Songheung Line

Songheung Line
Overview
Native name송흥선 (松興線)
StatusOperational (see text)
OwnerSinheung Railway (1928–1938)
Chōsen Railway (1938–1945)
LocaleSouth Hamgyeong
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
Passenger/Freight
Operator(s)Sinheung Railway;
Chōsen Railway
History
Opened1928–1932
Technical
Line length50.6 km (31.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map

km
Fusenkohan
50.6
Bujeonhoban
Kan'nan-Dōan
47.9
Hamnam Doan
Fusen
40.0
Bujeon
Kanchiin
33.7
Hamjiwon
Fusenrei
27.1
Bujeollyeong
Hakuganzan
25.4
Baekamsan
cable-hauled section
Kan'nan-Shōkō
20.0
Hamnam Songheung
Kashōkō
19.0
Hasongheung
Shōka
14.9
Songha
Keikō
13.1
Gyeongheung
Tōkō
6.9
Dongheung
Kippō
2.8
Gilbong
Kan'nan-Shinkō
0.0
Hamnam Sinheung

The Songheung Line (松興線, Shōkō-sen) was a 762 mm (30.0 in) narrow gauge railway line of the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu) of colonial-era Korea, located in South Hamgyeong Province.[1] There was a 550 m (1,800 ft) cable-hauled section between Baekamsan and Hamnam Songheung.[2]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ "북한지리정보: 운수지리 - 장진선". Retrieved 2017-01-18.