Donghae Bukbu Line (1929–1945)

The Donghae Bukbu Line (東海北部線, Tōkai Hokubu-sen) was a railway line of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) in Korea connecting Anbyeon with Yangyang.[1]

Donghae Bukbu Line
Overview
Native name동해북부선 (東海北部線)
StatusDivided
LocaleGangwon Province, Korea
Termini
Stations29
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Chosen Government Railway
History
OpenedStages between 1929–1937
Technical
Line length192.6 km (119.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Anbyŏn
8.9
Ogye
14.9
Sang'eum
25.2
Jadong
31.4
Heupgok
38.0
Paechon
47.4
Songjeon
54.3
Gojeo
61.0
Tongcheon
65.1
Byeokyang
70.2
Yeomseong
75.7
Dubaek
86.2
Nam'ae
93.2
Jangjeon
101.0
Oegeumgang
109.2
Samilpo
111.4
Goseong
119.9
Chogu
125.9
Jejin
135.9
Hyeonnae
143.3
Geojin
150.7
Ganseong
157.4
Gonghyeonjin
163.3
Mun'am
169.2
Cheonjilli
175.7
Sokcho
181.5
Daepo
185.2
Naksansa
192.6
Yangyang
planned extension
Pohang
Donghae Bukbu Line
Hangul
동해북부선
Hanja
東海北部線
Revised RomanizationDonghae Bukbuseon
McCune–ReischauerTonghae Pukpusǒn

History

The line was originally opened in several stages, with the first section from Anbyeon on Sentetsu's Gyeongwon Line to Heupgok being opened in 1929, and finally reaching Yangyang in 1937.[2] Plans existed to extend the line south from Yangyang to Pohang Station, where it would have connected with the Donghae Nambu Line; however, this extension could not be completed before Japan's defeat in the Pacific War, and the plans were abandoned.

After the partition of Korea, the line was split between the North and South, with the section from Anbyeon to Samilpo becoming the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line in the north, while the section from Chogu to Yangyang became the Donghae Bukbu Line operated by the Korean National Railroad.[1]

DateSectionLength
1 September 1929Anbyeon–Heupgok31.4 km
21 July 1931Heupgok–Tongcheon29.6 km
21 May 1932Tongcheon–Dubaek14.7 km
1 August 1932Dubaek–Jangjeon17.5 km
16 September 1932Jangjeon–Oegeumgang7.8 km
1 November 1935Oegeumgang–Ganseong49.7 km
1 December 1937Ganseong–Yangyang41.9 km

Route

Stations as of 1945
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opening date
Original owner
Connections
0.0 0.0 Anbyeon Anpen 안변 安辺 21 August 1913 Sentetsu Gyeongwon Line
8.9 8.9 Ogye Gokei 오계 梧渓 1 September 1929
14.9 6.0 Sang'eum Sōin 상음 桑陰 1 September 1929
25.2 10.3 Jadong Jitō 자동 慈東 1 September 1929
31.4 6.2 Heupgok Kyūkoku 흡곡 歙谷 1 September 1929
38.0 6.6 Paecheon Haisen 패천 沛川 21 July 1931
47.4 9.4 Songjeon Shōden 송전 松田 21 July 1931
54.3 6.9 Gojeo Kotei 고저 庫底 21 July 1931
61.0 6.7 Tongcheon Tsūsen 통천 通川 21 July 1931
70.2 9.2 Yeomseong Renjō 염성 溓城 21 May 1932
75.7 5.5 Dubaek Tōhaku 두백 荳白 21 May 1932
86.2 10.5 Nam'ae Nangai 남애 南涯 1 August 1932
93.2 7.0 Jangjeon Chōsen 장전 長箭 1 August 1932
101.0 7.8 Oegeumgang Gaikongō 외금강 外金剛 16 September 1932
109.2 8.2 Samilpo San'nippo 삼일포 三日浦 1 November 1935
111.4 2.2 Goseong Kōjō 고성 高城 1 November 1935
119.9 8.5 Chogu Sōkyū 초구 草邱 1 November 1935
125.9 6.0 Jejin Station Choshin 제진 猪津 1 November 1935
135.9 10.0 Hyeonnae Ken'nai 현내 県内 1 November 1935
143.3 7.4 Geojin Kyoshin 거진 巨津 1 November 1935
150.7 7.4 Ganseong Kanjō 간성 杆城 1 November 1935
157.4 6.7 Gonghyeonjin Kōkenshin 공현진 公峴津 1 December 1937
163.3 5.9 Mun'am Bungan 문암 文岩 1 December 1937
169.2 5.9 Cheonjilli Tenshinri 천진리 天津里 1 December 1937
175.7 6.5 Sokcho Sokusō 속초 束草 1 December 1937
181.5 5.8 Daepo Taiho 대포 大浦 1 December 1937
185.2 3.7 Naksansa Rakuzanji 낙산사 洛山寺 1 December 1937
192.6 7.4 Yangyang Jōyō 양양 襄陽 1 December 1937

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 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: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p. 494.
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