Chōsen Government Railway
1910–1945 Japanese company in Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chōsen Government Railway (朝鮮總督府鐵道, Chōsen sōtokufu tetsudō) (Korean: 조선총독부 철도, romanized: Joseon Chongdokbu Cheoldo) was a state-owned railway company in Korea during Japanese rule. It was also colloquially known by the abbreviated name Sentetsu (鮮鐵). It was the operational division of the Railway Bureau of the Government-General of Chōsen (朝鮮總督府鐵道局, Chōsen sōtokufu tetsudōkyoku, Korean: 철도국; RR: Cheoldoguk), which managed and operated railways in Chōsen, as well as supervised privately owned railway companies.
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Headquarters | Keijō |
Locale | Korea, Empire of Japan |
Dates of operation | 1910–1945 |
Predecessor | Korea Railway |
Successor | Korean State Railway Korean National Railroad |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 3000 V DC (1,435 mm) |
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Kanji | 朝鮮總督府鐵道 | ||||||
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Kanji | 鮮鐵 | ||||||
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Hangul | 조선총독부 철도 | ||||||
Hanja | 朝鮮總督府鐵道 | ||||||
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Hangul | 선철 | ||||||
Hanja | 鮮鐵 | ||||||
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