The Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kubongsan on the Kubongsan Line to Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk.[1]
| Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 청화력선 (淸火力線) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | South P'yŏngan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stations | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Heavy rail, freight rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Korean State Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | Single track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chonghwaryok Line | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 청화력선 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonghwaryeok-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk-sŏn |
History
editThe line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1976[2] to supply the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Thermal Power Plant with coal from the Sŏhae Line.[3] The name of the line, and of Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk station, is derived from the name of the power plant - Ch'ŏngch'ŏngang Hwaryŏk Paljŏnso (청천강화력발전소).
Route
editA yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
| Distance (km) | Station Name | Former Name | ||||
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| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Kubongsan | 구봉산 (龜鳳山) | Kubongsan Line | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk | 청화력 (淸火力) | |||
References
edit- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털
- ^ Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115