Ungna Line

The Ungna Line was a railway line of the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu), connecting Unggi with the important port city of Najin.

Ungna Line
Overview
Native name웅라선 (雄羅線)
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
StatusMerged (see article)
TerminiUnggi
Najin
Operation
Opened1935
OwnerSouth Manchuria Railway (1935–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Technical
Line length15.2 km (9.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
Mantetsu North Chosen Line
0.0
 Unggi
 Baekhwa
6.2
 Gwan'gok
 Namnajin
Namnajin Branch
15.2
 Najin
Mantetsu Najinbudu Line
Ungna Line
Hunminjeongeum
웅라선
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUngna-seon
McCune–ReischauerUngna-sŏn

History

Seeking to create a shorter route from Japan to Xinjing and Harbin in Manchukuo, the South Manchuria Railway took over control of the Chosen Government Railway's Sangsambong–Unggi Domun Line in October 1933,[1] [2] creating the North Chosen Line. Although Unggi was a satisfactory port, a larger one was built at Najin, so Mantetsu built a new line to connect the North Chosen Line to the new port facilities. This line, the 15.2 km (9.4 mi) Ungna Line (Yūra Line in Japanese), was opened on 1 November 1935.[2] At the same time, the Najinbudu Line was opened to connect the main railyard at Najin to the wharves at the port.

Following the end of the Pacific War and the partition of Korea, the Ungna Line was taken over by the Korean State Railway, which eventually merged it with several other lines to create the current Hambuk Line between Najin and Cheongjin.[3]

Route
Stations as of 1945
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opening date
Original owner		 Connections
0.0 0.0 Unggi Yūki 웅기 雄基 16 November 1929
Sentetsu		 Mantetsu North Chosen Line
Baekhwa Hyakuka 백화 百花 1 November 1935
6.2 Gwan'gok Kankoku 관곡 寛谷 1 November 1935
15.2 9.0 Najin Rashin 나진 羅津 1 November 1935 Mantetsu Najinbudu Line
3.0 3.0 (from Najin) Namnajin Minami-Rashin 남나진 南羅津 1 November 1935
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References
  1. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), 1 October 1933 (in Japanese)
  2. 南満州鉄道株式会社全路線 Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Shinchosha, Tokyo, 2007 ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
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