Jangjin Line

Jangjin Line
Overview
Native name	장진선 (長津線)
Status	Operational (see text)
Owner	Sinheung Railway (1934–1938) Chōsen Railway (1938–1945)
Locale	South Hamgyeong
Termini	Sangtong Sasu (after 1935) Gujin (until 1935)
Stations	11 (14)
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail Passenger/Freight
Operator(s)	Sinheung Railway; Chōsen Railway
History
Opened	1934
Technical
Line length	59.5 km (37.0 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map Legend km 00.0 closed 1935 Kyūshin 59.5 Gujin Chūnan 54.3 Jungnam Shintai 49.1 Sindae ↑ closed 1935 Shisui 45.0 Sasu Chōshin 41.0 Jangjin Jōhei 35.9 Sangpyeong Fusei 33.1 Buseong Kodo 27.9 Goto│ engine house Kōsōrei 22.5 Hwangchoryeong cable-hauled section Hōshō 18.7 Bojang Sankyo 15.1 Samgeo Kagisen 10.1 Hagicheon Ryūsui 4.1 Yongsu Jōtsū 0.0 Sangtong Hamnam Line This diagram: view talk edit

The Jangjin Line (長津線, Chōshin-sen) was a 762 mm (2 ft 6.0 in) narrow gauge railway line of the Chōsen Railway of colonial-era Korea, located in South Hamgyeong Province.^[1] There is a 7.4 km (4.6 mi) cable-hauled section between Samgo and Hwangch'oryong; between Pojang and Hwangch'oryong the grade reaches 370‰.^[2]