The Jangjin Line (長津線, ''Chōshin-sen'') was a narrow gauge railway line of the Chōsen Railway of colonial-era Korea, located in South Hamgyeong Province.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), There is a cable-hauled section between Samgo and Hwangch'oryong; between Pojang and Hwangch'oryong the grade reaches 370‰.

History

In 1934, to aid in the construction of a new hydroelectric power plant on the Jangjin River, and to exploit forestry and other resources in the area, the

Sinheung Railway The Sinheung Railway ( Japanese: 新興鉄道株式会社, ''Shinkō Tetsudo Kabushiki Kaisha''; Korean: 신흥철도주식회사, ''Sinheung Cheoldo Jusikhoesa''), was a privately owned railway company in colonial era Korea. It was a subsid ...

, a subsidiary of the Chōsen Railway began construction of a new line from Sangtong, terminus of its Hamnam Line. The first section, from Sangtong to Samgeo, was opened on 1 September 1934,朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2298, 5 September 1934 followed by an extension from Samgeo to

Gujin The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of available bootloaders. General information Technical information Note: The column MBR (Master Boot Record) refers to whether or not the boot loader can be stored ...

on 1 November of the same year.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2348, 7 November 1934 Later, the Sindae—Gujin section was closed on 15 July 1935,朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2557, 22 July 1935 followed by the closure of the Sasu—Sindae section on 30 August 1935.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2595, 4 September 1935 The Sinheung Railway was absorbed by Chōtetsu on 22 April 1938,朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938 which divided the Hamnam Line, naming the Sangtong–Sasu line Jangjin Line. After the

partition of Korea The division of Korea began with the defeat of Japan in World War II. During the war, the Allied leaders considered the question of Korea's future after Japan's surrender in the war. The leaders reached an understanding that Korea would be l ...

, the line was located in the territory of

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

, and was nationalised to become part of the

Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway (), commonly called the State Rail () is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun Song. History 1945–195 ...

. The Jangjin Line was subsequently merged with part of the Hamnam Line to create the present-day

Changjin Line The Changjin Line is an electrified narrow gauge line of the North Korean State Railway running from Yŏnggwang on the Sinhŭng Line to Sasu on Lake Changjin.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), There is a cable-h ...

Services

In the November 1942 timetable, the last issued prior to the start of the Pacific War, Chōtetsu operated the following schedule of third-class-only local passenger services:Tōa Travel Co. (東亜旅行社), Ministry of Railways Combined Timetable 1 November 1942 (鐵道省編纂時刻表昭和１７年１１月１日)

Route

References

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