The Suwon – Inchon narrow gauge line: walking from the (future) Sari Station to Gojan Station

Korean narrow gauge
On the other (western) side of the Jeokgeumro (???) a small mock-up of a railcar had been built.
On the other (western) side of the Jeokgeumro (???) a small mock-up of a railcar had been built. The mock-up is too small, but from a distance it looks quite good. Some other assorted railway related things have been planted around it. Gojan Station (???) on line 4 in the background.
A view of the small railway monument at Jeokgeumro (???) near Gojan Station (???).
A view of the small railway monument at Jeokgeumro (???) near Gojan Station (???), seen from underneath the line 4 structure. Two Koreans are taking pictures of each other.
Another view of the small railway monument at Jeokgeumro (???) near Gojan Station (???).
Another view of the small railway monument at Jeokgeumro (???) near Gojan Station (???). The wheels are made of wood.
View inside of the railcar mock-up at Jeokgeumro (???) near Gojan Station (???).
View inside of the railcar mock-up at Jeokgeumro (???) near Gojan Station (???). The remarkable thing is that although this is in the middle of town, no graffiti can be found on it, and the model has not been burned to the ground!
A station sign showing that this is supposed to be Gojan Station (???).
A station sign showing that this is supposed to be Gojan Station (???), between Wongok (??) and Sari (??), showing that the new line 4 has a lot more stations than the old narrow gauge line used to have.
Very close to Gojan Station (???)
Very close to Gojan Station (???) a lot of things have been put next to the line (but not necessarily related to railways).
Near Gojan Station (???) part of the rails have been turned over.
Near Gojan Station (???) part of the rails have been turned over, so texts could be created on the straight lower part of the rails. I didn’t take pictures of all these texts, it was getting late (the sun is getting lower in the pictures…).
One of the texts on the rails. The text reads “even though the track is gone this is a meeting place”.
One of the texts on the rails. The text reads “even though the track is gone this is a meeting place”.
Just before Gojan Station (???) large pictures of the old narrow gauge line have been attached to the line 4 structure.
Just before Gojan Station (???) large pictures of the old narrow gauge line have been attached to the line 4 structure. In this picture people are getting on a single railcar narrow gauge train. This picture is quite famous, I have seen it several times now. What it shows is a lot of people entering the train, which makes you wonder why the line had become so expansive to maintain.
End of the line at Gojan Station (???). The tracks could still be here under the tiles…
End of the line at Gojan Station (???). The tracks could still be here under the tiles…
Just after Gojan Station (???), view towards the west. The track is still here, but it is not always visible.
Just after Gojan Station (???), view towards the west. The track is still here, but it is not always visible.
Looking back towards Gojan Station (???), eastern direction.
Looking back towards Gojan Station (???), eastern direction. The canal here doesn’t show any sign of a former narrow gauge railway bridge. The road here is the Hwajeongcheonseoro (?????).
With the Hwajeongcheonseoro (?????) and Gojan Station (???) to the back, looking west towards the fields and the line to Inchon.
With the Hwajeongcheonseoro (?????) and Gojan Station (???) to the back, looking west towards the fields and the line to Inchon. The track is still there.
At this point next to line 4 the track gets more and more overgrown in parts.
At this point next to line 4 the track gets more and more overgrown in parts.
A few hundred meters from Gojan Station (???).
Final shot of the day, it was almost 19.00 and the sun was going down fast. This is a few hundred meters from Gojan Station (???), looking west into the sun. The next station is Gongdan Station (???) online 4.

 

 

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