Rinji Gun'yō Tetsudōkanbu

臨時 軍用 鐵道 幹部, Rinji Gun'yō Tetsudōkanbu 임시 군용 철도 감부, Imsi Gunyong Cheoldoganbu
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Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend Gyeongbu Railway 0.0 Gyeongseong 16.5 Neunggok opened on April 4, 1906 24.9 Ilsan 35.1 Geumchon 46.0 Munsan opened on April 4, 1906 57.8 Jangdan opened on April 3, 1906 73.4 Gaeseong 82.5 Toseong 97.5 Gyejeong 119.7 Hanpo 153.3 Sinmak 160.1 Seoheung 175.3 Heungsu 183.2 Cheonggye 190.2 Madong 200.2 Sariwon 214.0 Chimchon opened on April 3, 1906 224.2 Hwanghae Hwangju opened in 1905 230.1 Gindeung opened on April 3, 1906 236.8 Heukgyo 243.4 Junghwa 250.2 Yeokpo 260.7 Pyeongyang opened on April 3, 1906 301.8 Eopa opened on November 5, 1906 312.6 Sukcheon 322.9 Manseong 336.4 Sinanju 384.1 Cheongju 396.7 Gwaksan 417.6 Seoncheon 427.7 Dongnim 438.5 Charyeonggwan 451.9 Namsi 460.6 Yangchaek 468.4 Pihyon 477.7 Baengma 488.9 Seokha 496.7 Sinuiju opened on November 5, 1905

The Rinji Gun'yō Tetsudōkanbu (Japanese: 臨時 軍用 鐵道 幹部; Korean: 임시 군용 철도 감부, Imsi Gunyong Cheoldoganbu; English: Temporary Military Railway Office) was a temporary military railway that was founded as a pseudo-enterprise by the Imperial Japanese Army, to build and operate the Gyeongui Line from Gyeongseong (today: Seoul ) to Sinuiju . It opened in April 1906 as the second railway line on the Korean Peninsula and was nationalized in September of that year to create the National Railroad.

history

The construction of a railway line north of Hanseong had been planned since the end of the 19th century, but the lack of financial means led to the failure of several attempts in 1895–1900. In 1896 the French Fives Lille acquired the rights to build a railway line in Korea, but these were transferred to the Korean Railway Company (대한 철도 회사, Hanguk Cheoldohoesa) in 1899 after they could not raise the necessary financial resources . However, this attempt also failed. Finally, in 1900, the state-run Western Railway (서부 철도 회사, Seobu Cheoldohoesa) began surveying a route for a railway line from Gyeongseong to Gaeseong . Construction of the first section of the Gyeongui Line began in 1902.

Imperial Japan, which had received the concession to build the Gyeongbu Line from Seoul to Busan , realized that a railroad crossing all of Korea from north to south would serve as a means of strengthening its influence in Korea, and tried to do so to take control of the Gyeongui Line project. When the Russo-Japanese War broke out in 1904, Japan ignored Korea's declaration of neutrality, transported troops to Incheon, and forced the Korean government to sign an agreement granting Japan's military control over railroad projects if they were deemed necessary for military operations. The Japanese Imperial Army then established the Temporary Military Railroad Office and took control of the Western Railway with the intention of using the route for military operations against Russia in Manchuria .

The Yongsan - Gaeseong section was completed in March 1904, followed by the completion of the Pyeongyang - Sinuiju section on April 28, 1905. Freight operations between Yongsan and Sinuiju began on November 5, 1905. Although the war ended on September 5, 1905, the Japanese military kept control of the temporary military railroad and wanted to continue using it to maintain supremacy in Korea. In the following year, the bridges over the Cheongcheon and Taedong-gang rivers were completed, which enabled the operation of through trains between Yongsan and Sinuiju. The Gyeongui Line was officially opened on April 3, 1906.

Twelve days after cargo operations began on the Gyeongui Line, the Second Japan-Korea Agreement was signed, making the Empire of Korea a protectorate of the Empire of Japan, with the Japanese Secretary General representing Japan in Korea. On July 1, 1906, the Resistant General's administration set up its railway office and at the same time nationalized the privately owned Gyeongbu Railway, which was the only other railway operator in Korea besides the Temporary Military Railway. On September 1, 1906, the Railway Authority took control of the Gyeongui Line from the military and merged it with the Gyeongbu Railway to form the National Railway Administration.

Rail vehicles

The temporary military railroad bought six second-hand 2-8-0 steam locomotives built in America in 1904 . These were initially used for the construction of the line and later for regular freight trains; after nationalization, they eventually became the Sorii class. Then 52 tank locomotives 2-6-2 were ordered, identical to the 18 ordered Gyeongbu Railway from 1901; these were delivered as kits and assembled in Incheon. After nationalization, these eventually became the Purei class.

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ 【魚 拓】 聯合 ニ ュ ー ス . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
3. ↑ 경영 원칙> 경영 공시> 영업 현황> 영업 거리 현황 . Korail. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved on December 4, 2010.
4. ^ The history of Korea , pp. 461-62 , Homer Hulbert
5. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍 様 の 鉄 道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 69, Shinchosha, Tokyo, ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
6. ↑ ^{a b} Seong-u Byeon: 한국 철도 차량 100 년사 (Korean Railways Rolling Stock Centennial) ( ko ). Korea Rolling Stock Technical Corp., Seoul 1999.
7. ↑ プ レ ー リ ー 型 タ ン ク 機関 車 朝鮮 鉄 道 局 . Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 22, 2018.