▁Man ch u ku o . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁Korea ▁following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁G ye ong won ▁Line ▁was ▁split ▁along ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁parallel ▁between ▁the ▁stations ▁of ▁H ant ang ang ▁and ▁Ch ose ong ni . ▁The ▁rail ways ▁in ▁both ▁South ▁and ▁North ▁were ▁national ised , ▁and ▁the ▁newly - est ab lished ▁Korean ▁National ▁Rail road ▁took ▁over ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁trunc ated ▁G ye ong won ▁Line , ▁from ▁Se oul ▁to ▁Ch ose ong ni ; ▁in ▁the ▁North , ▁the ▁Korean ▁State ▁Railway ▁merged ▁its ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁G ye ong won ▁Line , ▁Ch ose ong - ri − W ons an , ▁with ▁the ▁W ons an − G ow on ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ham gy e ong ▁Line ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Gang won ▁Line . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁After ▁the ▁ce ase fire ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Dem arc ation ▁Line , ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁changed , ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁gain ing ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁further ▁north wards ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Wol je ong ni . ▁However , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁re built ▁only ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Sint al li , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁operation ▁line ▁from ▁Y ongs an ▁and ▁Sint al li ▁with ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁coup