The Chōsen Gyeongnam Railway (Japanese: 朝鮮京南鉄道株式会社, Chōsen Kyōnan Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha; ), was a privately owned railway company in Japanese-occupied Korea.

History The company began operations in 1912, and by 1931 it had opened a network of nearly in the area around Cheonan. Following the partition of Korea, the entirety of the Chōsen Gyeongnam Railway's network was located in the American zone of occupation. All railways in South Korea, including the Chōsen Gyeongnam Railway, were nationalised in 1946, becoming part of the Korean National Railroad.

The Chōsen Gyeongnam Railway opened the following railway lines between 1912 and 1931: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), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, pp. 513-514

1912: Gunsan Line, from Iri on the Chōsen Government Railway's Honam Line to Gunsan; 1919–1927: Gyeonggi Line, from Cheonan on the Chōsen Government Railway's Gyeongbu Line to Janghowon; 1922–1931: Chungnam Line, from Cheonan to Janghang Jangyo; 1931: Gunsanhang Line, from Gunsan to Gunsan Port (became Gunsanbudu (Gunsan Wharf) Station) in 1943.

After the nationalisation, the Korean National Railroad took over these lines, eventually rearranging them. The Gunsan–Gunsan Wharf section of the Gunsan Line was detached to create the Gunsan Freight Line, whilst the Iri–Gunsan section of the Gunsan Line and the entirety of the Ch'ungnam Line from Gunsan to Cheonan were merged to create the Janghang Line in 1955. The Gyeonggi Line was renamed in the same year.대한민국관보 교통부 고시 제432호 (1955.08.30)

Services In the November 1942 timetable, the last issued prior to the start of the Pacific War, the Chōsen Gyeongnam Railway was running extensive passenger services on the Chungnam Line, along with three daily round trips on the Gyeonggi Line.Tōa Travel Co. (東亜旅行社), Ministry of Railways Combined Timetable 1 November 1942 (鐵道省編纂時刻表昭和17年11月1日)

+ Chungnam Line Distance(read down) 2nd classKorean yen 3rd classKorean yen 1 3 5 7(2,3) 9 11 13(2,3) 15 Station name Distance(read up) 2nd classKorean yen 3rd classKorean yen 2 4 6(2,3) 8 10(2,3) 12 14 16 0.0 - - 06:55 ... 08:40 11:15 13:05 15:40 17:45 20:00 Cheonan 144.2 11.60 5.80 07:50 09:45 11:50 14:15 16:45 19:05 21:30 ... 14.7 1.20 0.60 07:26 ... 09:20 11:52 13:40 16:13 18:13 20:30 Onyang Oncheon 129.5 10.45 5.25 07:21 09:21 11:25 13:44 16:17 18:41 21:00 ... 40.6 3.30 1.65 08:23 ... 10:31 12:54 14:38 17:10 19:08 21:29 Yesan 103.6 8.40 4.20 06:18 08:29 10:36 12:24 15:20 17:51 19:52 ... 62.6 5.10 2.55 09:09 ... 11:45 13:40 15:34 17:55 19:51 22:14 Hongseong 81.6 6.60 3.30 05:28 07:43 09:53 11:30 14:30 17:07 18:55 ... 75.3 6.10 3.05 09:37 05:05 ... 14:14 16:00 18:15 20:17 22:35 Gwangcheon 68.9 5.60 2.80 05:00 07:20 09:30 ... 14:02 16:44 18:20 21:55 143.5 11.60 5.80 11:50 07:42 ... 16:52 ... ... 22:27 ... Janghang 0.7 0.10 0.05 ... ... 07:01 ... 11:20 14:24 ... 19:19 144.2 11.60 5.80 12:00 07:46 ... 16:55 ... ... 22:31 ... Janghang Jangyo 0.0 - - ... ... 06:55 ... 11:15 14:20 ... 19:15

+ Gyeonggi Line (3rd class only) Distance(read down) PriceKorean yen 31 33 35 Station name Distance(read up) PriceKorean yen 32 34 36 0.0 - 08:25 12:15 19:55 Cheonan 69.8 2.80 07:55 14:25 18:45 28.4 1.20 09:33 13:25 21:06 Anseong 41.4 1.65 06:41 13:07 17:28 69.8 2.80 11:05 14:55 22:35 Janghowon 0.0 - 05:15 11:40 16:00

Rolling stock Few details are available about the rolling stock operated by the Chōsen Gyeongnam Railway; known are the 100 series and 200 series 2-6-2T tank locomotives, which were later used by the KNR as the Pureo7-100 and Pureo7-200 classes. In addition, two locomotives identical to the Japanese Government Railways Class C11 were delivered new in 1935 and 1936 from Hitachi, numbered 25 (w/n 624) and 26 (w/n 725) respectively.

Network

+ 忠南線 - 충남선 - Chūnan Line - Chungnam Line Distance Station name Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opened Connections 0.0 0.0 Cheonan Ten'an 천안 天安 1 January 1905 Sentetsu Gyeongbu Line,Gyeongnam Railway Gyeonggi Line 9.4 9.4 Mosan Mōsan 모산 毛山 1 June 1922 14.7 5.3 Onyang Oncheon Onyō Onsen 온양온천 温陽温泉 1 June 1922 Omok Gomoku 오목 五木 15 June 1922 Dogo Oncheon Dōkō Onsen 도고온천 道高温泉 15 June 1922 Sillyewon Shinreien 신예원 新禮院 15 June 1922 40.6 Yesan Reizan 예산 禮山 15 June 1922 48.4 7.8 Sapgyo Sōkyō 삽교 挿橋 1 November 1923 55.1 6.7 Hwayang Kayō 화양 華陽 1 November 1922 60.4 5.3 Hongseong Kōsei 홍성 洪城 11 March 1923 66.7 6.3 Sinseong Shinsei 신성 新城 1 December 1923 75.3 8.6 Gwangcheon Kōsen 광천 廣川 1 December 1923 79.4 4.1 Wonjuk Genchiku 원죽 元竹 1 December 1929 83.1 3.7 Jinjuk Shinchiku 진죽 眞竹 1 December 1929 87.4 4.3 BoryeongJupo (from 1933.1.1) HōneiShūho 보령주포 保寧周浦 1 December 1929 95.7 8.3 Daecheon Daisen 대천 大川 1 December 1929 98.8 3.1 Nampo Ranpo 남포 藍浦 1 December 1929 109.2 10.4 Ungcheon Yūsen 웅천 熊川 1 August 1931 112.4 3.2 Ganchi Konchi 간치 艮峙 1 August 1931 Pangyo Hankyō 판교 板橋 1 November 1930 Seocheon Shosen 서천 舒川 1 November 1930 143.5 Janghang Chōkō 장항 長項 1 November 1930 144.2 0.7 Janghang Jangyo Chōkō Sanbashi 장항잔교 長項棧橋 20 October 1933 (ferry to Gunsanhang Line)

+ 群山線 - 군산선 - Gunsan Line - Gunsan Line Distance Station name Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opened Connections 0.0 0.0 Gunsan Gunsan 군산 群山 12 March 1912 Gyeongnam Railway Gunsanhang Line 5.4 5.4 Gaejeong Kaishō 개정 開井 1 June 1924 9.9 1.0 Jigyeong Jikyō 지경 地境 12 March 1912 15.1 5.2 Impi Rinpi 임피 臨陂 1 June 1924 19.6 4.5 Osalli Gosanri 오산리 五山里 15 June 1931 23.1 3.5 Iri Riri 이리 裡里 6 March 1912 Sentetsu Honam Line

+ 群山港線 - 군산항선 - Gunsankō Line - Gunsanhang Line Distance Station name Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opened Connections 0.0 0.0 Gunsan Gunsan 군산 群山 12 March 1912 Gyeongnam Railway Gunsan Line 0.9 0.9 GunsanhangGunsanbudu (from 1943.12.1) GunsankōGunsanfutō 군산항역군산부두 群山港群山埠頭 1 August 1931 (ferry to Chungnam Line)

+ 京畿線 - 경기선 - Keiki Line - Gyeonggi Line Distance Station name Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Opened Connections 0.0 0.0 Cheonan Ten'an 천안 天安 1 January 1905 Sentetsu Gyeongbu Line,Gyeongnam Railway Chungnam Line 7.0 7.0 Seokgyo Sekikyō 석교 石橋 1 November 1925 14.1 7.1 Ipchang Ryūjō 입장 笠場 1 November 1925 19.7 5.6 Koji Kochi 고지 古池 1 November 1925 22.9 3.2 Miyang Miyō 미양 薇陽 1 November 1925 28.4 5.5 Anseong Ansei 안성 安城 1 November 1925 29.6 1.2 Anseongumnae Anseiōnai 안성읍내 安城邑內 16 April 1927 36.4 6.8 Majeon Maden 마전 麻田 16 April 1927 41.7 5.3 Samjuk Sanchiku 삼죽 三竹 16 April 1927 44.6 2.9 Yongwol Ryōgetsu 용월 龍月 16 April 1927 47.0 2.4 Juksan Chikuzan 죽산 竹山 16 April 1927 48.0 1.0 Juksanumnae Chikuzanōnai 죽산읍내 竹山邑内 15 September 1927 51.2 3.2 Maesan Maisan 매산 梅山 15 September 1927 55.9 4.7 Jucheon Shusen 주천 注川 15 September 1927 59.8 3.9 Haengjuk Kōchiku 행죽 行竹 15 September 1927 63.3 3.5 Daeseo Daisei 대서 大西 15 September 1927 69.8 6.5 Janghowon Chōkoen 장호원 長湖院 15 September 1927

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