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  CONK! Encyclopedia: Daejeon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Before Gyeongbu railway passed through Daejeon, it was a small field called Hanbat.
In 1905 Gyeongbu railway started to transport; a station was built on the way from Seoul to Busan.
Daejeon is the center of transportation, two highway backbones, Gyeongbu highway and Honam highway join in Daejeon and two major railways, Gyeongbu railway and Honam railway meet in Daejeon.
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Daejeon   (440 words)

  
 Gyeongbu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name Gyeongbu refers to the Seoul-Busan corridor in South Korea.
It is used as the name of the Gyeongbu railway line and Gyeongbu Expressway, both of which connect Seoul—the South Korean capital and largest city—to Busan—the largest port and second-largest city.
The name "Gyeongbu" is formed from the first characters in the names "Gyeongseong" 경성 (京成) and "Busan" 부산 (釜山).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gyeongbu   (87 words)

  
 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 Suwon, 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.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/gyeongbu_line   (354 words)

  
 Gyeongbu Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Gyeongbu Line (Gyeongbuseon) is the most important railway line in South Korea and one of the oldest, connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan.
The Gyeongbu Line is by far the most heavily travelled rail line in South Korea, and high-speed, express, local, and freight trains provide frequent service along its entire length.
The Gyeongbu Line is the major route out of Seoul and Yongsan Stations, 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.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/G/Gyeongbu-Line.htm   (371 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: Busan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Busan is served by Gimhae International Airport in the west.
Busan lies on a number of rail lines, of which the most important is the Gyeongbu Line which connects it to other major cities such as Seoul, Daejeon, and Daegu.
All classes of trains run along the Gyeongbu Line, including KTX trains which provide service to Seoul in approximately 150 minutes.
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Busan   (752 words)

  
 Yeongcheon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Yeongcheon is located 350 km southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province.
It is on the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan, and is also the junction of the Jungang and Daegu railway lines.
Notable individuals born in the city include:, general during the late Goryeo period.
www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Yeongcheon   (153 words)

  
 Read about Daejeon at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Daejeon and learn about Daejeon here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In 1905 Gyeongbu railway started to transport; a station was built on the way from
Honam railway was built to split at Daejeon.
Gyeongbu highway and Honam highway join in Daejeon and two major railways, Gyeongbu railway and
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Daejeon   (467 words)

  
 Welcome To Korea Now !!!-Society & The Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The West Coast Highway is the second-longest highway after the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul with Busan (428 kilometers), which opened in 1970.
The highway will also ease traffic by 10 percent along the Gyeongbu Expressway and by 15 percent on the inland Honam Expressway, which runs from Daejeon to Suncheon, reducing the nation's annual logistical costs by 560 billion won ($430 million).
Attending the expressway opening ceremony, President Kim Dae-jung said that the new road is expected to contribute to leading the western coastal region towards being a hub of the Northeast Asian community.
kn.koreaherald.co.kr /SITE/data/html_dir/2002/01/02/200201020002.asp   (978 words)

  
 CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO INTERNET SERVICE BIG CHUNGBUK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Gyeongbu railroad was opened in 1905, passing through Yeongdong.
The project linking the Gyeongbu and Jungang railways cost 122 million won in domestic capital and $145,000 in foreign capital.
The Hambaek railway constructed on 9 March 1957 passes the 13km-region of Jecheon and Yipseok, playing a pivotal role in developing resources such as stone, coal and tungsten in the Taebaek area.
foreign.cb21.net /chinese/culture07_02.jsp   (154 words)

  
 Seoul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Both were referred to Gyeongju, then capital of Silla, and meant the capital or capital city.
The Hanja gyeong (京) also means "capital" and is used to represent Seoul in the names of railway lines and freeways, for example, the Gyeongbu (Seoul-Busan) railway line and the Gyeongin (Seoul-Incheon) freeway.
Unlike most place names in Korea, "Seoul" has no corresponding Hanja, which are Chinese characters used in the Korean language.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seoul   (2382 words)

  
 TRn: Franchising goes international   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Deagu is the country's third or fourth largest city (pop 2.5m) and is inland and 80km northwest of Busan.
Busan was first linked to Deagu by expressway in 1970 when the 425km (264mi) Gyeongbu Exwy (NR-1) was completed between Busan in the southeast and Seoul in the northwest.
In 1991 the government's tollster Korea Highway Corporation began work on the more direct Deagu-Busan Expressway 82km (51mi) long whose rationale is to add capacity with a higher speed more direct route with an estimated time savings of 15mins to 25mins over the Gyeongbu Exwy.
www.tollroadsnews.com /cgi-bin/a.cgi/pnwqGANKEdi1e!hBMUbUmg   (1123 words)

  
 UTU: News
SEOUL -- South Korea's Ministry of Construction and Transportation said yesterday (April 15) the nation has produced a high-speed train, KTX13, to run on the Gyeongbu express railway, becoming the fourth nation in the world to build such a train following Japan, France and Germany, the Korea Herald reported.
The ministry and the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) said that a domestic train-manufacturing company Rotem developed, produced and assembled the high-speed train over a period of three years and six months with technical assistance from French transport company Alstom.
The officials said that the train will begin operations with the opening of the Gyeongbu express railway.
www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=1185   (376 words)

  
 Asia Times -
The number of container trains in service fell from the usual 50 per day to 14, while trains carrying coal fell from 35 to 8, oil from 38 to 10 and steel products from 12 to 4.
The Gyeongbu line saw only 19 trains transport goods from the normal 75 due to the strike, while the Honam and Janghang lines were operating at only a sixth and a third of capacity respectively.
The first three days of the strike period will see similar conditions for the railroad though the labor action may be brought to a halt if the government uses the police to break up the strikes, the ministry said.
www.atimes.com /atimes/Korea/EG01Dg02.html   (300 words)

  
 Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
The ceremony consisted of an inaugural filming to symbolize the future of KTX and various performances dubbed ¡°Whistle with Anticipation¡± and ¡°Concerted Singing with Hope.¡± After the ceremony, participants took the inaugural train from Seoul Station to Daejeon.
The construction of the Gyeongbu line for the bullet train, which connects Seoul to Busan, South Gyeongsang Province, has taken 12 years to complete.
Once the second phase of construction is completed in 2010, the traveling time between Seoul and Busan will be cut to 1 hour and 56 minutes.
www.buzztracker.org /2004/03/31/cache/130662.html   (255 words)

  
 DCP: 36 degrees north, 128 degrees east
Indeed, the places I wanted to visit turned out to be far out from any means of public transportation.
First, we rode through Gyeongbu Expressway, the first and still the biggest highway in South Korea.
At Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, we exited to local road #3 down the south, which seemed to lead quite close to the point.
www.confluence.org /confluence.php?id=9847   (472 words)

  
 :+:+:SRI2006:+:+:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
For drivers who take the Gyeongbu Highway from Seoul, it can be reached via SeoDaegu IC, BukDaegu IC, or DongDaegu IC.
Daegu is interwoven with 4 major highways; Gyeongbu (Seoul-Busan) Highway, 88 Olympic Highway, Jungang Highway and Jungbu Highway), so land surface transportation is comparatively efficient.
Gyeongbu Highway (Seoul-Busan Highway) connects the city with Daejeon and Seoul in the north, and Gyeongju and Busan in the south.
www.sri2006.org /tips/trans.php   (1639 words)

  
 Korea Update   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Rotem, the largest train manufacturer on the peninsula, and Hyundai Heavy Industries supplied the principal components.
The new locomotive, with a maximum speed that is 50 km per hour faster than that of the French-made Train Grande Vitesse (TGV), will eventually be used on the Gyeongbu and Honam routes.
KOREA update is published by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, D.C.
www.koreaemb.org /archive/2003/09_2/econ/econ4.asp   (163 words)

  
 KTX train a heady promise -- High-speed rail is called a ‘transforming event'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Koreans were excited at the opening of a new era in July 1970, the start of service on the Gyeongbu Expressway from Seoul to Busan, Korea's first limited-access highway.
Driving the Gyeongbu Expressway from Seoul to Busan is a 4.5-hour trip under ideal traffic conditions.
That was exciting to Koreans in 1970, and given the usual congestion on the highway these days, might be equally exciting to present-day travelers.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1065055/posts   (2006 words)

  
 Roads and Expressways in South Korea - TheBestLinks.com - United States, Korean reunification, Gyeongbu Expressway, ...
Roads and Expressways in South Korea - TheBestLinks.com - United States, Korean reunification, Gyeongbu Expressway, Gyeongin Expressway,...
Route number range 70-99 are reserved in the event of Korean reunification.
The Gyeongbu Expressway kept the route 1 moniker, as it is South Korea's first and most important expressway.
www.thebestlinks.com /Roads_and_Expressways_in_South_Korea.html   (232 words)

  
 M Chereville (Seoul City): Details
We are conveniently situated at the entrance of Teheran Valley, in the business epicenter of Gangnam Station, the COEX World Trade Center, leading corporations, and the City Air Terminal.
Due to its ideal, adjacent location with Gyeongbu Expressway, the hotel is easily accessed from the Gimpo and Incheon International Airports.
There are seven different styles of luxurious, European rooms with kitchen facilities and a state-of-the-art steam sauna at the M Chereville in Gangnam.
lifeinasia.com /Hotels/Korea/seoul/1544/DETAILS   (296 words)

  
 Competition on Urban Concept in Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Geum River (National River) runs from east to west, and Miho Stream (Local Stream Grade 1) runs from north to south.
A highway that connects Daejeon and Dangjin is located at the west, and Gyeongbu KTX railway at the east of the area.
Gyeongbu KTX railway and the Cheongwoen IC of the Gyeongbu Highway are located respectively 8km and 10km away from the center of the area.
competition.macc.go.kr /english/site/main.asp   (243 words)

  
 Korea Update   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The acting president urged special measures to protect Korea's first bullet train, which is scheduled to begin operations on April 1.
The train will run parallel to the Gyeongbu Expressway (linking Seoul and Busan) and the Honam Expressway linking Seoul and Mokpo.
The instruction came amid an alert call from a senior U.S. anti-terrorist official after bombs ripped apart four passenger trains in Madrid.
www.koreaemb.org /archive/2004/4_1/foreign/foreign6.asp   (475 words)

  
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The area surrounding Gwangmyeong Station of Gyeongbu Express Railway will be developed into a center of
Gwangmyeong Station will also house a cross-country bus terminal, to be built on the station''s complex.
The ministry released these and other measures for the development of the Gwangmyeong Station area.
www.topec.co.kr /eng/news/list_view.asp?num=67&page=4   (298 words)

  
 KBS GLOBAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
On the 20th, a joint "FM 106.1 frequency setting event" will be held at the Gyeongbu Expressway(No.1) 'Meeting Square' and Yeongdong Expressway(No.50) 'Yeoju Rest Stop', and drivers who participate will be given free gas certificates.
On the 25th where the road is expected to be jammed with those returning from the long holiday, "Safe Ride Back" will be aired from 12:10 to 24:00.
The joint "frequency setting event" will also be held on this day at the Gyeongbu Expressway(No.1) 'Cheongwon Rest Stop' and Seohaean Expressway(No.15) 'Hwaseong Rest Stop', and participating drivers will be given free gas certificates.
english.kbs.co.kr /explore/what/1334185_11794,1,list,12.html   (358 words)

  
 Seoul Tourism
The station is served by the Gyeongbu and Gyeongui railway lines, with frequent high-speed, express, and local service to various points in South Korea.
The station is also served by about a dozen trains per day on the Honam Line to Gwangju and Mokpo.
The station used to be the terminus for all long-distance trains on the Gyeongbu, Honam, Jeolla, and Janghang Lines, but in early 2004, the terminus for most Honam, Jeolla, and Janghang Line trains was moved to Yongsan Station.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/185/seoul-tourism.html   (1120 words)

  
 Janghang Line . McCune-Reischauer . Seoul . Revised Romanization of Korean . Cheonan . South Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The line connects Cheonan on the Gyeongbu Line to Nampo junction with the Nampo Line and Janghang.
The Janghang Line is served by frequent passenger train service between Seoul via the Gyeongbu Line and Janghang.
This is a simplified guide for the McCune-Reischauer system.
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Janghang_Line   (260 words)

  
 Environment News Service ENS Latest Environmental Information Education Current Issues RSS
The storm destroyed both the nation’s main expressway as well as the part of the railway system dealing a severe blow to the nation's passenger and cargo transportation.
This is the first time any section of the nation’s most extensive highway system, the Gyeongbu Expressway, has ever been closed since its construction in 1970.
Today, flights into some airports were permitted, and some ferries have resumed limited services.
www.ens-newswire.com /ens/sep2002/2002-09-02-05.asp   (497 words)

  
 KBS GLOBAL
AH1 connects Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan with Busan by ferry and stretches to Pyongyang and China via Gyeongbu (Seoul-Busan) Expressway.
The country does not need to build new roads because of Gyeongbu Expressway and National Route No. 7, but will have to set up mileposts indicating "Asian Highway" on these two routes by July 2010 in accordance with the agreement.
Meanwhile, those countries that have submitted instruments of ratification are South Korea, China, Japan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia and Azerbaijan.
english.kbs.co.kr /society/news/1356204_11773.html   (411 words)

  
 Gumi Tourist Hotel (North Gyeongsang Province): Details
The hotel is located across from Geumho Market after a left turn after passing Geumho-san crossroad.
From Gyeongbu Expressway Gumi I.C: get off at Gumi I.C and turn left.
Pass the Gyeongbu Expressway tunnel and proceed straight towards downtown.
www.lifeinkorea.com /hotels/korea/1598   (238 words)

  
 Travel Forum - Seoul, South Korea
Then it was transliterated into several types reflecting slight changes over time and has finally firmed up to Seoul.
The Hanja gyeong also means "capital" and is used to represent Seoul in the names of railway lines and freeways (for example, the Gyeongbu (Seoul-Busan) railway line and Gyeongin (Seoul-Incheon) freeway.
After independence, some nationalists have insisted that gyeong should be replaced with seo, the first syllable of Seoul.
www.ttgforum.com /printthread.php?t=656   (3253 words)

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