Jangjin Line

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Native name장진선 (長津線)
StatusOperational (see text)
OwnerSinheung Railway (1934–1938)
Chōsen Railway (1938–1945)
Jangjin Line
Overview
Native name장진선 (長津線)
StatusOperational (see text)
OwnerSinheung Railway (1934–1938)
Chōsen Railway (1938–1945)
LocaleSouth Hamgyeong
Termini
Stations11 (14)
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
Passenger/Freight
Operator(s)Sinheung Railway;
Chōsen Railway
History
Opened1934
Technical
Line length59.5 km (37.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map

km
closed 1935
Kyūshin
59.5
Gujin
Chūnan
54.3
Jungnam
Shintai
49.1
Sindae
↑ closed 1935
Shisui
45.0
Sasu
Chōshin
41.0
Jangjin
Jōhei
35.9
Sangpyeong
Fusei
33.1
Buseong
Kodo
27.9
Goto│
engine
house
Kōsōrei
22.5
Hwangchoryeong
cable-hauled section
Hōshō
18.7
Bojang
Sankyo
15.1
Samgeo
Kagisen
10.1
Hagicheon
Ryūsui
4.1
Yongsu
Jōtsū
0.0
Sangtong

The Jangjin Line (長津線, Chōshin-sen) was a 762 mm (2 ft 6.0 in) narrow gauge railway line of the Chōsen Railway of colonial-era Korea, located in South Hamgyeong Province.[1] There is a 7.4 km (4.6 mi) cable-hauled section between Samgo and Hwangch'oryong; between Pojang and Hwangch'oryong the grade reaches 370‰.[2]

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, 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,[3] followed by an extension from Samgeo to Gujin on 1 November of the same year.[4]

Later, the Sindae—Gujin section was closed on 15 July 1935,[5] followed by the closure of the Sasu—Sindae section on 30 August 1935.[6]

The Sinheung Railway was absorbed by Chōtetsu on 22 April 1938,[7] which divided the Hamnam Line, naming the Sangtong–Sasu line Jangjin Line.

After the partition of Korea, the line was located in the territory of North Korea, and was nationalised to become part of the Korean State Railway.[1] The Jangjin Line was subsequently merged with part of the Hamnam Line to create the present-day Changjin Line.[1]

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