The Daegyeong Line is a commuter rail service of the Daegu Metropolitan Subway system which connects the cities of Gumi, Daegu, and Gyeongsan.[1] Services operate on the existing Gyeongbu Line.
Daegyeong Line | |
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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 | KTCS-2 |
History
editThe line opened for service on 14 December 2024.[2][unreliable source?] Construction of the line began in 2019 and cost ₩2.09 billion.[3][4]
Future plans
editBuksam 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]
Operations
editServices 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
editThe 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 | |||
K112
|
Buksam (2025) | 북삼 | 北三 | |||
K113
|
Waegwan | 왜관 | 倭館 | |||
K114
|
Waegwan Gongdan | 왜관공단 | 倭館工團 | |||
K115
|
Seodaegu | 서대구 | 西大邱 | Gyeongbu | ||
K116
|
Wondae | 원대 | 院垈 | |||
K117
|
Daegu | 대구 | 大邱 | |||
K118
|
Dongdaegu | 동대구 | 東大邱 | |||
K119
|
Gyeongsan | 경산 | 慶山 | Gyeongbu | 61.8
|
References
edit- ^ a b Ryu, Hee-jin (2024-12-14). 대경선 개통 첫날 좌석 '빼곡'…생활권 확대에 들뜬 시민들. SBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Woo, Sungduk (2024-12-12). "The First Metropolitan Railway in the Non-metropolitan Area, Expectations For Win-Win Development in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province". Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Lee, Jeong-su (2024-12-14). 구미시, 대경선 광역철도 개통식 개최…지역 교통망 혁신의 신호탄. Maeil Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Park, Ji-ae (2024-12-12). 지방권 광역철도망 뚫린다… 14일 대경선 광역철도 개통. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Tebay, Andy (2024-12-16). "Daegyeong Line opens in Korea". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ a b "Gumi-Daegu-Gyeongsan Line to Open tomorrow". YTN. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Lee, Seung-yeop (2024-10-07). [단독] 대구권 광역철도 정식 명칭은 '대경선'…12월14일 개통 예정 | 영남일보 | 이승엽 기자 | 사회. Yeongnam Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Lee, Seong-deok (2024-12-14). 구미~경산 잇는 '대경선' 운행 첫날…"지하철 타는 것과 똑같네". NEWS1 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Herh, Michael (2024-12-16). "Hyundai Rotem Introduces Korean Train Control System, KTCS-2, on Daegyeong Line". Business Korea. Retrieved 2024-12-30.