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 name장진선 (長津線)
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
Passenger/Freight
StatusOperational (see text)
LocaleSouth Hamgyeong
TerminiSangtong
Sasu (after 1935)
Gujin (until 1935)
Stations11 (14)
Operation
Opened1934
OwnerSinheung Railway (1934–1938)
Chōsen Railway (1938–1945)
Operator(s)Sinheung Railway;
Chōsen Railway
Technical
Line length59.5 km (37.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge762 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		301303305307311383Station nameDistance
(read up)		Price
Korean yen		300302304306308310
- -
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
DistanceStation 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
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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)
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