Korea Railroad Resumes Full Operation on Jungang Line... Taebaek, Yeongdong, and Chungbuk Lines Under Restoration

Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) President Son Byung-seok (second from left) is inspecting the disaster situation caused by heavy rain and the train operation status at the Railway Traffic Control Center located in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 2nd. Provided by Korea Railroad Corporation

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Train operations on the Jungang Line, which had been suspended due to heavy rain, have resumed. Restoration work is still underway on the Taebaek, Yeongdong, and Chungbuk Lines.

Korea Railroad (Korail) announced that train operations on the entire Jungang Line section from Yeongyo to Guhak resumed from 6 a.m. on the 3rd. The first train is Mugunghwa-ho (#1628), departing from Jecheon at 6:55 a.m. heading to Cheongnyangni.

Train operations between Daejeon and Chungju on the Chungbuk Line, which had also been suspended at the same time, have resumed. However, restoration work is still ongoing on the Chungju-Jecheon section of the Chungbuk Line, the entire Taebaek Line (Jecheon to Donghae), and the Yeongdong Line (Yeongju to Donghae), so train operations remain suspended as they were the previous day.

A Korail official stated, “Overnight restoration work has allowed train operations to resume on the entire Jungang Line and some sections of the Chungbuk Line, but due to the extensive damage caused by the heavy rain, additional time will be required for restoration work on other lines. Korail will do its best to restore the suspended train lines safely and quickly.”

He added, “Since train operation status may change depending on weather conditions, we strongly urge train passengers to check train operation status in advance through Korail Talk or the customer center.”

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