High-speed route
KTX-Eum Jungang Line
Seoul → Busan (Bujeon) · South Korea
The rebuilt Jungang line, run through since December 2024: EMU-260 sets from Seoul past Confucian Andong and Gyeongju’s royal tombs, down the Donghae line to Bujeon in Busan in 3 h 56.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 8821065 (323 km), relation 6708903 (64 km) — 386 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.1% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 7 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Korail — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the KTX-Eum Jungang Line?
The KTX-Eum Jungang Line runs 402 km from Seoul to Busan (Bujeon).
How long does the KTX-Eum Jungang Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 56 min for the 402 km. That is an average of 102 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 260 km/h.
Who runs the KTX-Eum Jungang Line?
Korail, with EMU-260.
How old is the KTX-Eum Jungang Line?
The line has been in service since 2021. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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