Nambunaeryuk Line

Nambunaeryuk Line
Hangul	남부내륙선
Hanja	南部內陸線
Revised Romanization	Nambunaeryukseon
McCune–Reischauer	Nambunaeryuksŏn

The Nambunaeryuk Line (Korean: 남부내륙선, lit. 'Southern Inland line') is a planned high-speed rail line between Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province and Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province.[1] It is scheduled to open in 2030.

Stations

Only Gimcheon and Geoje stations are confirmed as destinations on the line.

Station name			Transfer	Distance in km		Location
Romanized	Hangul	Hanja		Station distance	Total distance
Gimcheon	김천	金泉	Gyeongbu Line			Gyeongsangbuk-do	Gimcheon-si
Seongju signal	성주신호장	星州信號場					Seongju-gun
Hapcheon	합천	陜川				Gyeongsangnam-do	Hapcheon-gun
Jinju	진주	晋州	Gyeongjeon Line				Jinju-si
Goseong	고성	固城					Goseong-gun
Tongyeong	통영	統營					Tongyeong-si
Geoje	거제	巨濟					Geoje-si

Disputes and controversies

Legislators and other officials from urban areas in the region served are conflicting over station placement.[2] For example, the Goryeong County government has encouraged a station to be built there based on the history of the area.[3]

Originally, the line was planned to terminate at Gimcheon–Gumi station but was later shifted to Gimcheon, which is not currently served by a high-speed line. There are suspicions that National Assembly member Song Eon-seok advocated for the move because his family owns a commercial building across from the station.[4][5]

References

1. "경남경제 살릴 대동맥 '서부경남KTX'". 경남일보. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
2. ""남부내륙선, 우리도 지나가게"…경북 지자체 간 '갈등'". SBS News. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
3. "고령뉴스 : 고령군". www.goryeong.go.kr. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
4. "Conflict-of-interest cases involving lawmakers should be investigated". www.donga.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
5. "한국당 송언석, '김천역 앞 건물' 이해충돌 의혹에 "물타기" 반발". www.hani.co.kr. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-15.