The Mugunghwa-ho ( Korean : 무궁화호 ) is a class of train operated by Korail , the main railway operator of South Korea . Mugunghwa trains are Korail's slowest tier of trains stopping at a number of towns and villages, and operating over a number of lines that are not served by other trains. Journey times are generally twice that of KTX trains and 25% longer than ITX express trains .
13-585: Along rural lines such as the Gyeongbuk Line , Mugunghwa-ho remain the only class of passenger train operating. They (and in some cases the Tonggeun ) are the only trains to stop at many stations not served by Saemaeul-ho or KTX trains. Mugunghwa are built to accommodate large numbers of standing passengers , and frequently have many more standees than sitting passengers during high season. In 1980, new express train, named Udeung (우등, literally meaning Premium),
26-630: Is a railway line serving North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea . The line runs from Gimcheon on the Gyeongbu Line via Sangju , Jeomchon (junction with the Mungyeong Line ), and Yecheon to Yeongju on the Jungang Line . Construction of the line was begun by the privately owned Chosen Industrial Railway ; however, before the line was finished, that company merged with five others to create
39-3107: Is scheduled to be replaced by ITX-Maum in the future. Since the retirement of Tongil-ho and Bidulgi-ho services, some of those trains are upgraded to Mugunghwa-ho trains, although they rather stop more stations. Although some of stations are closed from the retirements, stops of Mugunghwa-ho vary for each train. Listed below are lines & stops which are served by Mugunghwa-ho trains: Note: Stops in bold are required stops. Gyeongbu Line : Seoul , Yongsan , Yeongdeungpo , Anyang, Suwon , Osan, Seojeongni, Pyeongtaek , Seonghwan, Cheonan , Jeonui, Jochiwon , Bugang, Sintanjin, Daejeon , Okcheon, Iwon, Jitan, Simcheon, Yeongdong , Hwanggan, Chupungnyeong, Gimcheon , Gumi , Yangmok, Waegwan , Sindong, Daegu , Dongdaegu , Gyeongsan , Namseonghyeon, Cheongdo , Sangdong, Miryang , Samnangjin, Wondong, Mulgeum, Hwamyeong, Gupo , Sasang, Busan Honam Line : Seodaejeon , Gyeryong, Yeonsan, Nonsan , Ganggyeong, Hamyeol, Iksan , Gimje , Sintaein , Jeongeup , Baegyangsa , Jangseong , GwangjuSongjeong , Naju , Dasi, Hampyeong , Muan, Mongtan , Illo , Imseong-ri, Mokpo Jungang Line : Cheongnyangni , Deokso, Yangpyeong , Yongmun , Jipyeong, Seokbul, Ilsin, Maegok, Yangdong , Samsan, Seowonju , Wonju , Bongyang, Jecheon , Danyang , Punggi , Yeongju , Andong , Uiseong , Tap-ri, Hwabon, Sinnyeong, Bugyeongcheon, Yeongcheon , Ahwa, Singyeongju Jeolla Line : Iksan , Samnye , Jeonju , Imsil, Osu , Namwon , Gokseong , Guryegu , Suncheon , Yeocheon , Yeosu Expo Chungbuk Line : Daejeon , Sintanjin , Jochiwon , Osong , Cheongju , Ogeunjang , Cheongju Int'l Airport , Jeungpyeong , Eumseong , Judeok , Chungju , Samtan, Bongyang, Jecheon Gyeongjeon Line : Samnangjin, Hallimjeong, Jinyeong , Jillye, Changwonjungang , Changwon , Masan , Jung-ri , Haman , Gunbuk , Banseong , Jinju , Wansa, Bukcheon , Hoengcheon, Hadong , Jinsang, Gwangyang , Suncheon , Beolgyo , Joseong , Yedang , Deungnyang , Boseong , Myeongbong, Iyang , Neungju , Hyocheon , Seogwangju , GwangjuSongjeong Yeongdong Line : Yeongju , Bonghwa , Chunyang , Imgi, Hyeondong, Buncheon , Yangwon , Seungbu , Seokpo , Cheoram , Dongbaeksan, Dogye , Singi, Donghae Taebaek Line : Jecheon , Yeongwol , Yemi , Mindungsan , Sabuk , Gohan , Taebaek , Dongbaeksan Janghang Line : Cheonan , Asan , Onyangoncheon , Dogooncheon, Sillyewon , Yesan , Sapgyo, Hongseong , Gwangcheon , Cheongso, Daecheon , Ungcheon , Pangyo, Seocheon , Janghang , Gunsan , Daeya, Iksan Donghae Line : Bujeon , Centum , Sinhaeundae , Gijang , Namchang , Taehwagang , Bugulsan , Singyeongju , Seogyeongju , Angang , Pohang , Wolpo , Jangsa , Ganggu , Yeongdeok Gyeongbuk Line : Gimcheon , Oksan , Cheongni , Sangju , Hamchang , Jeomchon , Yonggung , Gaepo , Yecheon , Yeongju Gwangju Line : GwangjuSongjeong , Geungnakgang, Gwangju Daegu Line : Dongdaegu , Hayang , Yeongcheon Gyeongbuk Line The Gyeongbuk Line ( Korean : 경북선 )
52-576: The Chosen Railway ( Chōtetsu ) in 1923, and it was the new company which completed the first section of the line, opening the Gimcheon – Sangju section on 1 October 1924, followed by the Sangju– Jeomchon section on 25 December. Chōtetsu then extended the line in several stages, first reaching Yecheon on 1 November 1928, then reaching Gyeongbuk Andong on 16 October 1931; however, the latter section
65-452: The Jungang Line . Construction of the line was begun by the privately owned Chosen Industrial Railway ; however, before the line was finished, that company merged with five others to create the Chosen Railway ( Chōtetsu ) in 1923, and it was the new company which completed the first section of the line, opening the Gimcheon – Sangju section on 1 October 1924, followed by the Sangju– Jeomchon section on 25 December. Chōtetsu then extended
78-692: The 1961 coup, the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction started South Korea's first five-year plan , which included a construction program to complete the railway network, to foster economic growth. Under the program, the Gyeongbuk Line was extended to Yeongju, to create a connection both with the Jungang Line and the Yeongdong Line , allowing the transport of coal from the latter. Work began in May 1962,
91-516: The 28.9 km (18.0 mi) from Jeomchon to Yecheon was opened in January 1966, the 29.7 km (18.5 mi) from Yecheon to Yeongju was opened on 10 October 1966. The complete line is 115.2 km (71.6 mi) long, and remains single-tracked and unelectrified. A 22.3 km (13.9 mi) long branch from Jeomchon to Mungyeong, the Mungyeong Line, was opened on 10 May 1969. As of 2010,
104-567: The line in several stages, first reaching Yecheon on 1 November 1928, then reaching Gyeongbuk Andong on 16 October 1931; however, the latter section was dismantled in 1944 to use the material elsewhere as Japan's military faced material shortages during the Pacific War . After the Liberation of Korea , the Chosen Railway was nationalised along with all other railways in the country. Following
117-448: The line is served by Mugunghwa cross-country trains from Busan and Dongdaegu , which travel in 2 hours 12 minutes from Gimcheon to Yeongju. Gyeongbuk Line The Gyeongbuk Line ( Korean : 경북선 ) is a railway line serving North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea . The line runs from Gimcheon on the Gyeongbu Line via Sangju , Jeomchon (junction with the Mungyeong Line ), and Yecheon to Yeongju on
130-401: The railway network, to foster economic growth. Under the program, the Gyeongbuk Line was extended to Yeongju, to create a connection both with the Jungang Line and the Yeongdong Line , allowing the transport of coal from the latter. Work began in May 1962, the 28.9 km (18.0 mi) from Jeomchon to Yecheon was opened in January 1966, the 29.7 km (18.5 mi) from Yecheon to Yeongju
143-412: Was dismantled in 1944 to use the material elsewhere as Japan's military faced material shortages during the Pacific War . After the Liberation of Korea , the Chosen Railway was nationalised along with all other railways in the country. Following the 1961 coup, the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction started South Korea's first five-year plan , which included a construction program to complete
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#1732854542237156-402: Was introduced. It was renamed Mugunghwa-ho, which was the name of an express train formerly operating in the 1960s. Today, all long-distance train classes that were formerly below Mugunghwa have been retired, thus Mugunghwa trains are now the cheapest class of trains to operate cross-country. The Mugunghwa-ho takes its name from the hibiscus syriacus , the national flower of South Korea . It
169-451: Was opened on 10 October 1966. The complete line is 115.2 km (71.6 mi) long, and remains single-tracked and unelectrified. A 22.3 km (13.9 mi) long branch from Jeomchon to Mungyeong, the Mungyeong Line, was opened on 10 May 1969. As of 2010, the line is served by both passenger and freight trains along its entire length, as is the Mungyeong branch. As of November 2010,
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