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{{Short description|Railway line in Chungnam, South Korea}}
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{{Infobox rail line
| box_width=auto
| name=Janghang Line
| other_name= 
| native_name=장항선(長項線)
| color=
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| image=Korail Janghang Line.png
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| type=[[Heavy rail]], Passenger/freight rail<br />[[Regional rail]], [[Commuter rail]]
| system=
| status=Operational
| locale=[[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]]<br />[[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]]
| start=[[Cheonan station|Cheonan]]
| end=[[Iksan station|Iksan]]
| stations=30
| open          = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| owner=[[Korea Rail Network Authority]]
| operator=[[Korail]]
| character     = 
| depot         = 
| stock=
| linelength_km=154.4
| tracks=[[Double track]] (Cheonan - [[Sinchang station|Sinchang]])<br />[[Single track (rail)|Single track]]
| gauge         = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| minradius     = 
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| electrification=25 kV 60 Hz [[Alternating current|AC]] [[Overhead line]]<br />(Cheonan - [[Sinchang station|Sinchang]])
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| elevation=
| map_state=collapsed
| map={{routemap|inline=1
| map=
STR~~[[Gyeongbu Line]]
BHF~~0.0~~Cheonan
ABZgl~~[[Gyeongbu Line]]
BHF~~1.3~~Bongmyeong
BHF~~2.9~~Ssangyong
XBHF-Rq\KRZu\STRq~~[[Gyeongbu High Speed Railway]]
XPLTl\XBHF-R\~~4.5~~Asan
HST~~9.4~~Baebang
BHF~~14.3~~Onyangoncheon
BHF~~19.4~~Sinchang
BHF~~25.2~~Dogooncheon
BHF~~29.7~~Sillyewon
BHF~~34.7~~Yesan
BHF~~42.5~~Sapgyo
BHF~~49.2~~Hwayang
BHF~~54.5~~Hongseong
BHF~~58.6~~Sinseong
BHF~~67.2~~Gwangcheon
HST~~71.3~~Wonjuk
BHF~~75.0~~Cheongso
BHF~~79.3~~Jupo
BHF~~87.6~~Daecheon
BHF~~90.7~~Nampo
BHF~~101.1~~Ungcheon
BHF~~104.3~~Ganchi
BHF~~112.6~~Pangyo
BHF~~121.2~~Seocheon
BHF~~126.0~~Janghang
ABZgr~~Janghang cargo Line
STR+GRZq~~↑[[South Chungcheong Province|South Chungcheong]]/[[North Jeolla Province|North Jeolla]]↓
BHF~~133.0~~Gunsan
ABZg+r~~140.2~~[[Gunsan-hwamul Line|Gunsan cargo Line]]
BHF~~141.2~~Daeya
HST~~146.4~~Impi
HST~~150.9~~Osan-ri
ABZg+r~~[[Honam Line]], [[Jeolla Line]]
BHF~~154.4~~Iksan
STR~~[[Honam Line]]
}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=장항선
|hanja={{linktext|長|項|線}}
|rr=Janghangseon
|mr=Changhangsŏn
}}

The '''Janghang Line''' is a railway line serving [[South Chungcheong]] Province in [[South Korea]]. The line connects [[Cheonan]] (on the [[Gyeongbu Line]]) to the railway junction city of [[Iksan]]. The Janghang Line is served by frequent [[Saemaeul-ho]] and [[Mugunghwa-ho]] passenger train services between [[Seoul]] and Iksan. There is also a link from [[Asan station]] to the [[KTX|KTX network]] at [[Cheonan-Asan station]].

==History==

The original Janghang Line was opened along its full length running between Cheonan and Janghang by the [[Chosen Gyeongnam Railway]] on June 1, 1922.<ref name="lineop">{{cite web|url=http://info.korail.com/2007/kra/ope/ope08000/w_ope08606.jsp |title=경영원칙 > 경영공시 > 영업현황 > 영업거리현황 |publisher=Korail |access-date=2010-12-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722192217/http://info.korail.com/2007/kra/ope/ope08000/w_ope08606.jsp |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}</ref>

===Upgrade===<!-- [[Korea Train Express#Further upgrades of connecting conventional lines]] links here-->

The entire Janghang Line is being electrified, double-tracked, and upgraded for higher speeds with a straighter alignment. Work started in 1997 from Cheonan.<ref name="rgi-korailplans">{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/south-koreas-growing-network.html |title=South Korea's growing network |date=2008-09-08 |publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]] |access-date=2010-08-29 |archive-date=2012-12-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205072403/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/south-koreas-growing-network.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> By the end of 2008, the new alignment was in service from Cheonan via Asan and Hongseong to Sinseong, from Jupo to Nampo, and from Ganchi to Janghang,<ref name="hani2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/area/425930.html |script-title=ko:장항선 타면 ‘곡선이 주는 여유’ 절로 |language=ko |date=2010-06-16 |publisher=[[The Hankyoreh]] |access-date=2010-10-19 |archive-date=2011-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614160711/http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/area/425930.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and electrification was put in service on the first {{Cvt|19.4|km}} between Cheonan and [[Sinchang station|Sinchang]], after Asan, on December 15, 2008.<ref name="electrification">{{cite web |url=http://www.epic.or.kr/cont/yearbook/download/yearbook_chap07_3.pdf |title=Electricity Almanac 2009 |publisher=Korea Electric Association |access-date=2010-10-27 |archive-date=2012-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314033522/http://www.epic.or.kr/cont/yearbook/download/yearbook_chap07_3.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The {{Cvt|17.1|km}} section near Janghang, opened in December 2007, also linked up the Janghang Line with the previously isolated Iksan-Gunsan line via a new bridge over the [[Geum River]], with alignment built for two tracks but initially only one track was laid.<ref name="rgi-korailplans"/> In 2010, the remaining sections were slated to be completed by 2018, but complete double-tracking and electrification was no longer planned on the short term due to expected low demand.<ref name="hani2010"/> The realigned {{Cvt|14.2|km}} Nampo-Ganchi section, including the relocated Ungcheon station, was opened on January 5, 2021.<ref name="baekje2021">{{cite web |url=http://www.ebaekje.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=103794 |script-title=ko:보령시, 장항선 웅천역 신역사 5일 운영 개시 |language=ko |date=2021-01-06 |publisher=Baekje News |access-date=2023-09-27}}</ref> As of April 2023, the double-tracking of the Sinchang-Hongseong section was 85% completed and expected to be opened in the second half of 2024.<ref name="REN2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.redaily.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=5663 |script-title=ko:철도공단 충청권 사업단, 8개 철도사업에 올해 7082억 투입 |language=ko |date=2023-04-27 |publisher=Rail Economy News |access-date=2023-09-29}}</ref> Also as of April 2023, the double-tracking of the Hongseong-Daeya section, including the {{Cvt|18.8|km}} Sinseong-Jupo realignment that was scheduled to begin construction in 2023, was in advanced planning, with a 2027 completion targeted.<ref name="REN2023"/>

The Janghang Line will link up with the [[Seohae Line]] at [[Hongseong station]]. The Seohae Line will connect Hongseong to Hwaseong in Gyeonggi-do when it opens in the second half of 2024.<ref name="REN2023"/> It will be connected to southern extension of the [[Sosa–Wonsi Line]] and [[Sinansan Line]]. Seohae Line will serve {{Cvt|250|km/h|4=0}} speed, which will dramatically reduce travel time between Seoul and Hongseong.

Sinchang-Hongseong section will be double track electrifed when [[Seohae Line]] open.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.redaily.co.kr/news/articleViewAmp.html?idxno=6873 | title="장항선 신창-홍성 간 복선전철화 곧 마무리된다" &#124; }}</ref>

==Services==
===Seoul Metropolitan Subway===

[[Seoul Metropolitan Subway|Seoul Subway]]'s [[Seoul Subway Line 1|Line 1]] services run on the line between Cheonan–Sinchang stations.

== stations ==

{| class=wikitable
! station
! <small>[[Hangul]]</small>
! <small>[[Hanja]]</small>
! station<br />distance<br /><small>in km</small>
! Line<br />distance<br /><small>in km</small>
! Connecting lines
! colspan="2" | Location
|- style="background:#0066B3; height:2pt;"
| colspan="8" |
|-
| [[Cheonan station|Cheonan]]
| 천안
| 天安
| style="text-align: right;" | 0.0
| style="text-align: right;" | 0.0
| [[Gyeongbu Line]]
| style="width:5em;" rowspan="25" | [[South Chungcheong Province|Chungcheongnam-do]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Cheonan|Cheonan-si]]
|-
| [[Bongmyeong station|Bongmyeong]]
| 봉명
| 鳳鳴
| style="text-align: right;" | 1.3
| style="text-align: right;" | 1.3
|
|-
| [[Ssangyong station|Ssangyong]]([[Ssangyong station|Korea Nazarene Univ.]])
| 쌍용(나사렛대)
| 雙龍(拿撒勒大)
| style="text-align: right;" | 1.6
| style="text-align: right;" | 2.9
|
|-
| [[Asan station|Asan]]
| 아산
| 牙山
| style="text-align: right;" | 1.6
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.5
| [[Gyeongbu High Speed Railway|Gyeongbu KTX]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Asan|Asan-si]]
|-
| [[Tangjeong station|Tangjeong]]
| 탕정
| 湯井
| style="text-align: right;" | 1.8
| style="text-align: right;" | 6.3
|
|-
| [[Baebang station|Baebang]]
| 배방
| 排芳
| style="text-align: right;" | 3.1
| style="text-align: right;" | 9.4
|
|-
| [[Onyangoncheon station|Onyangoncheon]]
| 온양온천
| 溫陽溫泉
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.9
| style="text-align: right;" | 14.3
|
|-
| [[Sinchang station|Sinchang]]([[Sinchang station|Soonchunhyang Univ.]])
| 신창(순천향대)
| 新昌(順天鄕大)
| style="text-align: right;" | 5.1
| style="text-align: right;" | 19.4
|
|-
| [[Dogooncheon station|Dogooncheon]]
| 도고온천
| 道高溫泉
| style="text-align: right;" | 5.8
| style="text-align: right;" | 25.2
|
|-
| [[Sillyewon station|Sillyewon]]
| 신례원
| 新禮院
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.5
| style="text-align: right;" | 29.7
|
| rowspan="3" | [[Yesan County|Yesan-gun]]
|-
| [[Yesan station|Yesan]]
| 예산
| 禮山
| style="text-align: right;" | 5.0
| style="text-align: right;" | 34.7
|
|-
| [[Sapgyo station|Sapgyo]]
| 삽교
| 揷橋
| style="text-align: right;" | 7.8
| style="text-align: right;" | 42.5
|
|-
| Hwayang
| 화양
| 華陽
| style="text-align: right;" | 6.7
| style="text-align: right;" | 49.2
|
| style="width:3em;" rowspan="4" | [[Hongseong County|Hongseong-gun]]
|-
| [[Hongseong station|Hongseong]]
| 홍성
| 洪城
| style="text-align: right;" | 5.3
| style="text-align: right;" | 54.5
| [[Seohae Line]]
|-
| Sinseong
| 신성
| 新城
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.1
| style="text-align: right;" | 58.6
|
|-
| [[Gwangcheon station|Gwangcheon]]
| 광천
| 廣川
| style="text-align: right;" | 8.6
| style="text-align: right;" | 67.2
|
|-
| Wonjuk
| 원죽
| 元竹
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.1
| style="text-align: right;" | 71.3
|
| rowspan="7" | [[Boryeong|Boryeong-si]]
|-
| [[Cheongso station|Cheongso]]
| 청소
| 靑所
| style="text-align: right;" | 3.7
| style="text-align: right;" | 75.0
|
|-
| Jupo
| 주포
| 周浦
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.3
| style="text-align: right;" | 79.3
|
|-
| [[Daecheon station|Daecheon]]
| 대천
| 大川
| style="text-align: right;" | 8.3
| style="text-align: right;" | 87.6
|
|-
| Nampo
| 남포
| 藍浦
| style="text-align: right;" | 3.1
| style="text-align: right;" | 90.7
|
|-
| [[Ungcheon station|Ungcheon]]
| 웅천
| 熊川
| style="text-align: right;" | 10.4
| style="text-align: right;" | 101.1
|
|-
| Ganchi
| 간치
| 艮峙
| style="text-align: right;" | 3.2
| style="text-align: right;" | 104.3
| [[Seocheon-hwaryeok Line]]
|-
| [[Pangyo station (Seocheon)|Pangyo]]
| 판교
| 板橋
| style="text-align: right;" | 8.3
| style="text-align: right;" | 112.6
|
| style="width:3em;" rowspan="3" | [[Seocheon County|Seocheon-gun]]
|-
| [[Seocheon station|Seocheon]]
| 서천
| 舒川
| style="text-align: right;" | 8.6
| style="text-align: right;" | 121.2
|
|-
| [[Janghang station|Janghang]]
| 장항
| 長項
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.8
| style="text-align: right;" | 126.0
| [[Janghang-hwamul Line]]
|-
| [[Gunsan station|Gunsan]]
| 군산
| 群山
| style="text-align: right;" | 7.0
| style="text-align: right;" | 133.0
|
| rowspan="6" | [[Jeollabuk-do]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Gunsan|Gunsan-si]]
|-
|
|
|
| style="text-align: right;" | 7.2
| style="text-align: right;" | 140.2
| [[Gunsan-hwamul Line]]
|-
| [[Daeya station|Daeya]]
| 대야
| 大野
| style="text-align: right;" | 1.0
| style="text-align: right;" | 141.2
| [[Gunsan Port Line]]
|-
| Impi
| 임피
| 臨陂
| style="text-align: right;" | 5.2
| style="text-align: right;" | 146.4
|
|-
| Osan-ri
| 오산리
| 五山里
| style="text-align: right;" | 4.5
| style="text-align: right;" | 150.9
| 
| rowspan="2" | [[Iksan|Iksan-si]]
|-
| [[Iksan station|Iksan]]
| 익산
| 益山
| style="text-align: right;" | 3.5
| style="text-align: right;" | 154.4
| [[Honam Line]]<br />[[Jeolla Line]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Korail]]
*[[Transportation in South Korea]]

==References==
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{{Reflist}}

{{Korail Lines}}
{{Janghang Line}}
{{Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations|line1=yes}}
{{Public transport in the Seoul Metropolitan Area}}

[[Category:Janghang Line| ]]
[[Category:Railway lines in South Korea]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1922]]
[[Category:Transport in South Chungcheong Province]]
[[Category:Transport in North Jeolla Province]]
[[Category:Korail lines]]
[[Category:25 kV AC railway electrification]]