| Songheung Line | |
| Native Name: | 송흥선 (松興線) |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Type: | Heavy rail, Regional rail Passenger/Freight |
| Status: | Operational (see text) |
| Locale: | South Hamgyeong |
| Start: | Hamnam Sinheung |
| End: | Bujeonhoban |
| Stations: | 13 |
| Open: | 1928–1932 |
| Owner: | Sinheung Railway (1928–1938) Chōsen Railway (1938–1945) |
| Operator: | Sinheung Railway; Chōsen Railway |
| Linelength Km: | 50.6 |
| Tracks: | Single track |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The Songheung Line (松興線, Shōkō-sen) was a 762mm narrow gauge railway line of the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu) of colonial-era Korea, located in South Hamgyeong Province.[1] There was a 550m (1,800feet) cable-hauled section between Baekamsan and Hamnam Songheung.[2]
On 1 February 1928, the Chōsen Railway extended its Hamnam Line by opening a 20km (10miles) section from Pungsang to Hamnam Songheung.[3] Two years later, on 1 February 1930 the Hamnam Line was taken over by a newly established subsidiary company, the Sinheung Railway,[4] and on 15 January 1932, after the existing Hamnam Songheung Station was renamed Hasonghung Station, the present Hamnam Songheung Station was opened 1km (01miles) from Hasongheung,[5] and on 10 September 1933, the line was extended 31.6km (19.6miles) to Bujeonhoban.
The Sinheung Railway was absorbed by Chōtetsu on 22 April 1938,[6] 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 being merged with the Songheung Line to create the present Sinheung Line.[1]
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:[7]
| Distance (read down) | Price Korean yen | 545 | 501 | 503 | 505 | 507 | Station name | Distance (read up) | Price Korean yen | 500 | 502 | 504 | 506 | 546 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arr. from | - | Oro | Hamheung | Hamheung | Hamheung | Cont. to | Oro | Hamheung | Hamheung | Hamheung | - | ||||
| 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 | ... | |
| 61.0 | 2.45 | ... | 08:36 | 12:00 | 16:08 | 20:57 | Hamnam Songheung | 30.6 | 1.25 | 06:30 | 09:30 | 13:50 | 18:47 | ... | |
| 68.1 | 3.35 | ... | ... | 13:18 | 17:45 | ... | Bujeollyeong | 23.5 | 1.00 | ... | ... | 10:40 | 17:28 | ... | |
| 74.7 | 3.60 | 07:12 | ... | 14:00 | 18:30 | ... | Hamjiwon | 16.9 | 0.70 | ... | ... | 10:07 | 16:54 | 21:01 | |
| 91.6 | 4.25 | 08:17 | ... | 15:07 | 19:39 | ... | Bujeonhoban | 0.0 | - | ... | ... | 08:37 | 15:24 | 20:00 | |
| + 松興線 - 송흥선 - Shōkō Line - Songheung Line | ||||||||
| Distance | Station name | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total; km | S2S; km | Transcribed, Korean | Transcribed, Japanese | Hunminjeongeum | Hanja/Kanji | Connections | ||
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Hamnam Sinheung | Kannan-Shinkō | 함남신흥 | 咸南新興 | Hamnam Line | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Gilbong | Kippō | 길봉 | 吉峰 | |||
| 6.9 | 4.1 | Dongheung | Tōkō | 동흥 | 東興 | |||
| 13.1 | 6.2 | Gyeongheung | Keikō | 경흥 | 慶興 | |||
| 14.9 | 1.8 | Songha | Shōka | 송하 | 松下 | |||
| 19.0 | 4.1 | Hasongheung | Kashōkō | 하송흥 | 下松興 | |||
| 20.0 | 1.0 | Hamnam Songheung | Kan'nan Shōkō | 함남송흥 | 咸南松興 | |||
| 25.4 | 5.4 | Baekamsan | Hakuganzan | 백암산 | 白岩山 | |||
| 27.1 | 1.7 | Bujeollyeong | Fusenrei | 부전령 | 赴戦嶺 | |||
| 33.7 | 6.6 | Hamjiwon | Kanchiin | 함지원 | 咸地院 | |||
| 40.0 | 3.8 | Bujeon | Fusen | 부전 | 赴戦 | |||
| 47.9 | 7.9 | Hamnam Toan | Kan'nan Dōan | 함남도안 | 咸南道安 | |||
| 50.6 | 2.7 | Bujeonhoban | Fusenkohan | 부전호반 | 赴戦湖畔 | |||