▁the ▁only ▁other ▁railway ▁operator ▁in ▁Korea ▁besides ▁the ▁Tem por ary ▁Military ▁Railway . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁Railway ▁Office ▁took ▁over ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁G ye ong ui ▁Line ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁merged ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁G ye ong bu ▁Railway ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁National ▁Railway ▁Administration . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Railway ▁initi ated ▁passenger ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁G ye ong ui ▁Line ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁and ▁Korea ' s ▁first ▁express ▁train , ▁the ▁" R y ū ki ", ▁began ▁operating ▁between ▁S inu iju ▁and ▁Bus an ▁via ▁G ye ong se ong . ▁The ▁National ▁Railway ▁was ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Korea ▁Railway . ▁When ▁Korea ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁Japan ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Government - General ▁of ▁Korea ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Railway ▁Bureau ▁of ▁the ▁Government - General ▁of ▁Korea , ▁with ▁the ▁Railway ▁Bureau ▁taking ▁over ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Korea ▁Railway ▁and ▁ren aming ▁it ▁the ▁Ch osen ▁Government ▁Railway ▁( S ent ets u ). ▁ ▁Japanese ▁rule , ▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 9 4 5 ▁On ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Korea ' s ▁first ▁railway ▁connection ▁to ▁another ▁country ▁was ▁made , ▁when ▁the ▁Y alu ▁River ▁Railway ▁Bridge ▁was ▁completed