Jangjin Line

The Jangjin Line 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]

This article is about a defunct railway line. For the present line, see Changjin Line.

Jangjin Line
Overview
Native name	장진선 (長津線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail Passenger/Freight
Status	Operational (see text)
Locale	South Hamgyeong
Termini	Sangtong Sasu (after 1935) Gujin (until 1935)
Stations	11 (14)
Operation
Opened	1934
Owner	Sinheung Railway (1934–1938) Chōsen Railway (1938–1945)
Operator(s)	Sinheung Railway; Chōsen Railway
Technical
Line length	59.5 km (37.0 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map 59.5 Gujin Closed 1935 54.3 Jungnam Closed 1935 49.1 Sindae Closed 1935 45.0 Sasu 41.0 Jangjin 35.9 Sangpyeong 33.1 Buseong 27.9 Goto engine house 22.5 Hwangchoryeong   7.4 cable-hauled section - summit end 18.7 Bojang   0.0 cable-hauled section - bottom end 15.1 Samgeo 10.1 Hagicheon 4.1 Yongsu 0.0 Sangtong Hamnam Line

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, 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]

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:[8]

Distance (read down)	Price Korean yen	301	303	305	307	311	383	Station name	Distance (read up)	Price Korean yen	300	302	304	306	308	310
-	-	from Oro	from Hamheung	from Hamheung	from Hamheung	from Hamheung	...		75.6	3.50	to Hamheung	to Hamheung	to Hamheung	to Hamheung	to Hamheung	...
30.3	1.25	08:05	09:35	12:26	15:17	18:56	...	Sangtong	45.0	1.85	07:10	09:36	12:31	15:21	18:52	...
45.4	1.85	09:21	10:54	13:45	16:34	20:12	...	Samgeo	29.9	1.25	06:05	08:30	11:26	14:18	17:50	...
58.2	2.80	...	12:45	15:50	17:50	...	08:32	Goto	17.1	0.70	...	...	09:50	12:40	16:03	18:31
75.6	3.50	...	13:46	16:51	19:46	...	09:36	Sasu	0.0	-	...	...	08:20	11:10	14:35	18:28

Route

長津線 - 장진선 - Chōshin Line - Jangjin Line

Distance		Station name
Total; km	S2S; km	Transcribed, Korean	Transcribed, Japanese	Hunminjeongeum	Hanja/Kanji	Connections
0.0	0.0	Sangtong	Shantō	상통	上通	Hamnam Line
4.1	4.1	Yongsu	Ryōsui	용수	龍水
10.1	6.0	Hagicheon	Kagisen	하기천	下岐川
15.1	5.0	Samgeo	Sankyo	삼거	三巨
18.7	3.6	Bojang	Hoshō	부장	堡庄
22.5	3.8	Hwangchoryeong	Kōsōrei	황초령	黄草嶺
27.9	5.4	Goto	Koto	고토	古土
33.1	5.2	Buseong	Fūsei	부성	富盛
35.9	2.8	Sangpyeong	Shanpei	상평	上坪
41.0	5.1	Jangjin	Chōshin	장진	長津
45.0	4.0	Sasu	Shisui	사수	泗水
49.1	4.1	Sindae	Shintai	신대	新垈	Closed 30 August 1935
54.3	5.2	Chungnam	Chūnan	중남	中南	Closed 15 July 1935
59.5	5.2	Gujin	Kyūshin	구진	舊津	Closed 15 July 1935

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. "북한지리정보: 운수지리 - 장진선". Retrieved 2017-01-18.
3. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2298, 5 September 1934
4. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2348, 7 November 1934
5. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2557, 22 July 1935
6. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2595, 4 September 1935
7. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938
8. 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)