The Gyowae Line is a railway line in Gyeonggi-do

Gyeonggi-do

Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

, that connects Neunggok Station

Neunggok Station

Neunggok Station is a station on the Gyeongui Line....

 in Goyang City

Goyang

Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul via Seoul Subway Line 3. Goyang is bordered by Seoul to the south; walls of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress lie along a small portion of this border.Several institutions of higher...

 (northwest of Seoul) with Uijeongbu Station

Uijeongbu Station

Uijeongbu Station is a station on the Gyeongwon Line in South Korea. It is also served by trains on Seoul Subway Line 1. It is the main station in the city of Uijeongbu...

 in Uijeongbu

Uijeongbu

Uijeongbu is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.The city is located just north of Seoul with many U.S. and Korean military bases for the defense of the Korean capital. The U.S. Second Infantry Division has established its headquarters in the city with main troops deployed in Dongducheon...

, north of Seoul.

History

Work on the line began already in October 1959. Following the 1961 coup, the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction

Supreme Council for National Reconstruction

The Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, initially named the Revolutionary Committee, was a military junta that oversaw the government of South Korea from May 16, 1961 until the inauguration of the Third Republic of South Korea in 1963...

 started South Korea's first five-year plan, which included a construction program to complete the railway network, to foster economic growth. The 31.8 km (19.8 mi) line from Neunggok on the Gyeongui Line

Gyeongui Line

The Gyeongui Line is one of the oldest railway lines in Korea. When opened in 1906 it linked Seoul in what is now South Korea to P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju in what is now North Korea...

 to Uijeongbu on the Gyeongwon Line

Gyeongwon Line

The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by Korail. The name of the line came from Gyeongseong and Wonsan, the original terminus of the line in what is now North Korea.-History:The Gyeongwon line was opened along its full...

 was incorporated into the program and was completed on August 20, 1963.

Operation

Currently, the line is single-track, unelectrified, sees very little use and has no scheduled passenger service.

Future

As an extension of the future Daegok–Sosa–Wonsi Line, the Gyowae Line may be upgraded to a double-track, electrified railway, and see regular passenger service integrated into the Seoul Metropolitan Subway

Seoul Metropolitan Subway

The Seoul Metropolitan Subway or Metropolitan Subway in Seoul, in Seoul, South Korea, is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world, with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's thirteen lines...

.