	8831434 8831434
	Branch	2151	함백선 Hambaek Line	9.6	8881126 8881126
		2152	정선선 Jeongseon Line	45.9	8794218 8794218
		2153	태백삼각선 Taebaek Triangular Junction Line	1.3	8881246 8881246
서해선 Seohae Line ( 8823694 8823694 )	Main	216	서해본선 Seohae Line	23.3	8823693 8823693
	Branch	2161	안산연결선 Ansan Connection Line	2.6	8823692 8823692
인천국제공항선 Incheon International Airport Line ( 8820184 8820184 )	Main	217	인천국제공항선 Incheon International Airport Line	64.3	8820183 8820183
	Branch	2171	용유차량기지선 Yongyu Train Depot Line	2.6	8820181 8820181
		2172	용유차량삼각선 Yongyu Train Triangular Junction Line	2.1	8820182 8820182
경강선 Gyeonggang Line	Main	218	경강본선 Gyeonggang Line	57.0 (Pangyo ~ Yeoju) 120.7 (Wonju ~ Gangneung)	8824194 8824194 8825878 8825878

Wide Area Railway (광역철도)

Wide area railway is metro which is connect more than 2 cities or province. It's similar to commuter railway. Except Gyeongin Line, wide area railway is only used for subway lines, So railway=subway is tagged. And Follow the railway number rule, the tag usage=main or branch is tagged. Gyeongin Line is used for subway and freight, So railway=rail is tagged.

	Usage	Ref	Name	Length (km)	Relation (Railway route)	Description
경인선 Gyeongin Line	Main	301	경인선 Gyeongin Line	27.0	8820553 8820553	- This line is used for subway lines and freight. - Directly connected to Gyeongbu Line
안산선 Ansan Line ( 8823709 8823709 )	Main	302	안산선 Ansan Line	26.0	8823708 8823708	- Before 1994, This line is a part of Seoul Subway Line 1. - In 1994, Directly connected to seoul subway line 4.
	Branch	3021	시흥기지선 Siheung Train Depot Line	2.0	8823706 8823706
과천선 Gwacheon Line	Main	303	과천선 Gwacheon Line	14.4	8823707 8823707	Directly connected to Seoul Subway Line 4 and Ansan Line
분당선 Bundang Line ( 8824114 8824114 )	Main	304	분당선 Bundang Line	52.9	8824093 8824093
	Branch	3041	분당기지선 Bundang Train Depot Line	2.3	8824113 8824113
일산선 Ilsan Line	Main	305	일산선 Ilsan Line	19.2	8823660 8823660	Directly connected to Seoul Subway Line 3
신분당선 Shinbundang Line	Main	306	신분당선 Shinbundang Line	31.1	8824090 8824090

Metro Systems of South Korea

• Seoul Metropolitan Subway System
  • Seoul Subway
  • Incheon Subway
  • Shinbundang Line
  • Uijeongbu Light Rail
  • Yongin Light Rail
  • Subway lines operated by KORAIL
• Busan Metro
• Daegu Metro
• Daejeon Metro
• Gwangju Metro

Datasources

• Korean Wikipedia: 대한민국의 철도 노선 목록 (Railway list of South Korea)
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (South Korea)
• Libre Wiki: 철도거리표/내용, Organized railway length table from MoLIT.