The Jangjin Line (長津線, Chōshin-sen) was a narrow gauge railway line of the Chōsen Railway of colonial-era Korea, located in South Hamgyeong Province.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), There is a cable-hauled section between Samgo and Hwangch'oryong; between Pojang and Hwangch'oryong the grade reaches 370‰.
History In 1934, to aid in the construction of a new hydroelectric power plant on the Jangjin River, and to exploit forestry and other resources in the area, the Sinheung Railway, a subsidiary of the Chōsen Railway began construction of a new line from Sangtong, terminus of its Hamnam Line. The first section, from Sangtong to Samgeo, was opened on 1 September 1934,朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2298, 5 September 1934 followed by an extension from Samgeo to Gujin on 1 November of the same year.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2348, 7 November 1934
Later, the Sindae—Gujin section was closed on 15 July 1935,朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2557, 22 July 1935 followed by the closure of the Sasu—Sindae section on 30 August 1935.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 2595, 4 September 1935
The Sinheung Railway was absorbed by Chōtetsu on 22 April 1938,朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938 which divided the Hamnam Line, naming the Sangtong–Sasu line Jangjin Line.
After the partition of Korea, the line was located in the territory of North Korea, and was nationalised to become part of the Korean State Railway. The Jangjin Line was subsequently merged with part of the Hamnam Line to create the present-day Changjin Line.
Services In the November 1942 timetable, the last issued prior to the start of the Pacific War, Chōtetsu operated the following schedule of third-class-only local passenger services: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)
Distance(read down) PriceKorean yen 301 303 305 307 311 383 Station name Distance(read up) PriceKorean yen 300 302 304 306 308 310 - - ... 75.6 3.50 ... 30.3 1.25 08:05 09:35 12:26 15:17 18:56 ... Sangtong 45.0 1.85 07:10 09:36 12:31 15:21 18:52 ... 45.4 1.85 09:21 10:54 13:45 16:34 20:12 ... Samgeo 29.9 1.25 06:05 08:30 11:26 14:18 17:50 ... 58.2 2.80 ... 12:45 15:50 17:50 ... 08:32 Goto 17.1 0.70 ... ... 09:50 12:40 16:03 18:31 75.6 3.50 ... 13:46 16:51 19:46 ... 09:36 Sasu 0.0 - ... ... 08:20 11:10 14:35 18:28
Route + 長津線 - 장진선 - Chōshin Line - Jangjin Line Distance Station name Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Connections 0.0 0.0 Sangtong Jōtsū 상통 上通 Hamnam Line 4.1 4.1 Yongsu Ryūsui 용수 龍水 10.1 6.0 Hagicheon Kagisen 하기천 下岐川 15.1 5.0 Samgeo Sankyo 삼거 三巨 18.7 3.6 Bojang Hōshō 부장 堡庄 22.5 3.8 Hwangchoryeong Kōsōrei 황초령 黄草嶺 27.9 5.4 Goto Kodo 고토 古土 33.1 5.2 Buseong Fusei 부성 富盛 35.9 2.8 Sangpyeong Jōhei 상평 上坪 41.0 5.1 Jangjin Chōshin 장진 長津 45.0 4.0 Sasu Shisui 사수 泗水 49.1 4.1 Sindae Shintai 신대 新垈 Closed 30 August 1935 54.3 5.2 Chungnam Chūnan 중남 中南 Closed 15 July 1935 59.5 5.2 Gujin Kyūshin 구진 旧津 Closed 15 July 1935
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