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Samcheok Line
Overview
Native name	삼척선(三陟線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korea Rail Network Authority
Locale	Gangwon (South Korea)
Termini	Donghae Samcheok
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight Regional rail
Operator(s)	Korail
History
Opened	1944
Technical
Line length	12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV/60 Hz AC Overhead line

The Samcheok Line is a line of Korail. It connects Donghae in Gangwon Province with Samcheok in Gangwon Province.

History

When the construction of the Cheoram Line (current Yeongdong Line and Mukhohang Line) was carried out by Samcheok Railway Company between the construction sections of the Donghae Nambu Line and Donghae Bukbu Line, construction of some sections along with the introduction line to the Onoda Cement Samcheok Plant was started in 1939 and opened from Bukpyeong to Samcheok on 11 February 1944.

The line was electrified on January 1, 2025, and began direct service with Donghae Line.

See also

• Transportation in South Korea

References

1. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 5103, 9 February 1944
2. 점심은 부산 돼지국밥·저녁은 강릉서 회…'동해선 시대' 활짝

v t e Korail lines
Active	High-speed Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR Semi-high-speed Jungang Line (Cheongnyangni–Andong) Gyeonggang Line (Wonju–Gangneung) Jungbunaeryuk Line Seohae (Wonsi–Hongseong) Main Gyeongbu Gyeongui Honam Gyeongwon Chungbuk Gyeongjeon Janghang Jeolla Donghae Jungang Line (Andong–Singyeongju) Yeongdong Taebaek Gyeongbuk Branches Daegu Samcheok Gwangju [ko] Jeongseon [ko] Metro (Rapid transit) SCA      Line 1      Line 3      Line 4      Gyeongui–Jungang Line      Suin–Bundang Line      Gyeongchun Line      Gyeonggang Line      Seohae Line BUG      Donghae Line
Future	Semi-high-speed Nambunaeryuk Bujeon–Masan [ko] Metro (Rapid transit) Dongtan–Indeogwon Daegu Metropolitan [ko] Chungcheong Metropolitan [ko]
1: Lines for 200–300 km/h (high-speed rail internationally)

• Railway lines in South Korea
• Transport in Gangwon Province, South Korea
• Railway lines opened in 1944
• Standard gauge railways in South Korea