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Kumgangsan Electric Railway

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for the first half of 1931 was ¥843,168.2 sen, of which ¥248,760.30 was profit, ¥125,116.19 was carryover, and ¥477,175.12 was government subsidies - and ¥160,000 of the profits went straight to repaying interest on bonds and loans. The depression affected all the private railways in Korea. A number of them ended up being nationalised by the Railway Bureau and absorbed into Sentetsu, and for a time the nationalisation of the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway was considered, too.
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the central region, and so its merger with the Kyŏngsŏng Electric Company was the last to take place. The Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway Company was absorbed by the Kyŏngsŏng Electric Company on 1 January 1942, and from then on, the railway line was known as the Kŭmgangsan Electric Line of the Kyŏngsŏng Electric Company.
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However, the outbreak of the war changed circumstances, and wartime considerations led to the merger of all electric utilities on the Korean Peninsula into four regional companies, north, central, west, and south. The Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway was the most powerful of the companies to be merged in
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affected Japan and Korea along with the rest of the world, and though the company's shares were quickly bought up, the financial troubles of the investors led to about 7,000 shares being bought back by the company's president and executives; the directors went to great lengths to ensure the survival
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Service on the trains was initially third-class only, until on 2 August 1931, a month after the opening of the last section of the line to Naegŭmgang, second-class service was inaugurated. During the tourist season, four daily round trips from Ch'ŏrwŏn to Naegŭmgang were operated, along with two or
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was delivered to Sentetsu in June 1943, however, none of Sentetsu's planned electrification projects had been completed by then. Therefore, as the only electrified standard gauge railway line in Korea at the time, Sentetsu carried out the first tests of DeRoI-1 on the Kŭmgangsan Electric Line, even
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In addition to 140,000 additional shares being issued in November 1926, a further 240,000 shares of 50 yen per share value were issued in 1932. Besides the railway, the company was also engaged in business as an electric utility, supplying electricity from its power plants to the area. Total income
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With a group finally in place, on 25 March 1919, an application was submitted to the Government-General of Korea for permission to build the railway, along with an application for subsidies, and on 25 June applications for permission to build the necessary power plants were submitted. On 11 August
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established by the ceasefire in 1953 led to the division of the line between the two Koreas, as the armistice line ran between the stations of Kwangsam and Haso; everything south of Kwangsam ended up in South Korea, and everything north of Haso ended up in the DPRK. Although service on the DPRK's
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The Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway's 116.6 km (72.5 mi) line finally reached Naegŭmgang on 1 July 1931, with trains over the entire length of the route beginning on that day. However, president Kume failed to see the realisation of his dream, having died on 24 May 1931. He was succeeded as
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By the mid-1930s, however, the economy turned around, and both passenger and freight transport along the line was booming. Tourists flocked to the railway, taking advantage of the available single and group tours, and in 1936 the line carried approximately 154,000 passengers. The development of
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Flooding was a major problem faced by the railway. Flood damage occurred in 1925, 1929, 1930, 1933, and 1936, and power generation facilities, power transmission facilities, and the railway were damaged on numerous occasions. In 1936, leakage occurred at the main power plant, Chungdae-ri Power
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By 1944, Japan's situation in the war had deteriorated considerably. Having been used almost exclusively for tourist use, the 49.0 km (30.4 mi) Changdo−Naegumgang section was deemed unimportant and was closed on 1 October 1944. The section was dismantled, with rails and other useful
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On 22 August 1919, a meeting was held for the organisation of the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway Company, Ltd., and 100,000 shares were issued to raise funds for the project, of which 20,000 were allocated for the recruitment of general investors. The economic boom and the optimism of the
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three round trips on the Ch'ŏrwŏn−Changdo and Ch'ŏrwŏn−Kimwha sections. In the off season, there were three daily return trips between Ch'ŏrwŏn and Naegŭmgang. The trip between Ch'ŏrwŏn and Naegŭmgang took approximately four hours. A ticket between Ch'ŏrwŏn and Naegŭmgang was 7.56
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Right from the start, the railway's purpose was the opening of Mount Kŭmgang to mass tourism. As such, when the trains from Ch'ŏrwŏn to Kimwha began operation, a connecting bus service from Kimhwa to Naegŭmgang was begun at the same time. As the rail line was extended in stages to
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Trains were usually made up of three cars (DeRoHaNi plus two DeHa) in the off season, whilst in peak seasons, a fourth car was added. The addition of a Sentetsu sleeping car on the Kyŏngsŏng−Naegŭmgang overnight service counted as the fifth car on certain tourist-season trains.
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elements being removed for reuse on Sentetsu lines more important to the war effort. However, the Ch'ŏrwŏn−Changdo section remained in use to continue exploiting the iron sulphide deposits at Changdo. All operations on the Kŭmgangsan line were suspended on 15 August 1945.
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period played a major role in the great interest in these shares. Finally, on 16 December 1919 the general meeting to establish the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway Company, Ltd. Taminosuke Kume was elected president, and the company was officially registered on 22 December.
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During the tourist season, sightseeing busses operated from Naegŭmgang, and various sightseeing tours were offered, along with discounted tourist tickets. Occasional special trains were also run during the peak season. Between May and October, a direct service between
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Although the construction of the hydroelectric power stations and the railway itself proceeded smoothly despite the severe winter climate and the difficult terrain, two significant difficulties surfaced to present challenges to the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway. The
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In addition to passenger traffic, the movement of freight was also an important source of revenue for the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway, with shipments of ore making up the bulk of all transportation during the November−April off season. Most of the freight was
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in 1921 to allow for direct interchange with Sentetsu. In 1923 the first phase of construction of the railway and the hydropower stations was completed, and the opening of the line for revenue operation was scheduled for November 1923. However, the
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on Sentetsu's Kyŏngwŏn Line. Although geography and topography did play a role in the decision to build an electrified rail line, the primary motivation for the electrification was that the company was the possibility of constructing a number of
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for the hydroelectric dams began, in June 1921 construction of the dams began, and in September 1921 construction of the railway was launched. Although the line was initially planned to be built to the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6.0 in)
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was strongly opposed to the merger due to the fact that the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway was receiving government subsidies for railway projects, and he felt that this could bring about unnecessary interference from the Government-General.
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As early as 1931, there were plans to consolidate the various electric utilities of the central Chungbu region of Korea, in which the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway was located, into a single company. However, President Ōhashi of the
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Station which hindered the ability to generate power. Senior Managing Director Keijirō Okamoto ordered large-scale renovation work to be done. This was completed in 1937, restoring the power generation capabilities completely.
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on 1 August 1924. Electrification of the line was completed in October, and operation of electric trains commenced on 27 October of that year, with both steam and electric trains running until 1 January 1925.
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with second- and third-class compartments in addition to baggage rooms. The Sentetsu through sleeper between Kyŏngsŏng and Naegŭmgang was attached to or detached from the electric trainset at Ch'ŏrwŏn.
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The "glory days" of the late 1930s and the early 1940s made the future of the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway look bright. However, this was abruptly cut short by the outbreak of the Pacific War.
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resumed passenger and freight traffic on the remaining Ch'ŏrwŏn−Changdo section of the line until after the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, but details of these operations are unknown.
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As the west side of the Mount Kŭmgang area is much less steep than the eastern side, Kume's attention focussed there, eventually deciding that the new line should be built from
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area had long been one of the most famous places in Korea for mountain sightseeing, access was difficult due to the severe topography and poor roads. In April 1918,
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The Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway primarily operated self-powered electric railcars. There were a total of fourteen of various types that were built by
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A map of the line by Hatsusabu Yoshida, issued by the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway during the Korea Great Exposition held in Kyŏngsŏng in 1929
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industries in the region also played a large part in the company's turnaround, as several quarries were opened along the line, along with
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Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway DeHaNi class 3rd class electric railcar with baggage compartment, different to the DeHaNi 100 class.
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that it offered to promote the establishment of privately owned railways in order to improve the transportation system of the
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As of March 1924, the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway Company was the third largest of the 39 electric utilities in all Korea.
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After the opening of the initial section from Ch'ŏrwŏn to Kimhwa, construction of the line proceeded in stages.
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in Tokyo, setting the plans back. To compensate, steam locomotives and passenger coaches were borrowed from the
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1919, all of these applications were approved, clearing the way for the realisation of the railway project.
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Construction of the Tanpallyŏng Tunnel began on 15 June 1928 and was completed on 15 September 1929.
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also joined on, eventually becoming the railway's third president after the death of Kyōhei Magoshi.
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The section on the Northern side is partially submerged as a result of the construction of the
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Freight traffic on the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway was hauled by electric passenger trains
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of that year destroyed the electric generators for the trains which had been ordered from
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DeRoHaNi class 2nd/3rd class electric railcar with baggage compartment, preserved in
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portion of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line was restored after the war (becoming today's
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of the company, to the extent that president Taminosuke Kume sold his estate in
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Plans were drawn up to build a new line from Malhwiri on the mainline to
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Originally opened in 1924 by the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (
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Kume then set out to gather others to support and promote the project.
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lines at the end of the 1930s, electric locomotives were ordered from
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in standard use in Japan, under Furukawa's guidance it was changed to
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October 1940 (Shōwa 15) timetable of the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway
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The entire line was built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8.5 in)
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A Sentetsu sleeping car on the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway in 1936
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In September 1920, construction of the tunnels necessary for the
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zone of occupation, with the Soviet zone eventually becoming
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and the locomotives were designed to operate on 3,000 V DC.
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When Sentetsu began to implement its plans to electrify its
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4-Banchi, Nishi-Ginza 7-Chōme, Chūō-ku, 
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Several types of electric railcar were in use, including:
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in 1950. The line was destroyed during the war, and the
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For the rail line in North Korea presently in use, see
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though the Kŭmgangsan line was electrified at 1,500 V
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president by Kyōhei Magoshi. A station was opened at
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Naegŭmgang Station on the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway
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Wartime merger and the end of the war (1942 to 1945)
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Opening of the Railway and its Heyday (1924 to 1942)
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At Ch'ŏrwŏn, the line connected to the 3729:Korean Railways Rolling Stock Centennial 3718: 3716: 3714: 3472: 3470: 3468: 3327:locomotive was carried out on the line. 2323: 1933: 1805:Dai-Nippon Beer (predecessor of today's 3589: 3587: 3585: 3383: 1704:Formation of the Company (1918 to 1924) 1626:Kongōsan Denki Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha 427: 3450: 3417: 2257:1942-1945: Kyŏngsŏng Electric Co. Ltd. 2243:Street-side view of Naegŭmgang station 1618:Kŭmgangsan Chŏn'gi Ch'ŏldo Chusikhoesa 1574:) the Kyŏngwŏn Line was split between 1407: 170: 3242:Chosen Nitrogenous Fertilizer Company 2212:As it is bisected by the MDL and the 1768:Chōsen Suiryokudenki Kabushiki Kaisha 156:Wangsim-dong, Sŏngdong-gu,  7: 3246:Chōsen Chisso Hiryō Kabushiki Kaisha 3196:- the equivalent of a sack of rice. 24:Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway Co. Ltd. 3902:"過去の参加イベント・頒布会での参加記念品や会場限定品のリストです。" 3782:"デロイを探せ!(その51)ソ連向けデロイの輸出許可申請書(その2)" 2096:, these plans were never realised. 4173:Defunct railway companies of Korea 1825:in Japan, former president of the 1237: 1009: 881: 14: 2294:and was electrified with 1,500 V 2180:, and the American zone becoming 1755:in the Kumgangsan area using the 1687:split the line between North and 140:655-pŏnji, Oech'ŏn-ri,  3972: 3864:"金剛山電気鉄道デロハニ100型2,3等、手荷物合造電動制御車" 1827:Japan Society of Civil Engineers 1597:Similar in many respects to the 1354: 1324: 1294: 1264: 1236: 1206: 1176: 1146: 1116: 1086: 1061: 1036: 1008: 983: 958: 933: 908: 880: 855: 830: 803: 780: 755: 730: 705: 680: 655: 630: 605: 580: 555: 530: 508: 483: 461: 179: 29: 3819:将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) 3817:Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 3749:(in Japanese). 8 November 2011. 3479:将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) 3477:Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 2260:1945-1950: Korean State Railway 2160:After liberation (1945 to 1950) 1772:Chosŏn Suryŏgjŏn'gi Chusikhoesa 1644:, and it had branch offices in 1355: 804: 509: 462: 3481:. Shinchōsha. pp. 89–90. 3363:Sangū Express Electric Railway 1504: 1488: 1439: 1423: 1: 3920:"平壌の鉄道事績館に保存されている 金剛山電気鉄道の電車" 3788:(in Japanese). 18 March 2014. 3359:2200 series electric railcars 3250:Joseon Jilso Biryo Jusikhoesa 2208:Present situation of the line 1921:worldwide economic depression 1325: 1295: 1265: 1207: 1177: 1147: 1117: 1087: 1062: 1037: 984: 959: 934: 909: 856: 831: 781: 756: 731: 706: 681: 656: 631: 606: 581: 556: 531: 484: 4168:Railway lines closed in 1950 4163:Railway lines opened in 1924 4153:Railway lines in North Korea 4148:Railway lines in South Korea 3936:Japanese Government Railways 1965:22.2 km (13.8 mi) 1954:28.8 km (17.9 mi) 1831:Japanese Government Railways 360:116.6 km (72.5 mi) 199:Kŭmgangsan Line (금강산선, 金剛山線) 3978:Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway 3821:. Shinchōsha. p. 131. 2020:13.3 km (8.3 mi) 2017:Hwagye–Kŭmganggu (Malhwiri) 2009:12.0 km (7.5 mi) 1998:15.1 km (9.4 mi) 1780:Government-General of Korea 1544:Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway 1533: 1519: 1468: 1454: 1411:Kumgangsan Electric Railway 309:Kyŏngsŏng Electric Co. Ltd. 228:Kyŏngsŏng Electric Co. Ltd. 4194: 3595:"金剛山電気鉄道 - まほろ市発何でもありのブログ" 2086:Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line 2031:8.6 km (5.3 mi) 1987:8.0 km (5.0 mi) 1976:8.6 km (5.3 mi) 1469:Kŭmgangsan Chŏn'gi Ch'ŏlto 1455:Geumgangsan Jeongi Cheoldo 15: 3371:P'yŏngyang Railway Museum 3293:P'yŏngyang Railway Museum 2332: 2329: 2326: 2197:Military Demarcation Line 1764:Chosen Hydropower Company 1738:Taiwan Government Railway 1726:Chosen Government Railway 1568:Chosen Government Railway 1410: 1348: 1318: 1288: 1258: 1245: 1230: 1200: 1170: 1140: 1110: 1080: 1075: 1055: 1050: 1030: 1017: 1002: 997: 977: 972: 952: 947: 927: 922: 902: 889: 874: 869: 849: 844: 824: 812: 797: 789: 774: 769: 749: 744: 724: 719: 699: 694: 674: 669: 649: 644: 624: 619: 599: 594: 574: 569: 549: 544: 524: 517: 502: 497: 477: 470: 455: 424: 207: 178: 44: 28: 18:Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line 2280:Electrification: 1500 V 2092:and the outbreak of the 1648:in Japan, as well as in 339:Stages between 1924–1931 174:Kŭmgangsan Electric Line 3764:"松田新市三菱電機技師の戦中戦後の電気車設計" 3743:"デロイを探せ!(その4)発注数量と実生産数" 3723:Byeon, Seong-u (1999). 1881:South Manchuria Railway 1839:South Manchuria Railway 1835:Chinese Eastern Railway 1734:South Manchuria Railway 1558:, on the inner side of 45:금강산 전기 철도 주식회사 (Korean) 4178:Railways with Zig Zags 3296: 3280: 3232: 3224: 3188: 3152: 2274:Number of stations: 28 2244: 2236: 2110:Kyŏngsŏng Electric Co. 2045: 1877:Shibaura Manufacturing 1873:Great Kantō earthquake 1794: 1675:, which called it the 1599:Alishan Forest Railway 131:Kyŏngsŏng Electric Co. 47:金剛山電氣鐵道株式會社 (Japanese) 3286: 3278: 3230: 3222: 3186: 3150: 2359:(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)) 2353:(Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)) 2242: 2234: 2043: 1859:pumped-storage system 1792: 1757:pumped-storage system 1722:Tokyo Imperial Palace 1718:Main Gate Iron Bridge 1655:After the end of the 1546:, later known as the 248:Kangwon (North Korea) 244:Gangwon (South Korea) 3906:mayworks.web.fc2.com 3890:金剛山電気鉄道デハ100型3等電動制御車 3687:www.2427junction.com 3660:"南昌道驛營業開始(남창도역영업개시)" 3637:www.2427junction.com 3289:Korean State Railway 3265:Korean State Railway 2277:Double tracked: none 2186:Korean State Railway 2028:Kŭmganggu–Naegŭmgang 1673:Korean State Railway 1667:, was taken over by 1632:mainline railway in 1592:Korean State Railway 1514:Revised Romanization 1449:Revised Romanization 314:Korean State Railway 233:Korean State Railway 3804:www.geocities.co.jp 3445:www5f.biglobe.ne.jp 3412:www5f.biglobe.ne.jp 3367:Shin Keihan Railway 2145:electric locomotive 1928:for 2 million yen. 1659:and the subsequent 294:, Passenger/Freight 25: 3355:DeRoHaNi 100-class 3297: 3281: 3233: 3225: 3213:electric trainsets 3189: 3153: 2317:was a significant 2251:Operating agency: 2245: 2237: 2082:Donghae Bukbu Line 2046: 1817:, designer of the 1795: 1661:partition of Korea 4158:Defunct railroads 4135: 4134: 3843:"内金剛周辺の金剛山電気鉄道の跡" 3828:978-4-10-303731-6 3705:NAVER Newslibrary 3664:NAVER Newslibrary 3610:"金剛山電気鉄道 デハニ100型" 3488:978-4-10-303731-6 3439:travel-100years. 3406:travel-100years. 3140: 3139: 2455:Higashi-Tetsugen 2270:Left hand running 2227:Route information 2090:Sino-Japanese War 2035: 2034: 2003:25 September 1929 1970:15 September 1926 1815:Sakajirō Furukawa 1793:Sakajirō Furukawa 1784:Terauchi Masatake 1776:Katsujiro Okamoto 1691:, and it remains 1540: 1539: 1528:McCune–Reischauer 1463:McCune–Reischauer 1406: 1405: 1402: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1394: 1393: 169: 168: 4185: 3976: 3966: 3959: 3952: 3943: 3928: 3927: 3924:www.norihuto.com 3916: 3910: 3909: 3898: 3892: 3887: 3881: 3878: 3872: 3871: 3868:www.geocities.jp 3860: 3851: 3850: 3847:www.norihuto.com 3839: 3833: 3832: 3814: 3808: 3807: 3796: 3790: 3789: 3778: 3772: 3771: 3760: 3751: 3750: 3739: 3733: 3732: 3720: 3709: 3708: 3697: 3691: 3690: 3679: 3668: 3667: 3656: 3650: 3649:『日本之精華』愛媛県之部 p.6 3647: 3641: 3640: 3629: 3614: 3613: 3605: 3599: 3598: 3591: 3580: 3579: 3576:www.norihuto.com 3568: 3493: 3492: 3474: 3463: 3462: 3456: 3448: 3436: 3430: 3429: 3423: 3415: 3403: 3345:DeHaNi 100-class 3291:markings at the 3248:, 조선 질소 비료 주식회사 2324: 1981:1 September 1927 1959:30 November 1925 1934: 1909:Korean peninsula 1770:; 조선 수력전기 주식회사, 1616:: 금강산전기철도 주식회사 1607:Korean Peninsula 1536: 1522: 1520:Geumgangsan-seon 1507: 1506: 1491: 1490: 1471: 1457: 1442: 1441: 1426: 1425: 1408: 1358: 1357: 1328: 1327: 1298: 1297: 1268: 1267: 1240: 1239: 1210: 1209: 1180: 1179: 1150: 1149: 1120: 1119: 1090: 1089: 1065: 1064: 1040: 1039: 1012: 1011: 987: 986: 962: 961: 937: 936: 912: 911: 884: 883: 859: 858: 834: 833: 807: 806: 784: 783: 759: 758: 734: 733: 709: 708: 684: 683: 659: 658: 634: 633: 609: 608: 584: 583: 559: 558: 534: 533: 512: 511: 487: 486: 465: 464: 453: 440: 426: 404: 400: 398: 397: 393: 390: 382: 365:Number of tracks 209: 183: 171: 160: (branch), 96:16 December 1919 87:electric utility 73:Kabushiki kaisha 49: 48: 33: 26: 4193: 4192: 4188: 4187: 4186: 4184: 4183: 4182: 4138: 4137: 4136: 4131: 3980: 3970: 3932: 3931: 3918: 3917: 3913: 3900: 3899: 3895: 3888: 3884: 3879: 3875: 3862: 3861: 3854: 3841: 3840: 3836: 3829: 3816: 3815: 3811: 3798: 3797: 3793: 3780: 3779: 3775: 3762: 3761: 3754: 3741: 3740: 3736: 3722: 3721: 3712: 3699: 3698: 3694: 3681: 3680: 3671: 3658: 3657: 3653: 3648: 3644: 3631: 3630: 3617: 3607: 3606: 3602: 3593: 3592: 3583: 3570: 3569: 3496: 3489: 3476: 3475: 3466: 3449: 3438: 3437: 3433: 3416: 3405: 3404: 3385: 3380: 3309:Kyŏngsŏng Works 3273: 3145: 2402:. Closed 1950. 2346: 2341: 2229: 2210: 2162: 2102: 2053:on 1 May 1936. 1901: 1851:First World War 1811:Asahi Breweries 1807:Sapporo Brewery 1714:Taminosuke Kume 1706: 1701: 1677:Kŭmgangsan Line 1548:Kŭmgangsan Line 1508: 1492: 1443: 1427: 1374: 1366: 1359: 1344: 1336: 1329: 1314: 1306: 1299: 1284: 1276: 1269: 1241: 1226: 1218: 1211: 1196: 1188: 1181: 1166: 1158: 1151: 1136: 1128: 1121: 1106: 1098: 1091: 1073: 1066: 1051:South Ch'angdo 1048: 1041: 1013: 995: 988: 970: 963: 945: 938: 920: 913: 885: 867: 860: 842: 835: 808: 785: 767: 760: 742: 735: 717: 710: 692: 685: 667: 660: 642: 635: 617: 610: 592: 585: 567: 560: 542: 535: 513: 495: 488: 466: 447: 431: 410:Electrification 402: 395: 391: 388: 386: 385:4 ft  384: 380: 312: 307: 295: 270: 246: 231: 226: 208:금강산전기선 (金剛山電氣線) 186: 165: 155: 149: 105:Taminosuke Kume 63: 59: 46: 40: 21: 12: 11: 5: 4191: 4189: 4181: 4180: 4175: 4170: 4165: 4160: 4155: 4150: 4140: 4139: 4133: 4132: 4130: 4129: 4124: 4119: 4114: 4109: 4104: 4099: 4094: 4089: 4084: 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3349:Nippon Sharyō 3346: 3343: 3340: 3337: 3336: 3335: 3332: 3328: 3326: 3322: 3318: 3317:Nippon Sharyō 3314: 3310: 3307:, Sentetsu's 3306: 3302: 3294: 3290: 3285: 3277: 3271:Rolling Stock 3270: 3268: 3266: 3262: 3257: 3255: 3252:) factory in 3251: 3247: 3243: 3239: 3238:iron sulphide 3229: 3221: 3217: 3214: 3209: 3207: 3203: 3197: 3195: 3185: 3181: 3179: 3175: 3171: 3167: 3163: 3159: 3149: 3142: 3135: 3132:Closed 1944. 3131: 3128: 3126: 3124: 3121: 3118: 3115: 3112: 3111: 3107: 3104:Closed 1944. 3103: 3100: 3098: 3096: 3093: 3090: 3087: 3084: 3083: 3079: 3076:Closed 1944. 3075: 3072: 3069: 3066: 3063: 3060: 3057: 3054: 3053: 3049: 3046:Closed 1944. 3045: 3042: 3040: 3038: 3035: 3032: 3029: 3026: 3025: 3021: 3018:Closed 1944. 3017: 3014: 3012: 3010: 3007: 3004: 3001: 2998: 2997: 2993: 2990:Closed 1944. 2989: 2986: 2984: 2982: 2979: 2976: 2973: 2970: 2969: 2965: 2962:Closed 1944. 2961: 2958: 2956: 2954: 2951: 2948: 2945: 2942: 2941: 2937: 2934:Closed 1944. 2933: 2930: 2928: 2926: 2923: 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2564: 2562: 2559: 2556: 2553: 2550: 2549: 2545: 2542:Closed 1950. 2541: 2538: 2536: 2534: 2531: 2528: 2525: 2522: 2521: 2517: 2514:Closed 1950. 2513: 2510: 2508: 2506: 2503: 2500: 2497: 2494: 2493: 2489: 2486:Closed 1950. 2485: 2482: 2480: 2478: 2475: 2472: 2469: 2466: 2465: 2461: 2458:Closed 1950. 2457: 2454: 2452: 2450: 2447: 2445:Tongch'ŏrwŏn 2444: 2441: 2438: 2437: 2433: 2430:Closed 1950. 2429: 2426: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2416: 2413: 2410: 2409: 2405: 2401: 2398: 2394: 2393:Kyŏngwŏn Line 2391: 2388: 2385: 2383: 2381: 2378: 2375: 2372: 2369: 2368: 2364: 2361: 2358: 2355: 2352: 2349: 2344: 2339: 2338: 2335: 2325: 2322: 2320: 2316: 2312: 2307: 2305: 2301: 2297: 2293: 2286: 2285:overhead line 2283: 2279: 2276: 2273: 2271: 2267: 2264: 2259: 2256: 2253: 2252: 2250: 2247: 2246: 2241: 2233: 2226: 2224: 2222: 2217: 2215: 2207: 2205: 2203: 2198: 2194: 2189: 2187: 2183: 2179: 2175: 2171: 2167: 2159: 2157: 2153: 2151: 2146: 2143: 2139: 2135: 2131: 2127: 2123: 2118: 2114: 2111: 2105: 2099: 2097: 2095: 2091: 2087: 2083: 2079: 2074: 2070: 2068: 2064: 2063:iron sulphide 2058: 2054: 2052: 2051:South Changdo 2042: 2038: 2030: 2027: 2024: 2023: 2019: 2016: 2013: 2012: 2008: 2006:Hyŏlli–Hwagye 2005: 2002: 2001: 1997: 1994: 1992:15 April 1929 1991: 1990: 1986: 1983: 1980: 1979: 1975: 1972: 1969: 1968: 1964: 1961: 1958: 1957: 1953: 1950: 1948:1 August 1924 1947: 1946: 1942: 1939: 1936: 1935: 1932: 1929: 1927: 1922: 1916: 1914: 1913:Japanese rule 1910: 1906: 1898: 1896: 1893: 1890: 1886: 1882: 1878: 1874: 1869: 1865: 1860: 1855: 1852: 1846: 1842: 1840: 1836: 1832: 1828: 1824: 1820: 1819:Sasako Tunnel 1816: 1812: 1808: 1804: 1800: 1791: 1787: 1785: 1782:appointed by 1781: 1777: 1773: 1769: 1766:(朝鮮水力電気株式会社, 1765: 1760: 1758: 1754: 1751: 1750:hydroelectric 1746: 1741: 1739: 1735: 1731: 1727: 1723: 1719: 1715: 1711: 1710:Mount Kŭmgang 1708:Although the 1703: 1698: 1696: 1694: 1690: 1686: 1682: 1678: 1674: 1670: 1666: 1665:38th parallel 1662: 1658: 1653: 1651: 1647: 1643: 1639: 1635: 1631: 1627: 1623: 1619: 1615: 1610: 1608: 1604: 1600: 1595: 1593: 1589: 1585: 1581: 1577: 1573: 1569: 1565: 1564:Kyŏngwŏn Line 1561: 1560:Mount Kŭmgang 1557: 1553: 1549: 1545: 1535: 1531: 1529: 1525: 1521: 1517: 1515: 1511: 1501: 1499: 1495: 1485: 1483: 1479: 1474: 1470: 1466: 1464: 1460: 1456: 1452: 1450: 1446: 1436: 1434: 1430: 1420: 1418: 1414: 1409: 1390: 1388: 1386: 1384: 1382: 1380: 1378: 1377: 1371: 1368: 1365: 1361: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1341: 1338: 1335: 1331: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1311: 1308: 1305: 1301: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1281: 1278: 1275: 1271: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1253: 1249: 1243: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1223: 1220: 1217: 1213: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1193: 1190: 1187: 1183: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1163: 1160: 1157: 1153: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1133: 1130: 1127: 1123: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1093: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1072: 1068: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1047: 1043: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1015: 1006: 1004: 1001: 994: 990: 981: 979: 976: 969: 965: 956: 954: 951: 944: 940: 931: 929: 926: 919: 915: 906: 904: 901: 897: 893: 887: 878: 876: 873: 866: 862: 853: 851: 848: 841: 837: 828: 826: 823: 819: 815: 810: 801: 799: 796: 793: 787: 778: 776: 773: 766: 762: 753: 751: 748: 741: 737: 728: 726: 723: 716: 712: 703: 701: 698: 691: 687: 678: 676: 673: 666: 662: 653: 651: 648: 641: 637: 628: 626: 623: 616: 612: 603: 601: 598: 591: 587: 578: 576: 573: 566: 562: 553: 551: 548: 541: 537: 528: 526: 523: 520: 519:Kyŏngwŏn Line 515: 506: 504: 501: 494: 490: 481: 479: 476: 473: 472:Kyŏngwŏn Line 468: 459: 457: 454: 451: 450: 446: 442: 441: 438: 435: 434: 428: 423: 420: 417: 413: 411: 407: 381:1,435 mm 379: 377: 373: 370: 367: 363: 359: 355: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 329: 326: 323: 319: 315: 310: 305: 301: 298: 297:Regional rail 293: 290: 286: 281: 277: 273: 267: 264: 262: 259: 258: 256: 252: 249: 245: 242: 238: 234: 229: 224: 220: 216: 212: 206: 202: 198: 196:Other name(s) 194: 189: 182: 177: 172: 164: 159: 153: 147: 143: 139: 135: 132: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 106: 103: 99: 95: 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 71: 67: 61: 57: 52: 42: 36: 32: 27: 19: 3977: 3923: 3914: 3905: 3896: 3885: 3876: 3867: 3846: 3837: 3818: 3812: 3803: 3794: 3785: 3776: 3768:北山敏和の鉄道いまむかし 3767: 3746: 3737: 3728: 3725:한국철도차량 100년사 3724: 3704: 3695: 3686: 3663: 3654: 3645: 3636: 3603: 3575: 3478: 3444: 3434: 3411: 3333: 3329: 3313:Kinki Sharyo 3298: 3258: 3249: 3245: 3244:(朝鮮窒素肥料株式会社 3234: 3210: 3206:sleeping car 3198: 3190: 3154: 3136:since 1945. 3108:since 1945. 3080:since 1945. 3050:since 1945. 3043:Danpatsuryō 3033:Tanballyŏng 3022:since 1945. 2994:since 1945. 2966:since 1945. 2938:since 1945. 2910:since 1945. 2882:since 1945. 2854:since 1945. 2837:Namch'angdo 2826:since 1945. 2798:since 1945. 2770:since 1945. 2742:since 1945. 2714:since 1945. 2686:since 1945. 2658:since 1953. 2630:since 1953. 2602:since 1953. 2574:since 1953. 2546:since 1953. 2518:since 1953. 2490:since 1953. 2462:since 1953. 2434:since 1953. 2406:since 1953. 2400:Kangwŏn Line 2365:Connections 2342:(Total; km) 2330:Station name 2308: 2289: 2218: 2211: 2202:Kangwŏn Line 2190: 2163: 2154: 2140:. The first 2119: 2115: 2106: 2103: 2075: 2071: 2067:chalcopyrite 2059: 2055: 2047: 2036: 1930: 1917: 1902: 1894: 1856: 1847: 1843: 1796: 1771: 1767: 1761: 1753:power plants 1742: 1729: 1707: 1695:ever since. 1676: 1654: 1642:Ch'ŏrwŏn-gun 1625: 1617: 1611: 1596: 1588:Kangwŏn Line 1571: 1547: 1543: 1541: 1363: 1333: 1303: 1279:Tanballyŏng 1273: 1215: 1185: 1155: 1125: 1095: 1070: 1045: 992: 967: 942: 917: 864: 839: 792:Ch'ŏrwŏn-gun 764: 739: 714: 689: 664: 639: 614: 589: 564: 539: 492: 436: 369:Single track 142:Ch'ŏrwŏn-gun 137:Headquarters 69:Company type 4112:Tanballyŏng 3800:"韓国の廃線について" 3325:DeRoI-class 3119:Naegŭmgang 2362:(Japanese) 2333:Former name 2311:Tanballyŏng 2300:pantographs 2268:Operation: 2182:South Korea 2178:North Korea 2166:partitioned 2142:DeRoI-class 2094:Pacific War 2025:1 July 1931 2014:15 May 1930 1689:South Korea 1669:North Korea 1657:Pacific War 1650:Gyeongseong 1630:electrified 1584:South Korea 1369:Naegŭmgang 376:Track gauge 357:Line length 316:(1945−1950) 311:(1942–1945) 303:Operator(s) 235:(1945−1950) 230:(1942–1945) 204:Native name 39:Native name 4142:Categories 4127:Naegŭmgang 3633:"鉄道省革命事績館" 3378:References 3261:Liberation 3259:After the 3194:Korean yen 3122:내금강 (內金剛) 3070:금강구 (金剛口) 3067:Kŭmganggu 3064:말휘리 (末輝里) 3036:단발령 (斷髪嶺) 2840:남창도 (南昌道) 2725:Paeg'yang 2697:Haengjŏng 2448:동철원 (東鐵原) 2347:(S2S; km) 2319:switchback 2195:, and the 2193:Korean War 2134:Mitsubishi 2126:Kyŏnggyŏng 1864:cape gauge 1837:, and the 1681:Korean War 1556:Naegŭmgang 1476:Other name 892:P'yŏnggang 870:Haengjŏng 292:Heavy rail 266:Naegŭmgang 148: (HQ) 146:Kangwŏn-do 4052:Haengjŏng 3202:Kyŏngsŏng 3178:Kŭmganggu 3143:Operation 3129:Naikongō 3061:Malhwiri 2865:Ch'angdo 2847:Nanshōdō 2809:T'an'gam 2781:Kyŏngp'a 2641:Kwangsam 2529:Chŏngyŏn 2386:Tetsugen 2376:Ch'ŏrwŏn 2302:from the 2221:Imnam Dam 2078:Oegŭmgang 1905:subsidies 1693:abandoned 1652:(Seoul). 1309:Malhwiri 1076:Ch'angdo 998:T'an'gam 973:Kyŏngp'a 923:Paegyang 770:Kwangsam 670:Chŏngyŏn 595:Dongsong 498:Ch'ŏrwŏn 430:Route map 352:Technical 158:Kyŏngsŏng 127:Successor 56:Romanized 4117:Malhwiri 4082:Ch'angdo 4072:T'an'gam 4067:Kyŏngp'a 4057:Paegyang 4042:Kwangsam 4022:Chŏngyŏn 4007:Tongsong 3992:Ch'ŏrwŏn 3985:Mainline 3683:"鉄原安保観光" 3453:cite web 3441:"京元線 鉄原" 3420:cite web 3321:Kawasaki 3301:Mantetsu 3162:T'an'gam 3094:병무 (竝武) 3091:Pyŏngmu 3073:Kongōkō 3008:오량 (五兩) 2980:화계 (花溪) 2952:도파 (桃坡) 2924:현리 (縣里) 2896:기성 (岐城) 2868:창도 (昌道) 2812:탄감 (炭甘) 2784:경파 (慶坡) 2756:금성 (金城) 2753:Kŭmsŏng 2728:백양 (白楊) 2700:행정 (杏亭) 2672:하소 (下所) 2644:광삼 (光三) 2616:김화 (金化) 2595:Kingoku 2588:금곡 (金谷) 2560:유곡 (楡谷) 2532:정연 (亭淵) 2511:Jikitsu 2504:이길 (二吉) 2476:양지 (陽地) 2420:사요 (四要) 2390:Sentetsu 2379:철원 (鐵原) 2345:Distance 2340:Distance 2327:Distance 2315:Malhwiri 2309:Between 2304:catenary 2174:American 2122:Kyŏngwŏn 1885:Ch'ŏrwŏn 1745:Ch'ŏrwŏn 1730:Sentetsu 1622:Japanese 1586:and the 1572:Sentetsu 1552:Ch'ŏrwŏn 1339:Pyŏngmu 948:Kŭmsŏng 399: in 325:Ch'ŏrwŏn 321:Depot(s) 275:Stations 261:Cheorwon 191:Overview 79:Industry 4122:Pyŏngmu 4062:Kŭmsŏng 3361:of the 3254:Hŭngnam 3166:Changdo 3158:Kŭmsŏng 3005:Oryang 2977:Hwagye 2921:Hyŏlli 2893:Kisŏng 2819:Tankan 2735:Hakuyō 2613:Kimhwa 2585:Kŭmgok 2567:Yukoku 2473:Yangji 2172:and an 2168:into a 2138:Toshiba 2130:Kyŏngin 1943:Length 1940:Section 1821:on the 1732:), the 1720:at the 1699:History 1590:of the 1566:of the 1440:金剛山電氣鐵道 1424:금강산전기철도 1252:Kŏmgang 1248:Changdo 1221:Oryang 1191:Hwagye 1131:Hyŏlli 1101:Kisŏng 1024:Changdo 820:Border 745:Kimhwa 720:Kŭmgok 620:Yangji 414:1.5 kV 394:⁄ 331:History 283:Service 254:Termini 144:,  111:Defunct 101:Founder 93:Founded 83:Railway 4107:Oryang 4102:Hwagye 4092:Hyŏlli 4087:Kisŏng 4037:Kimhwa 4032:Kŭmgok 4012:Yangji 3825:  3485:  3319:, and 3176:, and 3174:Hwagye 3170:Hyŏlli 3113:116.6 3101:Byōmu 3085:112.4 3055:108.0 3027:104.8 3015:Goryō 2987:Kakei 2949:Top'a 2931:Kenri 2875:Shōdō 2791:Kyōha 2763:Kinjō 2707:Gyōjō 2651:Kōsan 2623:Kinka 2557:Yugok 2427:Shiyō 2170:Soviet 1926:Yoyogi 1889:Kimhwa 1833:, the 1736:, the 1614:Korean 1603:Taiwan 1576:Korail 1482:Hangul 1417:Hangul 1161:Top'a 1020:Kimhwa 896:Kimhwa 695:Yugok 445:Legend 437: 344:Closed 336:Opened 240:Locale 217:Closed 214:Status 122:Merged 4097:Top'a 4027:Yugok 3727:[ 3608:柴みん. 2999:99.3 2971:94.7 2959:Tōha 2943:90.0 2915:82.7 2903:Kijō 2887:75.3 2859:67.6 2831:65.6 2803:59.6 2775:54.0 2747:51.0 2719:45.8 2691:40.1 2679:Kaso 2669:Haso 2663:36.3 2635:33.0 2607:28.8 2579:24.5 2551:21.5 2539:Jōen 2523:17.5 2501:Igil 2495:14.2 2483:Yōji 2467:10.3 2417:Sayo 1849:post- 1646:Tokyo 1638:Japan 1634:Korea 1498:Hanja 1433:Hanja 1364:116.6 1334:112.4 1304:108.0 1274:104.8 845:Haso 645:Igil 545:Sayo 222:Owner 163:Korea 152:Tōkyō 4047:Haso 4017:Igil 3997:Sayo 3823:ISBN 3483:ISBN 3459:link 3426:link 3134:DPRK 3116:4.2 3106:DPRK 3088:4.4 3078:DPRK 3058:3.2 3048:DPRK 3030:5.5 3020:DPRK 3002:4.6 2992:DPRK 2974:4.7 2964:DPRK 2946:7.3 2936:DPRK 2918:7.4 2908:DPRK 2890:7.7 2880:DPRK 2862:2.0 2852:DPRK 2834:6.0 2824:DPRK 2806:5.6 2796:DPRK 2778:3.0 2768:DPRK 2750:5.2 2740:DPRK 2722:5.7 2712:DPRK 2694:3.8 2684:DPRK 2666:3.3 2638:4.2 2610:4.3 2582:3.0 2554:4.0 2526:3.3 2498:3.9 2470:4.3 2442:2.8 2439:6.0 2414:1.6 2411:1.6 2373:0.0 2370:0.0 2313:and 2136:and 2128:and 1937:Date 1887:and 1809:and 1762:The 1542:The 1505:金剛山線 1489:금강산선 1216:99.3 1186:94.7 1156:90.0 1126:82.7 1096:75.3 1071:67.6 1046:65.6 993:59.6 968:54.0 943:51.0 918:45.8 865:40.1 840:36.3 818:DPRK 765:33.0 740:28.8 715:24.5 690:21.5 665:17.5 640:14.2 615:10.3 347:1950 288:Type 119:Fate 58:name 3315:), 3303:'s 2656:ROK 2628:ROK 2600:ROK 2572:ROK 2544:ROK 2516:ROK 2488:ROK 2460:ROK 2432:ROK 2404:ROK 2397:KSR 2214:DMZ 1671:'s 1601:in 1582:in 1578:'s 1554:to 814:ROK 590:6.0 565:3.2 540:1.6 493:0.0 4144:: 3922:. 3904:. 3866:. 3855:^ 3845:. 3802:. 3784:. 3766:. 3755:^ 3745:. 3713:^ 3703:. 3685:. 3672:^ 3662:. 3635:. 3618:^ 3584:^ 3574:. 3497:^ 3467:^ 3455:}} 3451:{{ 3443:. 3422:}} 3418:{{ 3410:. 3386:^ 3172:, 3168:, 3164:, 3160:, 2306:. 2296:DC 2282:DC 2150:DC 2124:, 1620:; 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Index

Kumgangsan Chongnyon Line

Romanized
Kabushiki kaisha
Railway
electric utility
Taminosuke Kume
Kyŏngsŏng Electric Co.
Ch'ŏrwŏn-gun
Kangwŏn-do
Tōkyō
Kyŏngsŏng
Korea
Naegŭmgang Station on the Kŭmgangsan Electric Railway
Kyŏngsŏng Electric Co. Ltd.
Korean State Railway
Gangwon (South Korea)
Kangwon (North Korea)
Cheorwon
Naegŭmgang
Heavy rail
Regional rail
Kyŏngsŏng Electric Co. Ltd.
Korean State Railway
Ch'ŏrwŏn
Single track
Track gauge
Electrification
DC
Overhead lines

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