Chosen Gyeongnam Railway

The Chosen Gyeongnam Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮京南鉄道株式会社, Chōsen Kyōnan Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha; Korean: 조선경남철도주식회사, Joseon Gyeongnam Cheoldo Jusikhoesa), was a privately owned railway company in Japanese-occupied Korea.

Chosen Gyeongnam Railway
Overview
Native name조선경남철도주식회사 (Joseon Gyeongnam Cheoldo Jusikhoesa)
朝鮮京南鉄道株式会社 (Chōsen Kyōnan Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha)

History

The company began operations in 1912, and by 1931 it had opened a network of nearly 250 km (160 mi) in the area around Cheonan. Following the partition of Korea, the entirety of the Chosen Gyeongnam Railway's network was located in the American zone of occupation. All railways in South Korea, including the Chosen Gyeongnam Railway, were nationalised in 1946, becoming part of the Korean National Railroad.

The Chosen Gyeongnam Railway opened the following railway lines between 1912 and 1931:[1]

  • 1912: Gunsan Line, 23.1 km (14.4 mi) from Iri on the Chosen Government Railway's Honam Line to Gunsan;
  • 1919–1927: Gyeonggi Line, 69.8 km (43.4 mi) from Cheonan on the Chosen Government Railway's Gyeongbu Line to Janghowon;
  • 1922–1931: Chungnam Line, 144.2 km (89.6 mi) from Cheonan to Janghang Jangyo;
  • 1931: Gunsanhang Line, 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from Gunsan to Gunsan Port (became Gunsanbudu (Gunsan Wharf) Station) in 1943.

After the nationalisation, the Korean National Railroad took over these lines, eventually rearranging them. The Gunsan–Gunsan Wharf section of the Gunsan Line was detached to create the Gunsan Freight Line, whilst the Iri–Gunsan section of the Gunsan Line and the entirety of the Ch'ungnam Line from Gunsan to Cheonan were merged to create the Janghang Line in 1955. The Gyeonggi Line was renamed Anseong Line (ko) in the same year.[2]

Services

In the November 1942 timetable, the last issued prior to the start of the Pacific War, the Chōsen Gyeongnam Railway was running extensive passenger services on the Chungnam Line, along with three daily round trips on the Gyeonggi Line.[3]

Chungnam Line
Distance
(read down)		2nd class
Korean yen		3rd class
Korean yen		1357
(2,3)		91113
(2,3)		15Station nameDistance
(read up)		2nd class
Korean yen		3rd class
Korean yen		246
(2,3)		810
(2,3)		121416
0.0 - - 06:55 ... 08:40 11:15 13:05 15:40 17:45 20:00 Cheonan 144.2 11.60 5.80 07:50 09:45 11:50 14:15 16:45 19:05 21:30 ...
14.7 1.20 0.60 07:26 ... 09:20 11:52 13:40 16:13 18:13 20:30 Onyang Oncheon 129.5 10.45 5.25 07:21 09:21 11:25 13:44 16:17 18:41 21:00 ...
40.6 3.30 1.65 08:23 ... 10:31 12:54 14:38 17:10 19:08 21:29 Yesan 103.6 8.40 4.20 06:18 08:29 10:36 12:24 15:20 17:51 19:52 ...
62.6 5.10 2.55 09:09 ... 11:45 13:40 15:34 17:55 19:51 22:14 Hongseong 81.6 6.60 3.30 05:28 07:43 09:53 11:30 14:30 17:07 18:55 ...
75.3 6.10 3.05 09:37 05:05 ... 14:14 16:00 18:15 20:17 22:35 Gwangcheon 68.9 5.60 2.80 05:00 07:20 09:30 ... 14:02 16:44 18:20 21:55
143.5 11.60 5.80 11:50 07:42 ... 16:52 ... ... 22:27 ... Janghang 0.7 0.10 0.05 ... ... 07:01 ... 11:20 14:24 ... 19:19
144.2 11.60 5.80 12:00 07:46 ... 16:55 ... ... 22:31 ... Janghang Jangyo 0.0 - - ... ... 06:55 ... 11:15 14:20 ... 19:15
Gyeonggi Line (3rd class only)
Distance
(read down)		Price
Korean yen		313335Station nameDistance
(read up)		Price
Korean yen		323436
0.0 - 08:25 12:15 19:55 Cheonan 69.8 2.80 07:55 14:25 18:45
28.4 1.20 09:33 13:25 21:06 Anseong 41.4 1.65 06:41 13:07 17:28
69.8 2.80 11:05 14:55 22:35 Janghowon 0.0 - 05:15 11:40 16:00

Rolling Stock

Few details are available about the rolling stock operated by the Chosen Gyeongnam Railway; known are the 100 series and 200 series 2-6-2T tank locomotives, which were later used by the KNR as the Pureo7-100 and Pureo7-200 classes.[4] In addition, two locomotives identical to the Japanese Government Railways Class C11 were delivered new in 1935 and 1936 from Hitachi, numbered 25 (w/n 624) and 26 (w/n 725) respectively.

Network
忠南線 - 충남선 - Chūnan Line - Chungnam Line
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opened Connections
0.0 0.0 Cheonan Ten'an 천안 天安 1 January 1905 Sentetsu Gyeongbu Line,
Gyeongnam Railway Gyeonggi Line
9.4 9.4 Mosan Mōsan 모산 毛山 1 June 1922
14.7 5.3 Onyang Oncheon Onyō Onsen 온양온천 温陽温泉 1 June 1922
Omok Gomoku 오목 五木 15 June 1922
Dogo Oncheon Dōkō Onsen 도고온천 道高温泉 15 June 1922
Sillyewon Shinreien 신예원 新禮院 15 June 1922
40.6 Yesan Reizan 예산 禮山 15 June 1922
48.4 7.8 Sapgyo Sōkyō 삽교 挿橋 1 November 1923
55.1 6.7 Hwayang Kayō 화양 華陽 1 November 1922
60.4 5.3 Hongseong Kōsei 홍성 洪城 11 March 1923
66.7 6.3 Sinseong Shinsei 신성 新城 1 December 1923
75.3 8.6 Gwangcheon Kōsen 광천 廣川 1 December 1923
79.4 4.1 Wonjuk Genchiku 원죽 元竹 1 December 1929
83.1 3.7 Jinjuk Shinchiku 진죽 眞竹 1 December 1929
87.4 4.3 Boryeong
Jupo (from 1933.1.1)		 Hōnei
Shūho		 보령
주포		 保寧
周浦		 1 December 1929
95.7 8.3 Daecheon Daisen 대천 大川 1 December 1929
98.8 3.1 Nampo Ranpo 남포 藍浦 1 December 1929
109.2 10.4 Ungcheon Yūsen 웅천 熊川 1 August 1931
112.4 3.2 Ganchi Konchi 간치 艮峙 1 August 1931
Pangyo Hankyō 판교 板橋 1 November 1930
Seocheon Shosen 서천 舒川 1 November 1930
143.5 Janghang Chōkō 장항 長項 1 November 1930
144.2 0.7 Janghang Jangyo Chōkō Sanbashi 장항잔교 長項棧橋 20 October 1933 (ferry to Gunsanhang Line)
群山線 - 군산선 - Gunsan Line - Gunsan Line
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opened Connections
0.0 0.0 Gunsan Gunsan 군산 群山 12 March 1912 Gyeongnam Railway Gunsanhang Line
5.4 5.4 Gaejeong Kaishō 개정 開井 1 June 1924
9.9 1.0 Jigyeong Jikyō 지경 地境 12 March 1912
15.1 5.2 Impi Rinpi 임피 臨陂 1 June 1924
19.6 4.5 Osalli Gosanri 오산리 五山里 15 June 1931
23.1 3.5 Iri Riri 이리 裡里 6 March 1912 Sentetsu Honam Line
群山港線 - 군산항선 - Gunsankō Line - Gunsanhang Line
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opened Connections
0.0 0.0 Gunsan Gunsan 군산 群山 12 March 1912 Gyeongnam Railway Gunsan Line
0.9 0.9 Gunsanhang
Gunsanbudu (from 1943.12.1)		 Gunsankō
Gunsanfutō		 군산항역
군산부두		 群山港
群山埠頭		 1 August 1931 (ferry to Chungnam Line)
京畿線 - 경기선 - Keiki Line - Gyeonggi Line
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opened Connections
0.0 0.0 Cheonan Ten'an 천안 天安 1 January 1905 Sentetsu Gyeongbu Line,
Gyeongnam Railway Chungnam Line
7.0 7.0 Seokgyo Sekikyō 석교 石橋 1 November 1925
14.1 7.1 Ipchang Ryūjō 입장 笠場 1 November 1925
19.7 5.6 Koji Kochi 고지 古池 1 November 1925
22.9 3.2 Miyang Miyō 미양 薇陽 1 November 1925
28.4 5.5 Anseong Ansei 안성 安城 1 November 1925
29.6 1.2 Anseongumnae Anseiōnai 안성읍내 安城邑內 16 April 1927
36.4 6.8 Majeon Maden 마전 麻田 16 April 1927
41.7 5.3 Samjuk Sanchiku 삼죽 三竹 16 April 1927
44.6 2.9 Yongwol Ryōgetsu 용월 龍月 16 April 1927
47.0 2.4 Juksan Chikuzan 죽산 竹山 16 April 1927
48.0 1.0 Juksanumnae Chikuzanōnai 죽산읍내 竹山邑内 15 September 1927
51.2 3.2 Maesan Maisan 매산 梅山 15 September 1927
55.9 4.7 Jucheon Shusen 주천 注川 15 September 1927
59.8 3.9 Haengjuk Kōchiku 행죽 行竹 15 September 1927
63.3 3.5 Daeseo Daisei 대서 大西 15 September 1927
69.8 6.5 Janghowon Chōkoen 장호원 長湖院 15 September 1927
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References
  1. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, pp. 513-514
  2. 대한민국관보 교통부 고시 제432호 (1955.08.30)
  3. 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)
  4. "Korean National RR Class PR7 2-6-2T". donsdepot.donrossgroup.net.
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