Jecheon station is a railway station in the city of Jecheon. It is on the Jungang Line and the Taebaek Line. This station is also served by all Chungbuk Line passenger services. Currently, passenger trains stop 56 weekdays and 58 holidays, and cargo transportation such as cement in Danyang and Yeongwol and coal in Taebaek accounts for a large proportion.
History 1 September 1941: station opened on Gyeonggyeong Line 31 December 1955: Taebaek Line opened 31 December 1958: Chungbuk Line passenger service started 30 June 1973: tracks between Cheongnyangni and Jecheon are electrified 20 June 1974: tracks between Jecheon and Gohan are electrified December 1987: tracks between Jecheon and Dodam are electrified 1 November 1988: Saemaeul Express service started January 1, 2000: Changed to regional management station May 1, 2006: Stop handling digestibles 31 March 2011: electrified double track opened between Jecheon and Dodam November 1, 2014: ITX-Saemaul commences operation November 24, 2017: Transfer to temporary railway station May 29, 2020: Transfer to New Railway Station 5 January 2021: Korea Train Express service started
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