<page_title> Kumgangsan Electric Railway </page_title> <section_title> Opening of the Railway and its Heyday (1924 to 1942) </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 August 1924 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Chŏrwŏn–Kimhwa <col_header> Section </col_header> </cell> <cell> 28.8 km (17.9 mi) <col_header> Length </col_header> </cell> </table>
Section Ch'ŏrwŏn to Kimhwa of 28.8 km (17.9 mi) was started on August 1, 1924.