![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Temporary_Military_Railway_logo.png/640px-Temporary_Military_Railway_logo.png&w=640&q=50)
Temporary Military Railway
1904–1906 organization in colonial Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Temporary Military Railway Office (Japanese: 臨時軍用鐵道幹部, Rinji Gun'yō Tetsudōkanbu; Korean: 임시 군용 철도감부, Imsi Gunyong Cheoldoganbu), was a pseudo-corporate entity established by the Imperial Japanese Army to build and operate the Gyeongui Line railway from Gyeongseong (today: Seoul) to Sinuiju.[1]
Quick Facts Native name, Romanized name ...
![]() | |
Native name | 臨時軍用鐵道幹部 임시 군용 철도감부 |
---|---|
Romanized name | Rinji Gun'yō Tetsudōkanbu Imsi Gunyong Cheoldoganbu |
Industry | Land transport |
Predecessor | Western Railway |
Founded | 1904 |
Defunct | 1 September 1906 |
Fate | Nationalised |
Successor | National Railway |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Korea |
Services | Passenger & freight railways |
Close
|
It opened the second railway line on the Korean peninsula in April 1906, and was nationalised to create the National Railway in September of the same year.