The Sinheung Railway (Japanese: 新興鉄道株式会社, Shinkō Tetsudo Kabushiki Kaisha; Korean: 신흥철도주식회사, Sinheung Cheoldo Jusikhoesa), was a privately owned railway company in colonial era Korea.
Quick facts Overview, Native name ...
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| Native name | 신흥철도주식회사 (Sinheung Cheoldo Jusikhoesa)
新興鉄道株式会社 (Shinkō Tetsudo Kabushiki Kaisha) |
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| Bujeonhoban |
91.6 |
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| Hamnam Doan |
88.9 |
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| Bujeon |
81.0 |
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| Hamjiwon |
74.7 |
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| Sindong |
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75.1 |
Gujin |
| Bujeollyeong |
68.1 |
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68.4 |
Jungnam |
| Baekamsan |
66.4 |
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62.7 |
Sindae |
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61.0 |
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58.6 |
Sasu |
| Hasongheung |
60.0 |
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54.3 |
Jangjin |
| Songha |
55.9 |
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49.2 |
Sangpyeong |
| Gyeongheung |
54.1 |
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41.2 |
Goto |
| Dongheung |
47.9 |
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38.9 |
Hwangchoryeong |
| Gilbong |
43.8 |
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35.6 |
Bojang |
| Pungdeok |
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28.4 |
Samgeo |
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23.3 |
Hagiwon |
| Hamnam Sinheung |
41.0 |
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17.3 |
Yongsu |
| Usang |
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| Cheonbulsan |
33.5 |
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13.3 |
Sangtong |
| Jeondong |
30.7 |
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11.4 |
Dongjeong |
| Jangpung |
28.2 |
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9.1 |
Songdang |
| Pungsang |
25.9 |
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3.6 |
Dongyang |
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| Oro |
17.0 |
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0.0 |
Oro |
| Bumin |
9.3 |
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| Gadam |
6.6 |
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| West Hamheung |
1.1 |
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| Hamheung |
0.0 |
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| Sapo |
2.2 |
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| Sangsu |
4.5 |
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| Seongcheongang |
6.9 |
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| Heungdeok |
8.6 |
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| Unjung |
10.0 |
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| Singuryong |
11.8 |
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| Cheongiri |
14.9 |
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| Naeho |
16.6 |
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| Seohojin |
18.3 |
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It was a subsidiary of the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu), colonial Korea's largest privately owned railway company, established in 1930 to operate a number of lines opened by Chōtetsu and one of its predecessors, the Chōsen Forestry Railway.[1]
More information Section, Opening date ...
| Section |
Opening date |
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Line |
Opened by |
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| Hamheung - Oro |
7 June 1923[2] |
17.0 km (10.6 mi) |
Hamnam Line |
Chōsen Forestry Railway |
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| Oro - Jangpung |
25 August 1923[3] |
11.2 km (7.0 mi) |
Hamnam Line |
Chōsen Forestry Railway |
Pungsang—Jangpung section subsequently closed. |
| West Hamhŭng Station |
25 August 1923[3] |
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Chōsen Forestry Railway |
Hamnam Line |
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| Oro - Sangtong |
1 October 1926[4] |
15.1 km (9.4 mi) |
Chōsen Railway |
Hamnam Line |
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| Pungsang - Hasongheung |
1 February 1928[5] |
20.0 km (12.4 mi) |
Chōsen Railway |
Songheung Line |
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| Hasongheung – Hamnam Songheung |
15 January 1932[6] |
1.0 km (0.62 mi) |
Sinheung Railway |
Songheung Line |
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| Hamnam Songheung - Bujeonhoban |
10 September 1933 |
31.6 km (19.6 mi) |
Sinheung Railway |
Songheung Line |
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| Sangtong - Samgeo |
1 September 1934[7] |
15.1 km (9.4 mi) |
Sinheung Railway |
Jangjin Line |
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| Samgeo - Gujin |
1 November 1934[8] |
46.7 km (29.0 mi) |
Sinheung Railway |
Jangjin Line |
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| West Hamheung - Cheongiri |
11 May 1934 |
14.9 km (9.3 mi) |
Sinheung Railway |
Namheung Line |
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| Cheongiri - Naeho |
5 March 1936 |
1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Sinheung Railway |
Namheung Line |
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| Naeho - Seohojin |
15 December 1936 |
1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Sinheung Railway |
Namheung Line |
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The Sinheung Railway was bought and absorbed by Chōtetsu on 22 April 1938;[9] Chōtetsu subsequently split the Sinheung Railway's network into four separate lines: the Hamnam Line (Hamheung–Hamnam Sinhung/Sangtong/Jangpung), the Songheung Line (Hamnam Sinheung–Bujeonhoban), the Jangjin Line (Sangtong–Sasu), and the Namheung Line (West Hamheung–Seohojin).
