The Jeonnam Line (全南線, Zen'nan-sen) was a railway line of the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu) of colonial-era Korea, located in South Jeolla Province.

Jeonnam Line
Overview
Native name전남선 (全南線)
StatusMerged (see text)
OwnerChōsen Southern Railway (1922–1923)
Chōsen Railway (1923–1945)
LocaleSouth Jeolla
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
Passenger/Freight
Operator(s)Chōsen Southern Railway;
Chōsen Railway
History
Opened1 July 1922
Technical
Line length35.5 km (22.1 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Jeonnam Gwangju
(Zen'nan Kōshū)
7.4
Geungnakgang
(Gokurakkō)
14.0
Songjeongni
(Shōchōri)
Sentetsu Honam Line
23.1
Mangwol
(Bōgetsu)
26.9
Jangsan
(Chōzan)
31.0
Mahang
(Bakō)
35.5
Damyang
(Tan'yō)
Sunchang
(Junshō)
planned section
Gokseong
(Kokujō)
Jinju
(Shinshū)
Chōtetsu Gyeongnam Line

History

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On 13 July 1918, the privately owned Chōsen Southern Railway was granted a concession to build a railway line from Songjeongni (now Gwangju Songjeong) to Masan via Damyang and Jinju. Work on the Songjeongni–Damyang section began in April 1921, and was opened to traffic on 1 July 1922 as the Jeonnam Line; the month prior, work had begun on the Masan–Jinju section, which was later opened as the Gyeongnam Line. On 1 September 1923, the Chōsen Southern Railway merged with five other privately owned railways to create the Chōsen Railway.[1] Work to build the Damyang–Jinju section was never completed, and on 31 October 1944, the Gwangju–Damyang section was dismantled. After the end of the Pacific War and the nationalisation of Korea's railways, the Korean National Railroad divided the Jeonnam Line, making the Gwangju–Seongjeongni section part of the Gwangju Line, and after completing the Songjeong–Jinju section, merging that into the Gyeongjeon Line.

Route

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全南線 - 전남선 - Zen'nan Line - Jeonnam Line
Distance Station name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Connections
0.0 0.0 Jeonnam Gwangju Zen'nan Kōshū 전남광주 全南光州
7.4 7.4 Geungnakgang Gokurakkō 극락강 極楽江
14.0 14.0 Songjeongni Shōchōri 송정리 松汀里 Sentetsu Honam Line
23.1 9.1 Mangwol Bōgetsu 망월 望月
26.9 3.8 Jangsan Chōzan 장산 長山
31.0 4.1 Mahang Bakō 마항 馬項
35.5 4.5 Damyang Tan'yō 담양 潭陽

References

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  1. ^ Establishment of the Chosen Railway, Dong-A Ilbo, 3 September 1923 (in Korean)