▁The ▁" K oa " ▁made ▁the ▁trip ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁hours ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁situation ▁d eter ior ated ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War , ▁travel ▁times ▁increased , ▁taking ▁ 4 9 ▁hours ▁by ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁train ▁remained ▁in ▁operation ▁until ▁Japan ' s ▁defeat . ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁traffic ▁levels ▁were ▁sufficiently ▁high ▁to ▁justify ▁double ▁tracking ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁line ▁between ▁P ' y ŏ ng y ang ▁and ▁Sin ŭ iju , ▁with ▁the ▁work ▁being ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Following ▁Japan ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁partition ▁of ▁Korea , ▁the ▁G ye ong ui ▁Line ▁was ▁divided ▁at ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁parallel ▁between ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Korea . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Army ▁began ▁operating ▁trains ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁north ▁of ▁S ari won , ▁whilst ▁trains ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁terminated ▁at ▁Ga ese ong . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁rail ways ▁in ▁both ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁were ▁national ised , ▁creating ▁the ▁Korean ▁National ▁Rail road ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁and ▁the ▁Korean ▁State ▁Railway ▁in ▁the ▁North . ▁After ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁the ▁G ye ong ui ▁Line ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁three ▁sections . ▁In ▁the ▁South , ▁the ▁Se oul – J ang