Gyeongin Railway

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Gyeongin Railway was Korea’s first railway line, historically significant for linking Seoul with the port city of Incheon during the late 19th century.

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Label Occurrences
Gyeongin Line 1
Gyeongin Railway canonical 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical railway
railway line
category 19th-century railway lines
History of rail transport in Korea
Rail transport in Korea
connects Incheon NERFINISHED
Seoul NERFINISHED
country Korea NERFINISHED
Korean Empire NERFINISHED
era late 19th century
gauge standard gauge
historicalSignificance first railway line in Korea
linked capital Seoul with port city Incheon
impact accelerated modernization of transportation in Korea
contributed to urban development of Incheon
enhanced connectivity of Seoul to international commerce
facilitated trade between Seoul and foreign ports
languageOfName Korean
linkedTo Yellow Sea via Incheon port
locatedIn Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED
notableFor being Korea’s first railway line
linking Seoul with Incheon port
opened 1899
purpose freight transport
passenger transport
regionServed Seoul metropolitan area NERFINISHED
status historical predecessor of modern Gyeongin Line
terminus Incheon NERFINISHED
Seoul NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

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Chemulpo connectedBy Gyeongin Railway
Bucheon hasTransport Gyeongin Railway
this entity surface form: Gyeongin Line