동대문 밖 전차의 도입과 역할 - 청량리선과 왕십리선을 중심으로 - (The introduction and role of Electric car in the outer area of Dongdaemun - focused on the line of Cheongryangni and Wangsimni -)

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초록

The purpose of this article is to examine the service of electric car(電車) which had
been introduced in 1899, and the role of it in a daily life as well that had been
changed by the progress of urbanization with opened railways, particularly focused on
the electric car line of Cheongryangni and Wangsimni. The Cheongryangni line with
the last stop of Empress Mungsung`s tomb, Hongreung(홍릉), was symbolic meaning
of inspiring anti-Japanese sentiments as well as the beginning of modern
transportation. But under the Japanese Imperialism, the symbolic meaning of the first
electric car line was becoming faint, and moreover as the Empress Mungsung`s tomb
was moved to Geumgok(金谷) by the state funeral of King Ko-jong(고종) in 1919,
the significance of this line was faded out. According to this situation, the electric car
had been becoming the urban transportation system connecting the downtown and
the suburbs.
The electric car of this line was penetrating Dongdaemun(동대문) in the initial
period. Yet after the Committee of disposal of castle wall(성벽처리위원회) which had been formed along with the forced abdication of Ko-jong, had removed the castle
wall of Namdaemun(남대문), the Cheongryangni line was operated on the north
route of Dongdaemun since 1911. The Wansimni Line opened in 1914, was
operated all along on the bounds of Gwanghuimun(광희문) with removed of the
northern wall.
By the active establishment and extension of electric car line in the 1910’s, it was
getting easier for passengers to approach to the downtown. Therefore the role of
suburb electric car lines was growing up. At that time the population in the suburbs
was expanded rapidly by settlers from various local regions. For the accessibility to the
downtown where riches in more jobs, was developed an important condition, the area
near the downtown was densely populated.
As the role of electric car was getting important, the commuters in the suburbs
continually maintained the extension, double lines, and abolition of the fare system
by scope. These demands were realized in the 1930’s, with the double lined
Cheongryangni and Wangsimni, establishment of Donamdong(돈암동) line, and fare
system of one scope by 5jun(錢).
On the one hand the electric car had been an daily life to the residents on the
suburbs, but on the other hand the electric car’s extensive role had been arisen as the
joining transportation means to the people coming up downtown by railway from
local districts. When the Kyongwon(경원) railway was first established at Yongsan-
Cheongryangni scope in 1911 before the railroad track was totally opened, the
Cheongryangni electric car line and Wangsimni line were extended to the rail station
of Cheongryangni and Wangsimni respectively. This function of urban transportation
is not different from today’s ones which the residents and local district populations
move to the downtown by subway and bus, only the change of vehicle, to commute
or for leisure activities.
That the electric car had already been existed in walled city before one century ago,
is the most important element that the spatial field of Seoul was expanded. Because this electric car that had been the ‘leg’ of citizens of Seoul by half-century ago, was
operated from downtown to Cheongryangni through Dongdaemun, we still
remembers the first route of electric car was ‘Cheongryangni=Hongreung’ line.

영어초록

The purpose of this article is to examine the service of electric car(電車) which had
been introduced in 1899, and the role of it in a daily life as well that had been
changed by the progress of urbanization with opened railways, particularly focused on
the electric car line of Cheongryangni and Wangsimni. The Cheongryangni line with
the last stop of Empress Mungsung`s tomb, Hongreung(홍릉), was symbolic meaning
of inspiring anti-Japanese sentiments as well as the beginning of modern
transportation. But under the Japanese Imperialism, the symbolic meaning of the first
electric car line was becoming faint, and moreover as the Empress Mungsung`s tomb
was moved to Geumgok(金谷) by the state funeral of King Ko-jong(고종) in 1919,
the significance of this line was faded out. According to this situation, the electric car
had been becoming the urban transportation system connecting the downtown and
the suburbs.
The electric car of this line was penetrating Dongdaemun(동대문) in the initial
period. Yet after the Committee of disposal of castle wall(성벽처리위원회) which had been formed along with the forced abdication of Ko-jong, had removed the castle
wall of Namdaemun(남대문), the Cheongryangni line was operated on the north
route of Dongdaemun since 1911. The Wansimni Line opened in 1914, was
operated all along on the bounds of Gwanghuimun(광희문) with removed of the
northern wall.
By the active establishment and extension of electric car line in the 1910’s, it was
getting easier for passengers to approach to the downtown. Therefore the role of
suburb electric car lines was growing up. At that time the population in the suburbs
was expanded rapidly by settlers from various local regions. For the accessibility to the
downtown where riches in more jobs, was developed an important condition, the area
near the downtown was densely populated.
As the role of electric car was getting important, the commuters in the suburbs
continually maintained the extension, double lines, and abolition of the fare system
by scope. These demands were realized in the 1930’s, with the double lined
Cheongryangni and Wangsimni, establishment of Donamdong(돈암동) line, and fare
system of one scope by 5jun(錢).
On the one hand the electric car had been an daily life to the residents on the
suburbs, but on the other hand the electric car’s extensive role had been arisen as the
joining transportation means to the people coming up downtown by railway from
local districts. When the Kyongwon(경원) railway was first established at Yongsan-
Cheongryangni scope in 1911 before the railroad track was totally opened, the
Cheongryangni electric car line and Wangsimni line were extended to the rail station
of Cheongryangni and Wangsimni respectively. This function of urban transportation
is not different from today’s ones which the residents and local district populations
move to the downtown by subway and bus, only the change of vehicle, to commute
or for leisure activities.
That the electric car had already been existed in walled city before one century ago,
is the most important element that the spatial field of Seoul was expanded. Because this electric car that had been the ‘leg’ of citizens of Seoul by half-century ago, was
operated from downtown to Cheongryangni through Dongdaemun, we still
remembers the first route of electric car was ‘Cheongryangni=Hongreung’ line.

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