History
A Honam Railway from Seoul to Mokpo was first proposed in 1896 by a French company.{{cite web , url=http://www.land.go.kr/document/info/honam/jl06.pdf , title=전라지방–교통∙통신체계의 발달 , publisher=Land Portal , access-date=2010-12-04 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140418/http://www.land.go.kr/document/info/honam/jl06.pdf , archive-date=2011-07-22 After the start of theUpgrade
Duplication
The Honam Line was upgraded to an electrified and double-tracked line for higher speeds in stages. Double-tracking construction work started in 1968.{{cite web , url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=1913911 , title=Rail service to be upgraded this year , date=2003-01-03 , publisher=Speeding-up upgrade
To serve KTX and SRT, section from GwangjuSongjeong to Gomagwon was upgraded to accomplish maximum speed of 230 km/h. Total length of the project is 25.9 km and it was completed in June 2020.{{cite web , url=http://www.molit.go.kr/USR/NEWS/m_71/dtl.jsp?lcmspage=1&id=95084927 , title=호남고속2단계, 인천발, 수원발 KTX 공사 본격 추진 , date= 2020-12-20 , website= MOLIT official website , publisher= MOLIT , language=ko , page=5 , trans-title=Honam HSR 2nd pase, KTX from Incheon project, KTX from Suwon project are initiated in full-scale drive , access-date=2021-01-19 , format=PDFMajor stations
Major stations and junctions along the line include: *Services
The Honam Line is served by freight trains, as well as cross-countrySee also
*References
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