▁by ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁P ye ong y ang – S inu iju ▁( today ' s ▁K ang an ▁Station ) ▁section ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁and ▁fre ight ▁operations ▁between ▁Y ongs an ▁and ▁S inu iju ▁began ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁Although ▁the ▁war ▁had ▁ended ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁military ▁retained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Tem por ary ▁Military ▁Railway , ▁still ▁intent ▁on ▁using ▁it ▁to ▁ensure ▁its ▁domin ance ▁in ▁Korea . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁brid ges ▁were ▁completed ▁over ▁the ▁Che ong che on ▁and ▁Da ed ong ▁rivers , ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁through ▁trains ▁between ▁Y ongs an ▁and ▁Sin ŭ iju . ▁The ▁G ye ong ui ▁Line ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁Tw elve ▁days ▁after ▁fre ight ▁operations ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁G ye ong ui ▁Line , ▁the ▁Second ▁Japan – K ore a ▁Convention ▁was ▁signed , ▁making ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Korea ▁a ▁prote ctor ate ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Japan , ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Res ident - General ▁representing ▁Japan ▁in ▁Korea . ▁The ▁Administration ▁of ▁the ▁Res ident - General ▁established ▁its ▁Railway ▁Office ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁national ising ▁the ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁( by ▁Japanese ▁interests ) ▁G ye ong bu ▁Railway , ▁which ▁by ▁then ▁was