Nambunaeryuk Line

Nambunaeryuk Line
Hangul
남부내륙선
Hanja
南部內陸線
Revised RomanizationNambunaeryukseon
McCune–ReischauerNambunaeryuksŏn

The Nambunaeryuk Line (Korean: 남부내륙선, lit. 'Southern Inland line') is a planned high-speed rail line between Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province and Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province.[1]

Stations

Only Gimcheon and Geoje stations are confirmed as destinations on the line.

Station name Transfer Distance in km Location
Romanized Hangul Hanja Station distance Total distance
Gimcheon 김천 金泉 Gyeongbu Line
Gyeongsangbuk-do
 Gimcheon-si
Seongju signal 성주신호장 星州信號場 Seongju-gun
Hapcheon 합천 陜川
Gyeongsangnam-do
 Hapcheon-gun
Jinju 진주 晋州 Gyeongjeon Line Jinju-si
Goseong 고성 固城 Goseong-gun
Tongyeong 통영 統營 Tongyeong-si
Geoje 거제 巨濟 Geoje-si

Disputes and controversies

Legislators and other officials from urban areas in the region served are conflicting over station placement.[2] For example, the Goryeong County government has encouraged a station to be built there based on the history of the area.[3]

Originally, the line was planned to terminate at Gimcheon–Gumi station but was later shifted to Gimcheon, which is not currently served by a high-speed line. There are suspicions that National Assembly member Song Eon-seok advocated for the move because his family owns a commercial building across from the station.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "경남경제 살릴 대동맥 '서부경남KTX'". 경남일보. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  2. ^ ""남부내륙선, 우리도 지나가게"…경북 지자체 간 '갈등'". SBS News. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  3. ^ "고령뉴스 : 고령군". www.goryeong.go.kr. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  4. ^ "Conflict-of-interest cases involving lawmakers should be investigated". www.donga.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. ^ "한국당 송언석, '김천역 앞 건물' 이해충돌 의혹에 "물타기" 반발". www.hani.co.kr. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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