The Songheung Line (æ¾èÂÂç·Â, Shà Âkà Â-sen) was a narrow gauge railway line of the Chà Âsen Railway (Chà Âtetsu) of colonial-era Korea, located in South Hamgyeong Province. There was a cable-hauled section between Baekamsan and Hamnam Songheung.
On 1 February 1928, the Chà Âsen Railway extended its Hamnam Line by opening a section from Pungsang to Hamnam Songheung. Two years later, on 1 February 1930 the Hamnam Line was taken over by a newly established subsidiary company, the Sinheung Railway, and on 15 January 1932, after the existing Hamnam Songheung Station was renamed Hasonghung Station, the present Hamnam Songheung Station was opened from Hasongheung, and on 10 September 1933, the line was extended to Bujeonhoban.
The Sinheung Railway was absorbed by Chà Âtetsu on 22 April 1938, and Chà Âtetsu separated the Hamnam SinheungâÂÂBujeonhoban section from the Hamnam Line, naming that portion the Songheung Line.
After the establishment of North Korea and the nationalisation of its railways, the Hamnam Line was split up, with the Hamheung - Oro - Sinheung section being merged with the Songheung Line to create the present Sinheung Line.
In the November 1942 timetable, the last issued prior to the start of the Pacific War, Chà Âtetsu operated the following schedule of third-class-only local passenger services: