Namheung Line

The Namheung Line (南興線, Nankō-sen) was a 762 mm (30.0 in) narrow gauge railway line of the Chōsen Railway (Chōtetsu) of colonial-era Korea, located in South Hamgyeong Province, serving an industrial area south of the city of Hamheung.[3] Eleven years later, this new station would become the starting point for a new line to serve factories being opened to the south of the city.Two years later the line was extended, first with a 1.7 km (1.1 mi) section from Cheongiri to Naeho on 5 March, followed by another 1.7 km (1.1 mi) section from Naeho to Seohojin on the Chōsen Government Railway's Hamgyeong Line opened on 15 December.The Sinheung Railway was absorbed by Chōtetsu on 22 April 1938,[4] which continued to operate the line until the end of the Pacific War.[1] In the November 1942 timetable, the last issued prior to the start of the Pacific War, Chōtetsu operated the following schedule of commuter services:[5]
Namhung LineSinheung RailwayChōsen RailwaySouth HamgyeongWest HamhungSeohojinRegional railSingle trackTrack gaugeHamnam LineSentetsuHamgyeong Linenarrow gaugestandard gaugecolonial-era KoreaSouth Hamgyeong ProvinceHamheungWest Hamheung StationHeungsangChōsen Government RailwayPacific WarNorth KoreaSŏho LineKorean State RailwayK. yenHunminjeongeumChungbuk LineGyeongbuk LineGyeongnam LineJeonnam LineJangjin LineGyeongdong LineHwanghae LineSongheung LineSuin LineSuryeo LineNorth Chōsen Colonial Railway