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Hamgyeong Line
The Hamgyeong Line was a Rail transport, railway line of the Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu'') in Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese-occupied Korea, running from Wonsan Station, Wonsan to Sambong Station, Sangsambong. Construction began in 1914, and was completed in 1928. The line is now entirely within North Korea; the Korean State Railway has divided it between the Kangwon Line, Kangwŏn Line (Wonsan Station, Wonsan−Kowon Station, Kowon section), the Pyongra Line, P'yŏngra Line (Kowon−Chongjin Chongnyon Station, Cheongjin section), the Kangdok Line, Kangdŏk Line (Namgangdok Station, Namgangdŏk−Susong Station, Suseong), and the Hambuk Line (Chongjin−Sambong Station, Sangsambong section). History Sentetsu began construction of a line north from Wonsan on the Gyeongwon Line on 1 October 1914. The first section, a line from Wonsan to Okpyong Station, Muncheon, was completed on 1 August 1915, followed by a extension from Muncheon to Kumya Station, Yeongheung v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger Rail Terminology
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almost alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danpung Railway
The Tanpō Railway (Japanese: 端豊鉄道株式会社, ''Tanpō Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha''; , ''Danpung Cheoldo Jusikhoesa''), was a privately owned railway company in Japanese-occupied Korea. History The name of the railway was formed from the first characters of the names of the starting point, Tansen on the Kankyō Line of the Chōsen Government Railway, and Hōzan, the county seat of Hōzan County. The initial section of the mainline, from Tansen to Kōkun, was opened on 26 August 1939.朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3788, 4 September 1939 (in Japanese) A branchline from Kojō (now called Heocheon) to Mantoku was also opened, but the planned continuation from Kōkun to Hōzan was not completed before the fall of Japan at the end of the Pacific War. Following the partition of Korea, the entirety of the Danpung Railway's network was located in the Soviet zone of occupation. The Provisional People’s Committee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles ( rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeongseong
Seoul has been known in the past by successive names, including Wiryeseong () and Hanseong (Baekje era), Bukhansangun (Goguryo era), Hanyang (North and South states period), Namgyeong (, Goryeo era), Hanyangbu (Goryeo under Mongol rule), Hanseong (, Joseon era) and Hanyang (). In the Joseon era, it started to be called Seoul by the public. In the middle of Joseon era, Hanseong & Hanyang were almost replaced by Seoul and only remained formal name. During the period of Japanese colonial rule, Seoul was referred to by the Japanese exonym , or Gyeongseong () in Korean. After World War II and Korea's liberation, the city took its familiar name, Seoul. Etymology of "Seoul" Seoul is a rendering of the Korean word “seo'ul” (), pronounced əˈul An etymological hypothesis presumes that the origin of the native word “seo'ul” derives from the native name ''Seorabeol'' (), which originally referred to Gyeongju, the capital of Silla, then called ''Geumseong'' (). Hanseong Unlike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeongwon Line
The Gyeongwon Line is a railway line serving northeastern Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. The line is operated by Korail. The name of the line came from ''Gyeongseong'' (Seoul) and ''Wonsan'', the original terminus of the line, in what is now North Korea. History ''For the original line's history and other information prior to 1945, see Gyeongwon Line (1911–1945)'' One of the first construction projects undertaken by the Railway Bureau of the Government General of Korea was for an east−west trunk line to connect Gyeongseong to the important port of Wonsan. The Chosen Government Railway (''Sentetsu'') opened the line in several stages between 1911 and 1914. The first section of mainline to be electrified by Sentetsu was also along the Gyeongwon Line, with the Pokkye− Gosan section being energised on 27 March 1944, as part of a plan made jointly with the South Manchuria Railway for an electrified railway all the way from Busan to Xinjing, capital of Manchukuo. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munchonhang Line
The Munch'ŏnhang Line, or Munch'ŏn Port Line, also known as the Koam Line, is a non-electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, connecting Ongp'yŏng on the Kangwŏn Line with Tapchon.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) History The line was originally opened by the Chosen Anthracite Company (Japanese: 朝鮮無煙炭株式会社, ''Chōsen Muentan Kabushiki Kaisha'', Korean: 조선 무연탄 주식회사, ''Chosŏn Muyŏnt'an Chusikhoesa'') on 17 December 1943 as a privately owned railway from Munch'ŏn Station on the Hamgyŏng Line (now called Ok'pyŏng Station) to Wŏnsanbukhang Station (now called Koam Station).朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 5070, 27 December 1943 Later, the line was extended some time after the Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chosen Anthracite Company
Chosen or The Chosen may refer to: The chosen ones *Chosen people, people who believe they have been chosen by a higher power to do a certain thing including **Jews as the chosen people Books * ''The Chosen'' (Potok novel), a 1967 novel by Chaim Potok * ''The Chosen'', a 1997 novel by L. J. Smith * ''The Chosen'' (Pinto novel), a 1999 novel by Ricardo Pinto * ''The Chosen'' (Karabel book), a book by Jerome Karabel * ''Chosen'' (Dekker novel), a 2007 novel by Ted Dekker * ''Chosen'' (Cast novel), a novel in the ''House of Night'' fantasy series Film and television *''Holocaust 2000'', also released as ''The Chosen'', a 1977 horror film starring Kirk Douglas * ''The Chosen'' (1981 film), a film based on Potok's novel * ''The Chosen'' (2015 film), a film starring YouTube personality Kian Lawley * ''The Chosen'' (2016 film), by Antonio Chavarrías, based on the murder of Leon Trotsky in 1940 * ''The Chosen'' (TV series), by Dallas Jenkins, based on the life of Jesus Christ (2017–) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongyang
Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city () with equal status to North Korean provinces. Pyongyang is one of the oldest cities in Korea. It was the capital of two ancient Korean kingdoms, Gojoseon and Goguryeo, and served as the secondary capital of Goryeo. Much of the city was destroyed during the First Sino-Japanese War, but it was revived Korea under Japanese rule, under Japanese rule and became an industrial center. Following the establishment of North Korea in 1948, Pyongyang became its ''de facto'' capital. The city was again devastated during the Korean War, but was quickly rebuilt after the war with Soviet Union, Soviet assistance. Pyongyang is the political, industrial and transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyeongwon Line
The Pyeongwon Line was a railway line in Korea, opened in 1941 during the period of Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese rule. The line connected Pyongyang to Kowon County, Gowon. It exists now North Korea and forms part of the following present day lines: * Sopo Station, Seopo to Tongbungri Station, Tongbungri, Ryongsong Line, Ryongsŏng Line * Tongbungri to Kowon Station, Gowon, Pyongra Line, Pyeongra Line History The railway line was constructed by the Chosen Government Railway. The first interval between Sopo Station, Seopo and Pyongsong Station, Sainjang was opened on 1 November 1927, and the construction of the entire line was completed on 1 April 1941. When first opened, the western section of the line was called West Pyeongwon Line, and was extended as follows: The eastern section was originally called East Pyongwon Line,朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3261, 27 November 1937 and was extended as follows: When the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhung Line
The Sinhŭng Line is an electrified narrow gauge railway line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Hamhŭng ( Hamhŭng-si) to Pujŏnhoban ( Pujŏn-gun) on Lake Pujŏn via Sinhŭng ( Sinhŭng-gun).Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Between Hamhŭng and Sinhŭng, a distance of , the line is standard gauge, but the remaining from Sinhŭng to the terminus at Pujŏnhoban is narrow gauge; the narrow gauge section is also electrified. Though primarily an industrial railway connecting to the Pujŏn River hydroelectric power plant, it also plays an important role in passenger transportation in the region. There is a section between Songhŭng and Pujŏllyŏng that is cable-hauled. History During the Japanese colonial era, the privately owned Sinhŭng Railway built a network of narrow-gauge lines north of Hamhŭng. These were the Hamnam Line (not to be confused with the line of the same name of the Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soho Line
The Sŏho Line is an electrified narrow gauge railway line of the Korean State Railway in Hamhŭng-si, North Korea, running from Hamhŭng to Hŭngnam and Sŏho.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), History During the Japanese colonial era, the privately owned Sinhŭng Railway built a network of narrow-gauge railways around Hamhŭng. These were the Hamnam Line, the Jangjin Line, and the Songheung Line opened between 1923 and 1933, and the Namhŭng Line, which was opened in three sections between 1934 and 1936. The Sinhŭng Railway was bought by the Chosen Railway on 22 April 1938. After the defeat of Japan in the Pacific War and the subsequent partition of Korea, the entirety of the line, being north of the 38th parallel, was located in the Soviet zone of occupation; on 10 August 1946, the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea nationalised all railways within its jurisdiction, including the Namhŭng Line, and it has since been oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chosen Railway
The Chosen Railway Company (Japanese: 朝鮮鉄道株式会社, ''Chōsen Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha''; Korean: 조선철도주식회사, ''Joseon Cheoldo Jusikhoesa''), was a privately owned railway company in Japanese-occupied Korea. History The Chosen Railway was established on 1 September 1923 through the merger of six companies: * Chosen Central Railway (朝鮮中央鉄道 ''Chōsen Chūō Tetsudō''; 조선중앙철도 ''Joseon Jung-ang Cheoldo''), * Chosen Forestry Railway (朝鮮森林鉄道 ''Chōsen Shinrin Tetsudō''; 조선삼림철도 ''Joseon Samrim Cheoldo''), * Chosen Industrial Railway (朝鮮産業鉄道 ''Chōsen Sangyō Tetsudō''; 조선산업철도 ''Joseon San-eop Cheoldo''), * Chosen Southern Railway (南朝鮮鉄道, ''Minamichōsen Tetsudō''; 남조선철도 ''Namjoseon Cheoldo''), * West Chosen Development Railway (西鮮殖産鉄道, ''Seisen Shokusan Tetsudō''; 서선식산철도 ''Seoseon Sigsan Cheoldo'') * Yanggang Forest Development Railway ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
