Sinhung Railway

Sinhŭng Railway Co. Ltd.
Overview
Native name 신흥철도주식회사 (Sinhŭng Chŏ'ldo Chusikhoesa)
新興鉄道株式会社 (Shinkō Tetsudo Kabushiki Kaisha)
Route map
Legend
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91.6 Pujŏnhoban
88.9 Hamnam Toan
81.0 Pujŏn
74.7 Hamjiwŏn
Sindong
68.1 Pujŏllyŏng
75.1 Kujin
66.4 Paegamsan
68.4 Chungnam
61.0 Hamnam Songhŭng
62.7 Sindae
60.0 Hasonghŭng
58.6 Sasu
55.9 Songha
54.3 Changjin
54.1 Kyŏnghŭng
49.2 Sangp'yŏng
47.9 Tonghŭng
41.2 Kot'o
43.8 Kilbong
38.9 Hwangch'oryŏng
P'ungdŏk
35.6 Pojang
28.4 Samgŏ
23.3 Hagiwŏn
↑Songhŭng Line/Hamnam Line↓
41.0 Hamnam Sinhŭng
17.3 Ryongsu
Usang
↑Changjin Line/Hamnam Line↓
13.3 Sangt'ong
33.5 Ch'ŏnbulsan
11.4 Tongchŏng
30.7 Chŏndong
9.1 Songdang
28.2 Changpung
3.6 Tongyang
25.9 P'ungsang
17.0 Oro
9.3 Pumin
6.6 Kadam
1.1 West Hamhŭng
↑Hamnam Line/Namhŭng Line↓
0.0 Hamhŭng
Sentetsu Hamgyŏng Line
2.2 Sap'o
4.5 Sangsu
6.9 Sŏngch'ŏngang
8.6 Hŭngdŏk
11.0 Unjung
Sentetsu Hamgyŏng Line
13.0 Ryongsŏng
Sentetsu Hamgyŏng Line
14.6 Ch'ŏn'giri
16.3 Naeho
Sentetsu Hamgyŏng Line
17.6 Sŏhojin
Sentetsu Hamgyŏng Line

The Sinhŭng Railway Company (Japanese: 新興鉄道株式会社, Shinkō Tetsudo Kabushiki Kaisha; Korean: 신흥철도주식회사, Sinhŭng Chŏ'ldo Jusikhoesa), was a privately owned railway company in Japanese-occupied Korea.

The Sinhŭng Railway operated several lines in South Hamgyŏng Province, opened between 1923 and 1934:

  • the Hamnam Line, from Hamhŭng on the Hamgyŏng Line of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) to Hamnam Sinhŭng, with branches from Oro (nowadays Yŏnggwang) to Sangt'ong and from P'ungsang to Changp'ung (the latter branch was subsequently closed); the mainline of this is today part of the Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]
  • the Changjin Line, from Sangt'ong to Kujin; the Sindae—Kujin section was closed on 15 July 1935, [2] while the Sasu—Sindae section was closed on 30 August 1935.[3] The remaining section from Sangt'ong to Sasu is, together with the Yŏnggwang—Sangt'ong branch of the former Hamnam Line, today part of the Korean State Railway's Changjin Line.[1]
  • the Songhŭng Line, from Hamnam Sinhŭng to Pujŏnhoban[1]; after the nationalisation of railways following the establishment of the DPRK, this was merged into the Sinhŭng Line of the Korean State Railway.[1]
  • the Namhŭng Line, from West Hamhŭng to Sŏhojin[1]; today this is the Sŏho Line of the Korean State Railway. The Namhŭng Line connected to Sentetsu's Hamgyŏng Line at Hamhŭng, Ryongsŏng and Sŏhojin.
Section Opening date Length Line Notes
Hamhŭng - Oro (Yŏnggwang) 10 June 1923 17.0 km (10.6 mi) Hamnam Line
Oro - Changp'ung 25 August 1923 11.2 km (7.0 mi) Hamnam Line P'ungsang—Changp'ung section subsequently closed.
West Hamhŭng Station 25 August 1923 Hamnam Line
P'ungsang - Hamnam Sinhŭng (Sinhŭng) 1 October 1926 15.1 km (9.4 mi) Hamnam Line
Hamnam Sinhŭng - Hamnam Songhŭng (Songhŭng) 1 February 1928 20.0 km (12.4 mi) Songhŭng Line
Hamnam Songhŭng - Pujŏnhoban 10 September 1932 31.6 km (19.6 mi) Songhŭng Line
Sangt'ong - Samgŏ 1 September 1934[4] 15.1 km (9.4 mi) Changjin Line
Samgŏ - Kujin 1 November 1934[5] 46.7 km (29.0 mi) Changjin Line
West Hamhŭng - Ch'ŏn'giri (Hadŏk) 11 May 1934 14.9 km (9.3 mi) Namhŭng Line
Ch'ŏn'giri - Naeho (closed) 5 March 1936 1.7 km (1.1 mi) Namhŭng Line
Naeho - Sŏhojin 15 December 1936 1.7 km (1.1 mi) Namhŭng Line

The Sinhŭng Railway was bought and absorbed by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938.[6]

References

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