Joseon Era, Korea, 1905. Street scene showing the celebration of the opening of the railway from Seoul to Busan. Japan's influence on railway development in Korea begun even before Japan's occupation of Korea in 1910. The Japanese government in 1901 founded the Seoul-Busan Railway Corporation to oversee construction.

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