Kyǒng-In ch'ǒlto (English name)

Japanese: 京仁鉄道 - けいじんてつどう（英語表記）Kyǒng-In ch'ǒlto

The first railway in Korea was built with Japanese capital between Gyeongseong (now Seoul) and Incheon. In 1896, American J. Morse obtained the rights to build a railway between Seoul and Incheon from the Korean government, but due to difficulties in raising funds, he transferred the rights to Japan in 1897. In the same year, the Gyeongin Railway Underwriting Association was established, and in 1898, it was reorganized as a limited partnership. Construction began in 1899, and the line opened on July 8, 1900. The total length of the line is about 38.9 km. In December 1901, it was acquired by the Gyeongbu Railroad Co., Ltd. for over 2.44 million yen. Since 1910, it has been a national railway.

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Japanese:

朝鮮の京城 (現ソウル) －仁川間に日本資本によって敷設された朝鮮最初の鉄道。建陽1 (1896) 年にアメリカ人 J.モールスは朝鮮政府からソウル－仁川間の鉄道敷設権を得たが，資金調達難のため光武1 (97) 年日本に権利譲渡した。同年京仁鉄道引受組合を設立，同3年合資会社に改組。同1年以降工事が始り，同4年7月8日に開通。全線約 38.9km。同6年 12月，京釜鉄道株式会社に 244万円余で買収合併された。 1910年以後，国有鉄道となる。

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