Chungbuk Line

Cheongju International Airport is located near the rail line.[1] Chōtetsu then continued to extend the line until 1928 to Chungju as follows: Plans existed to continue the line from Chungju to Yeongwol, but after the end of Japanese rule this plan was abandoned until 1949, after which the extension was built as the Korean National Railroad's Taebaek Line.In the November 1942 timetable, the last issued prior to the start of the Pacific War, Chōtetsu operated the following schedule of local passenger services ("R" indicates that train was operated by railcar):[2] Like the other private railways this line was also nationalized after the independence of Korea.[4] On September 1, 2010, the South Korean government announced a strategic plan to reduce travel times from Seoul to 95% of the country to under 2 hours by 2020.As part of the plan, the Chungbuk Line is to be upgraded for 230 km/h and may see KTX service.
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