Chonnae Line

Chonnae Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	천내선
Hancha	川內線
Revised Romanization	Cheonnae-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏnnae-sŏn

Ch'ŏnnae Line
Ch'ŏnnae Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Ch'ŏnnaeri Line (천내리선)
Native name	천내선 (川內線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1927–1945); Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	Kangwŏn
Termini	Ryongdam; Ch'ŏnnae;
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail; Regional rail
History
Opened	1 November 1927
Technical
Line length	4.4 km (2.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC overhead line
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Ch'ŏnnae Line is an electrified 4.4 km (2.7 mi) long railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, connecting Ryongdam on the Kangwŏn Line with Ch'ŏnnae.^[1]

History

Originally called the Ch'ŏnnaeri Line, it was opened on 1 November 1927 by the Chosen Government Railway to transport cement from the Ch'ŏnnae Cement Factory at Ch'ŏnnae Station (at the time called Ch'ŏnnaeri Station) to Ryongdam Station on the Hamgyŏng Line,^[2]^[3] and it was later extended to a colliery.

Following the partition of Korea, the entirety of the Ch'ŏnnae Line was located in the Soviet zone of occupation. The Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea nationalised all railways in the northern half of the country, including the Ch'ŏnnae Line, on 10 August 1946, and following the establishment of North Korea, the Korean State Railway was created.^[4] When Ch'ŏnnaeri Station was renamed Ch'ŏnnae Station, the line received its present name. Electrification of the line was completed in September 1980.^[5]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Ryongdam	룡담 (龍潭)			Kangwŏn Line
4.4	4.4	Ch'ŏnnae	천내 (川內)	Ch'ŏnnaeri	천내리 (川內里)

References

^ Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 90. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
^ "두산백과: 천내선". Naver (in Korean).
^ Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. pp. 498–501, 504–505.
^ Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 131. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
^ "북한지리정보: 운수지리 강원선" [Kangwŏn Line]. The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).

[Hayato-1] Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 90. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.

[2] "두산백과: 천내선". Naver (in Korean).

[JGRStations-3] Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. pp. 498–501, 504–505.

[Hayato2-4] Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 131. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.

[KangwonLine-5] "북한지리정보: 운수지리 강원선" [Kangwŏn Line]. The traffic and geography in North Korea (in Korean).

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