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A Study of the Status and Characteristics of a Private Railway During the Japanese Colonial Period

일제 강점기 사설철도의 변화와 특징에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Yongsang (Department of Railroad Management, Woosong University) ;
  • Chung, Byunghyun (Department of Transportation & Logistics, Woosong University)
  • Received : 2017.01.10
  • Accepted : 2017.02.07
  • Published : 2017.02.28

Abstract

This paper analyzes the under-researched field of the characteristics of th Chosun private railway, such as laws, systems, human resources, and subsidies associated with this railway, in an effort to increase our understanding of these characteristics. It was found that the private railway shared strong identity resemblance with a national project, as it served to assist the roles of the main national railway. General patterns of change of the company indicate that the private railway received increased subsidies consequent to the amendment of a related law and that it was strongly influenced by Japan's railway policies. The private railway system during the Chosun period more subsidies than those administered by Japan, and they tended to depend on fund raising for external capital. A tendency of many board members to be from the Chosun bureau was also noted. Profits in the private railway system were relatively low compared to those of the national railway such that the deficits were supplemented by the subsidies redeived. Based on corroborating examples, the private railway system can be said to have been an organization that had strong connections with national projects. It was especially related to regional industries according to an examination of the distribution of lines, which shows that most assisted the main railway or coincided with regions undergoing industrial development. Typically, northern areas were for resource development while southern areas were for agricultural production and/or passenger transportation. The company carried dual traits as it operated as a subsidiary enterprise for peripheral profit while also playing a role in transportation.

본 연구에서는 그간의 연구를 참고하여 연구가 미진한 부분인 조선에 있는 사설철도의 법과 제도 그리고 인력, 보조금의 변화와 함께 사설철도가 가지고 있는 특징을 분석하여 일제강점기의 사설철도의 성격을 살펴보았다. 본 연구를 통해 일제강점기의 조선의 사설철도의 특징은 조선 내에서의 사설철도는 조선 내에서의 간선철도를 보조하는 역할을 하는 국책사업성격의 사설철도의 역할이 컸다는 것이다. 변화과정을 보면 관련법의 개정에 의해 보조율이 증가하였고 일본의 철도정책에 따라 좌우되는 양상을 보였다. 조선의 사설철도 특징은 일본 본토 보다 보조금이 높았으며, 외부자본의존형의 자본조달과 사철종사 임원의 경우도 조선철도국 출신이 많았다. 수익은 국유철도보다 낮아 이는 보조금으로 보전하였다. 이러한 사실을 근거로 조선내의 사설철도는 국책사업과 연관성이 깊은 철도회사였다고 볼 수 있다. 조선 내의 사철회사는 지역의 산업과 연관이 깊었다. 사설철도의 노선 분포를 보면 거의 간선을 보조하는 노선 혹은 산업개발지역과 일치하고 있다. 아울러 사설철도의 성격상 다양한 부대사업을 운영하여 일본국내의 사철의 부대사업으로 수익을 창출하고 철도운영을 해 나가는 사설철도본래의 기능도 가지고 있는 이중적인 성격의 철도라고 할 수 있다.

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