Yeongdong Line

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Yeongdong Line is a line of Korail. It connects Yeongju in North Gyeongsang Province with Gangneung in Gangwon Province. From Yeongju, it crosses the Taebaek Mountains and reaches the Sea of Japan (East Sea) at Donghae, thence proceeding north to Gangneung. Most of the line first opened in July 1955, with the Donghae-Gangneung portion completed in 1962. At Yeongju, the line connects with the Gyeongbuk and Jungang Lines. Some trains travel directly from one to the other, so that it is possible to travel directly from Seoul or Busan to Gangneung by rail. All sections of this line are electrified. Heungjeon and Nahanjeong stations, where the only switchback is located, will soon be closed and a new spiral tunnel will replace this section.

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