Kumgangsan Electric Railway
| Geumgangsan Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Other name(s) | Kumgangsan Electric Railway 금강산전기철도(金剛山電氣鐵道) | ||
| Native name | 금강산선(金剛山線) | ||
| Status | Abolished | ||
| Owner | Gyeongseong Electric Co. Ltd. (1942-1945) | ||
| Locale | Gangwon (South Korea) Gangwon (North Korea) | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 28 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight Regional rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Gyeongseong Electric Co. Ltd. (1942-1945) | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | Stages between 1924-1931 | ||
| Closed | 1950 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 116.6 km (72.5 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1.5 kV DC Overhead lines | ||
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The Geumgangsan Line (Korean: 금강산선; Hanja: 金剛山線; RR: Geumgangsan Seon; MR: Kŭmgangsan Sŏn) is an abandoned railway which operated between Cheorwon Station (Gyeongwon Line) and Naegumgang Station (the inland part of Mount Kumgang).
History
Built in 1924 by the modernizing Japanese administration of Korea, the line was known as the Kongosan Electric Railway (Japanese: 金剛山電気鉄道, Hepburn: Kongōsan denki tetsudō) and operated between on a 116.6 km electrified route at 1500 V DC. The line was constructed through the following stages:
| Date | Section | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1924 | Cheorwon - Gimhwa | 28.8 km |
| 30 November 1925 | Gimhwa - Geumseong | 22.2 km |
| 15 September 1926 | Geumseong - Tangam | 8.6 km |
| 1 September 1927 | Tangam - Changdo | 8.0 km |
| 15 April 1929 | Changdo - Hyeolli | 15.1 km |
| 25 September 1929 | Hyeolli - Hwagye | 12.0 km |
| 15 May 1930 | Hwagye - Geumganggu (Malhwiri) | 13.3 km |
| 1 July 1931 | Geumganggu - Naegeumgang | 8.6 km |
The interval of Changdo-Naegeumgang was initially closed in 1944 under the influence of the Pacific War and the rest of this railway was finally removed in 1950 due to the Korean War. Before the Korean war, the whole line belonged to the territory of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), but because of territorial changes during the way, the western part of the line fell within the territory of the Republic of Korea (South Korea).
References
- 金剛山電気鉄道について (in Japanese)
- Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Tokyo, p 515
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