Jeonnam Line

The Jeonnam Line was a railway line of the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu) of colonial-era Korea, located in South Jeolla Province.

Jeonnam Line
Overview
Native name전남선 (全南線)
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
Passenger/Freight
StatusMerged (see text)
LocaleSouth Jeolla
TerminiJeonnam Gwangju
Damyang
Stations14
Operation
Opened1 July 1922
OwnerChōsen Southern Railway (1922–1923)
Chōsen Railway (1923–1945)
Operator(s)Chōsen Southern Railway;
Chōsen Railway
Technical
Line length35.5 km (22.1 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Jeonnam Gwangju
7.4
Geungnakgang
14.0
Songjeongni
Sentetsu Honam Line
23.1
Mangwol
26.9
Jangsan
31.0
Mahang
35.5
Damyang
Sunchang
planned section
Gokseong
Jinju
Chōtetsu Gyeongnam Line

History

On 13 July 1918, the privately owned Chōsen Southern Railway was granted a concession to build a railway line from Songjeongni (now Gwangju Songjeong) to Masan via Damyang and Jinju. Work on the Songjeongni–Damyang section began in April 1921, and was opened to traffic on 1 July 1922 as the Jeonnam Line; the month prior, work had begun on the Masan–Jinju section, which was later opened as the Gyeongnam Line. On 1 September 1923, the Chōsen Southern Railway merged with five other privately owned railways to create the Chōsen Railway.[1] Work to build the Damyang–Jinju section was never completed, and on 31 October 1944, the Gwangju–Damyang section was dismantled. After the end of the Pacific War and the nationalisation of Korea's railways, the Korean National Railroad divided the Jeonnam Line, making the Gwangju–Seongjeongni section part of the Gwangju Line, and after completing the Songjeong–Jinju section, merging that into the Gyeongjeon Line.

Route

全南線 - 전남선 - Zennan Line - Jeonnam Line
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Connections
0.0 0.0 Jeonnam Gwangju Zennan Kōshū 전남광주 全南光州
7.4 7.4 Geungnakgang Gokurakukō 극락강 極樂江
14.0 14.0 Songjeongni Shōchōri 송정리 松汀里 Sentetsu Honam Line
23.1 9.1 Mangwol Mōgetsu 망월 望月
26.9 3.8 Jangsan Chōzan 장산 長山
31.0 4.1 Mahang Bakō 마항 馬項
35.5 4.5 Damyang Tan'yō 담양 潭陽
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References

  1. Establishment of the Chosen Railway, Dong-A Ilbo, 3 September 1923 (in Korean)
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