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  Gyeongbu Line - Galbijim
The Gyeongbu Line (Gyeongbuseon) is the most important railway line in 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 KTX, 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.
wiki.galbijim.com /Gyeongbu_Line   (416 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   (108 words)

  
 Gyeongbu Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gyeongbu_Line   (339 words)

  
 Gyeongbu Line. Who is Gyeongbu Line? What is Gyeongbu Line? Where is Gyeongbu Line? Definition of 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 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.
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.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Gyeongbu_Line   (299 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: Daejeon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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)

  
 transportation in south korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The principal railway line is the Gyeongbu Line (경부선), which connects the capital and largest city (Seoul) with the country's second largest city and largest seaport (Busan).
A private narrow-gauge railway (the Suin Line) used to operate between Suwon and Incheon, but it was abandoned in the 1990s.
A high-speed railway known as Korea Train Express (KTX) is currently under construction between Seoul and Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Transportation_in_South_Korea.html   (1059 words)

  
 News World August. 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
When the Gyeongbu express railway is opened, the capacity to transport passengers and cargo between Seoul and Busan will increase 3.4 times and 7.7 times, respectively.
The division is designed to prevent the recurrence of errors committed during the construction of the Gyeongbu express railway.
Operation of the Gyeongbu high-speed railway is scheduled to begin in 2004.
www.newsworld.co.kr /cont/0208/38.html   (1552 words)

  
 Transportation in South Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Railways are one of the primary means which South Koreans travel over long distances the country.
The principal railway line is the Gyeongbu Line (경부선) which connects the capital and city (Seoul) with the country's second largest city largest seaport (Busan).
A high-speed railway known as Korea Train Express (KTX) is currently under construction between and Busan via Suwon Daejeon and Daegu.
www.freeglossary.com /Transportation_in_South_Korea   (936 words)

  
 4Reference || Hanja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Names of railway lines, freeways, and even provinces are often formed by taking one character from one city's name and combining it with another character from another city's name.
Thus, the Gyeongbu railway line connects Seoul (gyeong) with Busan (bu); the Gyeongin freeway connects Seoul with Incheon (in); and the former Jeolla Province took its name from the first characters in the city names Jeonju and Naju (the "n" sound in Korean is assimilated to "l" when it follows an "l" sound).
Subway and railway station signs give the station's name in Hangul, Hanja, and English, both to assist visitors and to disambiguate the name.
www.4reference.net /encyclopedias/wikipedia/Hanja.html   (1514 words)

  
 Daejeon [Definition]
In 1905 GyeongbuThe name Gyeongbu refers to the Seoul-Busan corridor in South Korea, and 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), the Korean form of "Keijo" (京成), the former Japanese name for Seoul) and "Busan" (부&...
Daejeon is the center of transportation, two highway backbones, Gyeongbu highwayThe Gyeongbu Expressway (Gyeongbu Gosok Doro) is the oldest and most heavily travelled freeway in South Korea, and connecting Seoul to Suwon, Daejeon, Gumi, Daegu, and Busan.
www.wikimirror.com /Daejeon   (2472 words)

  
 Seoul South Korea
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.
A private narrow-gauge railway (the Suin Line) used to operate between Suwon and Incheon, but it was abandoned in the acceptance of dangerous missions that will earn him the Medal of Honor, and his brother's release.
A private narrow-gauge railway (the Suin Line) used to operate between Suwon and Incheon, but it was abandoned in the 1990s.
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 gyeongui line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Gyeongui Line (Korean: Gyeonguiseon (Hangul: 경의선; Hanja: 京義線)) is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea.
At Seoul, the line connected with the Gyeongbu Line to Busan, while at Shinŭiju, the line connected with the South Manchuria Railway, linking the Korean railway system to the rest of Asia and Europe.
After the division of Korea in 1945, trains stopped operating between the north and south halves of the country, meaning that southern trains probably terminated at Kaesŏng;, which is now in North Korea but was at the time part of the US-administered southern zone.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /gyeongui_line.html   (319 words)

  
 Daejeon Summary
However, in 1905, the Gyeongbu railway began operations from Seoul to Busan, opening a station at Daejeon.
Soon after, in 1926, under rule of the Japanese government, the Honam railway was built between Daejeon and Mokpo, transforming the latter into a major transportational hub.
Daejeon is the center of transportation, where two major expressways, Gyeongbu highway and Honam highway, and two major railways, Gyeongbu railway and Honam railway, are joined.
www.bookrags.com /Daejeon   (875 words)

  
 CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO INTERNET SERVICE BIG CHUNGBUK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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.
With the Jungang railway converted to electricity on 20 June 1973, a 11.1-km railway linking Guhak and Jecheon located in Chungbuk was also converted.
The double-track railway line construction, launched on 25 October 1975, was completed in within five years, on 17 October 1980.
foreign.cb21.net /chinese/culture07_02.jsp   (154 words)

  
 Exhibitor Service
Thus, the Honam high-speed railway construction plan and the second-tier Gyeongbu high-speed railway plan package have been finalized and construction to expected to begin in the near future.
Osong was chosen as the junction of the Honam high-speed railway and Gyeongbu high-speed railway on June 30.
The second-tier Gyeongbu high-speed railway plan alters the passing method in Daejeon and Daegu stations from that of underground to aboveground.
www.railkorea.biz /Eng/exhibitor_5/board/board.asp?action=read&seq=4&page=1   (268 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)

  
 "RAIL" related terms, short phrases and links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Australasian Railway Association is the political voice of the rail industry in Australia and New Zealand.
Gyeongbu High-Speed Rail is under construction at present.
This is the home page of BC Rail, Canada's third largest railway and operates in the province of British Columbia.
www.keywen.com /en/RAIL   (2035 words)

  
 Transportation Revolution: The Korean High-speed Railway
The background to the high-speed railway initiative in Korea goes back to the 1980s when the country was suffering from serious road congestion caused by a surge in car ownership (17% average annual increase).
In May 1989, the government took the important decision to construct the Gyeongbu high-speed railway, estimating that passenger and container freight traffic on the new line would increase 1.7 and 3.8 fold by 2011 compared to 1995.
The total number of passengers on the Gyeongbu and the Honam lines since the opening is estimated at 310,000 passengers per day, of which about 70,000 are KTX passengers.
www.jrtr.net /jrtr40/f08_kim.html   (2957 words)

  
 Quagga bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The name Gyeongbu (경부 (京釜) in Korean) refers to the Seoul-Busan corridor in South Korea, and is used as the name of the Gyeongbu railway line (Gyeongbuseon;
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 Expressway (Gyeongbu Gosok Doro (경부 고속 도로 京釜高速道路) or Gyeongbuseon (경부선;
www.elexi.de /en/q/qu/quagga.html   (564 words)

  
 Knowledge King - Seoul   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Then it was transliterated into several types reflecting slight changes over time and have finally firmed up to Seoul.
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 Gyeongin (Seoul-Incheon) freeway.
During the Joseon dynasty, each entrance was opened and closed each day, by ringing large bells, to allow traffic.
www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/s/se/seoul.html   (800 words)

  
 Rail Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Thousands of railway workers failed to find any bombs hidden along France's sprawling network of train tracks Thursday as the mystery grows about flmail threats from a shadowy group calling itself AZF.
Skynews A third man has been arrested by police investigating the deaths of four railway workers who were hit by a run...
Railway Systems Suppliers trade association for the communication and signal segment of the rail transportation industry
archive.wn.com /2004/03/05/1400/railtimes   (883 words)

  
 Gyeongui Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Gyeongui Line (Korean :Gyeonguiseon (Hangul : 경의선; Hanja : 京義線)) is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea.
At Seoul, the line connected with the Gyeongbu Line to Busan, while at Shinŭiju, the lineconnected with the South Manchuria Railway, linkingthe Korean railway system to the rest of Asia and Europe.
After the division of Korea in 1945, trains stopped operating between the north and south halves of the country, meaning that southern trainsprobably terminated at Kaesŏng, which is now in North Korea but was at the timepart of the US -administered southern zone.
www.therfcc.org /gyeongui-line-254825.html   (266 words)

  
 ++ ICOLD 2004 May 16~22, 2004, Seoul ++++++++++++++++++++++   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The country's main expressways, Gyeongbu and Jungbu, which connect the capital with the southern provinces, are unlikely to be cleared for traffic by midnight because of snow in the central Chungcheong provinces.
The severe snowfall left vehicles stranded on roads, and some train services were suspended on the Gyeongbu railway line, which links Seoul with the country's second-largest city, Busan.
A bowling alley in Daejeon suffered 1.2 billion won-worth of damage when part of its roof collapsed under the weight of piled-up snow, but no casualties were reported.
www.icold2004-seoul.or.kr /news/news_16.htm   (551 words)

  
 donga.com [english donga]
In the case of the Gyeongbu KTX railway, the expenditure was projected to be 5,800 billion won in June 1990, but increased to 18 trillion won in 1999 through repeated changes in construction plans.
In cases of large-scale government-sponsored works having gone through eligibility tests and various evaluations, the greatest amount of losses were incurred by construction stoppages influenced by interest groups such as citizens’ organizations.
There is an assertion that social and economic losses incurred in deferring the second stage of construction of the Gyeongbu KTX railway due to a monk’s demonstration amounted to 2,500 billion won.
english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?bicode=080000&biid=2005052754708   (1242 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Construction on the Gyeongbu (Seoul-Busan) High-speed railway of a new section between Daegu and Busan will commence next year, two years ahead of its original 2004 schedule.
Subsequently, the high-speed Gyeongbu railroad line initially schedule for its dedication in 2010 seems to be pushed ahead to 2008.
Meanwhile, the earlier-than-scheduled groundbreaking for construction will release 600 billion-won-worth of associated projects, which are expected to help revive the country's depressed construction markets.
app.korail.go.kr /ROOT/cambo-view.cambo?programid=12&boardid=66&lang=eng   (144 words)

  
 gyeongbu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
22 routes to 3,400km by the end of 2006 and 349km in 13 sections such as Gyeongbu Expressway and Seoul Ring Road, where traffic demands are high.
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 ¡æ Hoedeok Interchange ¡æ Honam Highway ¡æ Turn left from EXPO (North Daejeon) Tollgate ¡æ Drive straight at a crossroads...
gyeongbu.networklive.org   (266 words)

  
 Daejeon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In 1905 (Click link for more info and facts about Gyeongbu) Gyeongbu railway started to transport, a station is built on the way from (The capital and largest city of South Korea; located in northwestern South Korea) Seoul to (Click link for more info and facts about Busan) Busan.
Soon (Click link for more info and facts about Honam railway) Honam railway was built to split at (Click link for more info and facts about Daejeon) Daejeon.
In 1932, the capital of (Click link for more info and facts about Chungnam) Chungnam province moved from (Click link for more info and facts about Gongju) Gongju to Daejeon.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Da/Daejeon.htm   (659 words)

  
 Suin Line Definition / Suin Line Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The line connected Suwon on the Gyeongbu Line to IncheonIncheon Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city and major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.
Incheon now has an international airport, and it was one of the locations of the 2002 Football World Cup.
Suin Line is a former narrow-gauge railway line in South Korea.
www.elresearch.com /Suin_Line   (218 words)

  
 International Conference on Revitalizing Northeast China and Promoting Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia in ...
Infrastructure which will contribute to deepening the level of multilateral cooperation, such as extensive railway systems, highways, and pipelines, should not be constructed independently by each nation in the region, but should be established according to a consistent overall plan, and this also applies to soft systemic infrastructure.
In addition, it is possible that the establishment of other infrastructures in parallel with the construction of the pipeline will stimulate further demand for natural gas, amplifying the benefit of the pipeline to the region.
Another example is a major railway network referred to as the "Big Loop." This is a plan to construct an express railway network in the form of a loop connecting the central parts of Northeast Asia, forming a transport artery for the basic areas of the region.
www.nira.go.jp /newse/paper/gdna/report.html   (1868 words)

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