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Commuter Train (South Korea)

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Commuter Train
A Commuter Train approaching Baengmagoji Station.
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusOperating
LocaleGwangju
PredecessorTongil-ho
First serviceApril 1, 1996
Last serviceDecember 17, 2023[1]
SuccessorMugunghwa-ho
Seoul Subway Line 1 and shuttle bus services (Gyeongwon Line service)
Current operator(s)Korail
Route
TerminiGwangju
GwangjuSongjeong
Stops3
Line(s) usedGwangju Line
Technical
Rolling stockCommuter Diesel Car (CDC)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Commuter Train
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationTonggeun yeolcha
McCune–ReischauerT'onggŭn yŏlch'a

The Commuter Train (previously called Tongil-ho) was a class of short-run commuter trains operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea. They operated once or twice daily in each direction, along a few tens of kilometers of track. They provided an important function for many smaller rural communities (including suburbs around Seoul), which often lack good transit connections. Commuter Train operations on the Gyeongwon line was temporarily suspended its operation on April 1, 2019, due to the construction and partial electrification of the line for the Soyosan-Yeoncheon extension of Seoul Subway Line 1. They were permanently suspended on December 16, 2023, after the opening of the Yeoncheon extension, and due to the old age of CDC trains. This effectively ended regular train service north of Yeoncheon Station, with the provincial government of Cheolwon lodging a complaint. Commuter trains last operated on the Gwangju Line in Gwangju between GwangjuSongjeong and Gwangju station, from January 1, 2020, until December 17, 2023, permanently being phased out due to the old age of CDC trains.[2]

Trains

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  • Original Tongil-ho Passenger Car
  • Tang eng Tongil-ho Passenger Car
  • Express Electric Car/Korail 9900 series
  • Commuter Diesel Car (CDC)

Operation

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Current

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Former

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "광주선 셔틀열차 역사 속으로…시민들 "막막하고 걱정"". Jeonnam Maeil. 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  2. ^ "광주역~광주송정역 통근열차, 마지막 운행 "아쉬워요"". Kwangju Broadcasting Company. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-16.