Hamnam Line
Overview
Native name함남선 (咸南線)
StatusOperational (see text)
OwnerChōsen Forestry Railway (1923)
Chōsen Railway (1923–1930)
Sinheung Railway (1930–1938)
Chōsen Railway (1938–1945)
LocaleSouth Hamgyeong
Termini
Stations28
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
Passenger/Freight
History
Opened1923–1926
Technical
Line length56.6 km (35.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map

km
km
Songheung Line
Hamnam
Sinheung
(
Kan'nan-
Shinkō
)
41.0
Jangjin Line
Cheonbulsan
(Senbutsuzan)
33.5
13.3
 Sangtong
(Jōtsū)
Jeondong (Tentō)
30.7
11.4
 Dongjeong
(Tōsei)
Jangpung (Chōhō)
28.2
9.1
 Songdang
(Shōdō)
Pungsang (Hōjō)
25.9
3.6
 Dongyang
(Tōyō)
17.0
0.0
 Oro
(Gorō)
12.3
 Jangheung
(Chōkō)
9.3
 Bumin
(Fumin)
6.6
 Heungsang
(Kōshō)
1.1
West
Hamheung
(
Nishi-
Kankō
)
Sentetsu
Hamgyeong Line
0.0
 Hamheung
(Kankō)
Namheung Line
Sentetsu
Hamgyeong Line
Key:
narrow gauge
standard gauge

Hamnam Line (咸南線, Kan'nan-sen) was the name given by the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu) of colonial-era Korea to a small network of 762 mm (30.0 in) narrow gauge railway lines in South Hamgyeong Province.[1]

History

A line from Hamheung on the Hamgyeong Line of the Chōsen Government Railway to Oro, to exploit forestry and other resources in the area, was originally planned by the Chosen Forestry Railway as part of a trunk line connecting Hamhung to Manpo via Changjin and Huju. The first section, 17.0 km (10.6 mi) from Hamheung to Oro, was opened on 7 June 1923,[2] and on 25 August 1923, the 11.2 km (7.0 mi) Oro–Jangpung section and West Hamheung Station were opened.[3]

On 1 September 1923, the Chōsen Forestry Railway merged with five other private railway companies to form the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu);[4] Chōtetsu subsequently named the Hamheung–Jangpung line Hamnam Line.

On 1 October 1926, Chōtetsu opened a 15.1 km (9.4 mi) section of line from Oro to Sangtong;[5] this was followed on 1 February 1928 by the 20.0 km (12.4 mi) section from Pungsang to Hamnam Songheung.[6] Two years later, on 1 February 1930 the Hamnam Line was taken over by a newly established subsidiary company, the Sinheung Railway.[7]

The Sinheung Railway continued to expand the network, and on 15 January 1932, after the existing Hamnam Songheung Station was renamed Hasonghung Station, the present Hamnam Songheung Station was opened 1.0 km (0.62 mi) from Hasongheung, [8] and on 10 September 1933, the line was extended 31.6 km (19.6 mi) to Bujeonhoban.

The Sinheung Railway was absorbed by Chōtetsu on 22 April 1938,[9] and Chōtetsu separated the Hamnam Sinheung–Bujeonhoban section from the Hamnam Line, naming that portion the Songheung Line.

After the establishment of North Korea and the nationalisation of its railways, the Hamnam Line was split up, with the Hamheung - Oro - Sinheung section becoming the Sinhŭng Line, and the Oro - Sangtong section becoming part of the Changjin Line. At the same time, the Songheung Line was merged into the Sinhŭng Line.[1]

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:[10]

Hamheung ~ Oro
Distance
(read down)		Price
K. yen		303/
503		305505307507311313315317Station nameDistance
(read up)		Price
K. yen		400402300302502304306/
504		308506
0.0 - 07:10 09:30 10:30 12:00 15:00 16:10 19:10 22:24 23:15 Hamheung 17.0 0.70 05:39 07:54 09:09 11:39 13:44 14:34 17:49 20:59 22:23
2.5 0.15 07:24 09:55 10:55 12:29 15:26 16:30 19:37 22:45 23:35 West Hamheung 14.5 0.55 05:30 07:45 09:00 11:30 13:35 14:25 17:40 20:50 22:14
6.6 0.30 07:35 10:07 11:07 12:41 15:38 16:41 19:49 22:57 23:47 Heungsang 10.4 0.40 05:09 07:12 08:34 11:11 12:58 14:04 17:17 20:24 21:53
9.3 0.40 07:44 10:16 11:16 12:50 15:47 16:50 19:58 23:06 23:50 Bumin 7.7 0.35 05:01 07:04 08:26 11:02 12:49 13:55 17:08 20:15 21:45
12.3 0.55 07:52 10:25 11:25 12:59 15:56 16:59 20:07 23:15 00:05 Jangheung 4.7 0.25 04:52 06:55 08:17 10:53 12:40 13:46 17:00 20:06 21:36
17.0 0.70 08:04 10:37 11:37 13:11 16:08 17:11 20:19 23:27 00:17 Oro 0.0 - 04:40 06:43 08:05 10:40 12:27 13:33 16:47 19:53 21:24
Cont. to: 303: Sasu
503: B-hoban		 Sasu B-hoban Sasu H. Songheung Samgeo - - - Arr from: - - Samgeo Samgeo H. Songheung Sasu 306: Sasu
504: B-hoban		 Sasu B-hoban
Oro ~ Jangpung/Hamnam Sinheung
Distance
(read down)		Price
K. yen		501503505507Station nameDistance
(read up)		Price
K. yen		500502504506
Arr. from - Hamheung Hamheung Hamheung Cont. to: - Hamheung Hamheung Hamheung
17.0 0.70 05:05 08:10 12:12 17:15 Oro 74.6 3.60 08:59 12:03 16:28 21:06
25.9 1.05 05:39 08:34 12:36 17:38 arr. Pungsang dep. 65.7 3.20 08:36 11:40 16:05 20:44
0.0 - ↓ 09:50 ↓ ↓ dep. Pungsang arr. 2.3 0.15 ↑ 10:30 ↑ ↑
2.3 0.15 ↓ 10:00 ↓ ↓ Jangpung 0.0 - ↑ 10:20 ↑ ↑
25.9 1.05 05:40 08:39 12:46 17:40 dep. Pungsang arr. 65.7 3.20 08:34 11:35 16:03 20:42
33.5 1.40 06:09 09:08 13:15 18:10 Cheonbulsan 58.5 2.80 08:12 11:16 15:41 20:21
41.0 1.65 06:56 09:55 14:14 19:09 Hamnam Sinheung 50.6 2.10 07:45 10:50 15:15 19:55
Cont. to: H. Songheung B-hoban B-hoban H. Songheung Songheung Line Arr. from: H. Songheung H. Songheung B-hoban B-hoban
Oro ~ Sangtong
Distance
(read down)		Price
K. yen		301303305307311Station nameDistance
(read up)		Price
K. yen		300302304306308
Arr. from: - Hamheung Hamheung Hamheung Hamheung Cont. to: Hamheung Hamheung Hamheung Hamheung Hamheung
17.0 0.70 06:51 08:25 11:12 13:48 17:40 Oro 58.6 2.80 07:51 10:17 13:12 16:03 19:33
22.1 0.95 07:09 08:42 11:30 14:06 17:58 Tongyang 53.5 2.20 07:37 10:03 12:58 15:49 19:19
26.1 1.10 07:24 08:57 11:45 14:21 18:13 Songdang 49.5 2.00 07:24 09:50 12:45 15:36 19:06
30.3 1.25 08:05 09:35 12:26 15:17 18:56 Sangtong 43.3 1.80 07:10 09:36 12:31 15:21 18:52
Cont. to: Samgeo Sasu Sasu Sasu Samgeo Jangjin Line Arr. from: Samgeo Samgeo Sasu Sasu Sasu

Route

咸南線 - 함남선 - Kan'nan Line - Hamnam Line
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Connections
0.0 0.0 Hamheung Kankō 함흥 咸興 Sentetsu Hamgyeong Line
1.0 1.0 Seohamheung
West Hamheung		 Nishi-Kankō 서함흥 西咸興 Namheung Line
6.6 5.6 Heungsang Kōshō 흥상 興祥
9.3 2.7 Bumin Fumin 부민 富民
12.3 3.0 Jangheung Chōkō 장흥 長興
17.0 4.7 Oro Gorō 오로 五老 Sangtong branch
25.9 8.9 Pungsang Hōjō 풍상 豊上 Jangpung branch
30.7 4.8 Jeondong Tentō 전동 典洞
33.5 2.8 Cheonbulsan Senbutsuzan 천불산 千仏山
41.0 7.5 Hamnam Sinheung Kan'nan-Shinkō 함남신흥 咸南新興 Songheung Line
上通支線 - 상통지선 - Jōtsū Branch - Sangtong Branch
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Connections
0.0 0.0 Oro Gorō 오로 五老 Main line
5.6 5.6 Dongyang Tōyō 동양 東陽
9.1 3.5 Songdang Shōdō 송당 松堂
11.4 2.3 Dongcheong Tōsei 동정 東井
13.3 4.2 Sangtong Jōtsū 상통 上通 Songheung Line
咸南支線 - 함남지선 - Chōhō Branch - Jangpung Branch
DistanceStation name
Total; km S2S; km Transcribed, Korean Transcribed, Japanese Hunminjeongeum Hanja/Kanji Connections
0.0 0.0 Pungsang Hōjō 풍상 豊上 Main line
2.3 2.3 Jangpung Chōhō 장풍 長豊

References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Taishō No. 3251, 13 June 1923
  3. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Taishō No. 3320, 4 September 1923
  4. ↑ Establishment of the Chosen Railway, Dong-A Ilbo, 3 September 1923 (in Korean)
  5. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Taishō No. 4244, 13 October 1926
  6. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 354, 7 March 1928
  7. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 930, 10 February 1930
  8. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 1510, 22 January 1932
  9. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3385, 3 May 1938
  10. ↑ 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)
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