Daegyeong Line
| Daegyeong Line | |
|---|---|
| File:South Korea subway logo.svg File:Daegyeong Line.svg | |
| File:Daegyeong Line Korail Class 392000 20241115.jpg Korail Class 392000 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 대경선(大慶線) Daegyeong-seon |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Daegu City Government |
| Locale | |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 8 |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| System | Daegu Metro |
| Operator(s) | Korail |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 December 2024 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 61.8 km (38.4 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC 60 Hz |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
| Signalling | Hyundai Rotem KTCS-2 |
The Daegyeong Line (Korean: 대경선) is a commuter rail service of the Daegu Metropolitan Subway system which connects the cities of Gumi, Daegu, and Gyeongsan.[1] Services are operated by Korail on the existing Gyeongbu Line.
History
[edit | edit source]The line opened for service on 14 December 2024.[2][unreliable source?] Construction of the line began in 2019 and cost ₩209 billion.[3][4]
Future plans
[edit | edit source]Buksam Station opens in 2025, while there are additional plans to extend the line 22.9 km (14.2 mi) north from Gumi to Gimcheon.[5]
Rolling stock
[edit | edit source]Nine 2-car Korail Class 392000 EMU trainsets.
Operations
[edit | edit source]Services on the Daegyeong Line will be supplemented by existing Mugunghwa workings between Gumi and Gyeongsan.[6] Trains arrive every 15 minutes during rush hour and every 20 minutes at all other times.[7] The maximum speed on the line is 100 km/h (62 mph).[8] A trip from Gumi to Gyeongsan takes approximately 48 minutes.[1]
The Daegyeong Line utilises a signalling system known as KTCS-2 which was developed by Hyundai Rotem.[9]
Stations
[edit | edit source]The line is 61.8 km (38.4 mi) in length.[6]
| Station
Number |
Station Name
English |
Station Name | Station Name | Transfer | Distance
in km |
Total
Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K110
|
Gumi | 구미 | 龜尾 | ---
|
0.0
| |
K111
|
Sagok | 사곡 | 沙谷 | 4.5
|
4.5
| |
K112
|
Buksam (2025) | 북삼 | 北三 | 5.2
|
9.7
| |
K113
|
Waegwan | 왜관 | 倭館 | 9.1
|
18.8
| |
K114
|
Waegwan Gongdan (TBD) | 왜관공단 | 倭館工團 | 4.3
|
23.1
| |
K115
|
Seodaegu | 서대구 | 西大邱 | File:KTX logo.svg Gyeongbu | 20.0
|
42.1
|
K116
|
Wondae (2028) | 원대 | 院垈 | File:Daegu Metro Line 3.svg | 3.1
|
45.2
|
K117
|
Daegu | 대구 | 大邱 | File:Daegu Metro Line 1.svg | 1.2
|
46.4
|
K118
|
Dongdaegu | 동대구 | 東大邱 | File:Daegu Metro Line 1.svg | 3.2
|
49.6
|
K119
|
Gyeongsan | 경산 | 慶山 | File:KTX logo.svg Gyeongbu | 20.1
|
61.8
|
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Korail (in English)
