Sinheung Railway
| Sinhŭng Railway Co. Ltd. | |||
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| Native name | 신흥철도주식회사 (Sinhŭng Chŏ'ldo Chusikhoesa) 新興鉄道株式会社 (Shinkō Tetsudo Kabushiki Kaisha) | ||
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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 |
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| 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
- ^ a b c d e Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2557, 22 July 1935
- ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2595, 4 September 1935
- ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2298, 5 September 1934
- ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2348, 7 November 1934
- ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938