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Railway line in South Korea

The Donghae Nambu Line (hangul=동해남부선) is a railway line connecting Busan to Pohang in South Korea. The line runs along South Korea's east coast. On December 30, 2016, it was merged into Donghae Line.

On October 31, 1918, an extension of the Daegu Line reached Pohang. The section from Gyeongju to Pohang would become the oldest part of the future Donghae Nambu Line. On October 25, 1921, a branch of the Daegu Line from Gyeongju to Ulsan (Taehwagang) was opened. The new line and the two older sections built as part of the Daegu Line were combined into the new Donghae Nambu Line, with a length of from Busanjin to Pohang.

As of 2010, most of the line remains single track and unelectrified. The section gets a new 72.1 km long alignment Korea Rail Network Authority, Busan, and Ulsan city government is undertaking the upgrade. As of 2010, construction progress reached 32% of the total budget of 2,268.9 billion won.

The line is to be replaced by a completely new alignment that circumvents downtown Gyeongju and connects to the Gyeongbu high speed railway at Gyeongju station. In 2003, a feasibility study was prepared for the section. The project was finally approved by the government on April 23, 2009, and a ground breaking ceremony was held. In January 2010, the early completion of the Pohang branch was confirmed by the government.

The line sees passenger and freight traffic. As of October 2010, from Bujeon station in Busan, cross country Mugunghwa ho trains travel in around 1 hour 25 minutes to Ulsan and in around 2 hours 40 minutes to Pohang. Via the Gyeongbu, Daegu and Jungang Lines, Pohang and Ulsan are connected to Seoul with both intercity Saemaul ho and cross country Mugunghwa ho services. As of 2010, the shortest travel times from Seoul to Pohang are around 5 hours 15 minutes by direct Saemaul service and around 3 hours 40 minutes with transfer to KTX trains at Dongdaegu.

This is an abandoned railroad. Between Ulsan and Busan Donghae Nambu Line a scrapped ship to utilize the space between East Busan resort complex and that they would work together to Haeundae with connecting the invigoration of the local economy by creating a tourist resources. Haeundae Olympic Intersections created a green rail road that runs through Haeundae Station, the coastal spectacular Mi po, Cheongsa po, and Gudeok po to provide pleasant and energetic spaces for tourists and local residents visiting Haeundae Beach.

Busan Green Rail Way Project 1 Section is from Haeundae Olympic Junction to Busan Mechanical Technical High School. Period is from Sep 23. 2015 to Dec. 29. 2016. Budget of this step is 3.41 Billion KRW. Busan Green Rail Way Project 2 Section is from Busan Mechanical Technical High School to East Busan Tourist District Entrance. Period is from Jun. 27. 2016 to Dec. 11. 2017. Budget of this step is 8.1 Billion KRW.