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http://dx.doi.org/10.7782/JKSR.2017.20.1.128

A Study of the Status and Characteristics of a Private Railway During the Japanese Colonial Period  

Lee, Yongsang (Department of Railroad Management, Woosong University)
Chung, Byunghyun (Department of Transportation & Logistics, Woosong University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Railway / v.20, no.1, 2017 , pp. 128-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper analyzes the under-researched field of the characteristics of th Chosun private railway, such as laws, systems, human resources, and subsidies associated with this railway, in an effort to increase our understanding of these characteristics. It was found that the private railway shared strong identity resemblance with a national project, as it served to assist the roles of the main national railway. General patterns of change of the company indicate that the private railway received increased subsidies consequent to the amendment of a related law and that it was strongly influenced by Japan's railway policies. The private railway system during the Chosun period more subsidies than those administered by Japan, and they tended to depend on fund raising for external capital. A tendency of many board members to be from the Chosun bureau was also noted. Profits in the private railway system were relatively low compared to those of the national railway such that the deficits were supplemented by the subsidies redeived. Based on corroborating examples, the private railway system can be said to have been an organization that had strong connections with national projects. It was especially related to regional industries according to an examination of the distribution of lines, which shows that most assisted the main railway or coincided with regions undergoing industrial development. Typically, northern areas were for resource development while southern areas were for agricultural production and/or passenger transportation. The company carried dual traits as it operated as a subsidiary enterprise for peripheral profit while also playing a role in transportation.
Keywords
Japanese colonial period; Private railway; Railway operation; Characteristics of private railway;
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