Tonggeun

Commuter Train
Tonggeun train at Baengmagoji Station.
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Gwangju
Predecessor	Tongil-ho
First service	April 1, 1996
Current operator(s)	Korail
Route
Start	Gwangju
Stops	3
End	Gwangju Songjeong
Line(s) used	Gwangju Line
Technical
Rolling stock	Korail CDC
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Tonggeun Meaning of Commuter train (previously called Tongil-ho) is a class of short-run commuter trains operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea. On timetables, the name is always translated as "Commuter." They typically operate once or twice daily in each direction, along a few tens of kilometers of track. They thus provide an important function for many smaller rural communities (and also some New Towns around Seoul), which often lack good public transit connections. The Tonggeun Train ceased its operation in 1 April 2019 due to the construction for new section of Seoul Subway Line 1. (Soyosan-Yeoncheon route) and started operation on Jan. 1, 2020, between Gwangju Songjeong Station and Gwangju Station.

Trains[]

• Original Tongil-ho Passenger Car (retired)
• Tang eng Tongil-ho Passenger Car (retired)
• Electric Excellent Car/Korail 9900 series (retired)
• (stored)

Operation[]

Current[]

• Gwangju Line: Gwangju – Gwangju Songjeong, opened on January 1, 2020
• Gyeongwon Line : Dongducheon – Baengmagoji, suspended on April 1, 2019 due to construction on an extension of Seoul Subway Line 1.

Former[]

• Gyeongui Line: Seoul-Dorasan, ceased on July 1, 2009, because Seoul Subway Gyeongui line (now part of Seoul Subway Gyeongui-Jungang Line) has been opened to traffic that day (Seoul~DMC~Munsan) After the commuter line had been reduced to Munsan – Dorasan then, this had been ceased on April 30, 2014.
• Daegu/Donghae Nambu : Daegu-Yeongcheon-Pohang, ceased on Dec 31, 2007.
• Jeongseon Line: Jeungsan-Auraji, ceased on Dec 31, 2007.
• Gunsan/Jeolla Line: Jeonju-Gunsan, ceased on Dec 31, 2007.
• Jinhae Line: Changwon-Jinhae, ceased on Oct 30, 2006.

See also[]

• Korail
• Railroads in South Korea
• Transportation in South Korea

External links[]

• Photo set