Cholsan Line

Cholsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	철산선
Hancha	鐵山線
Revised Romanization	Cheolsan-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏlsan-sŏn

Ch'ŏlsan Line
Ch'ŏlsan Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Tongch'ŏn Line
Native name	철산선 (鐵山線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (before 1945); Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	North P'yŏngan
Termini	Tongrim; Tongchangri;
Stations	3
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail; Regional rail
History
Opened	before 1937 (Tongrim–Ch'ŏlsan); 2010 (Ch'ŏlsan–Tongch'angri)
Technical
Line length	26.9 km (16.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
Route map
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The Ch'ŏlsan Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Tongrim on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongch'angri,^[1] where it serves the Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station.^[2]

History

The Ch'ŏlsan Line was originally opened as the Tongch'ŏn Line by the Chosen Government Railway prior to 1937, running 12.5 km (7.8 mi) from Ch'aryŏngwan (nowadays called Tongrim) on the Kyŏngui Line to Tongch'ŏn (now called Ch'ŏlsan). To facilitate the construction of the Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station, the line was extended around 2010 to the launch facility via Tongch'ang.^[2]

Route

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

Distance (Total; km)	Distance (S2S; km)	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))	Former Name (Transcribed)	Former Name (Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja))	Connections
0.0	0.0	Tongrim	동림 (東林)	Ch'aryŏngwan	차련관 (車輦館)	P'yŏngŭi Line
12.5	12.5	Ch'ŏlsan	철산 (鐵山)	Tongch'ŏn	동천 (東川)
26.9	14.4	Tongch'angri	동창리 (東倉里)			Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station 서해위성발사장/西海衛星發射場

References

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^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
^ ^a ^b Laurence, Jeremy (17 February 2011). "North Korea completes second missile site". Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ * 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]. Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p. 485.

[Hayato-1] Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

[reuters-2] Laurence, Jeremy (17 February 2011). "North Korea completes second missile site". Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[Stations-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]. Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p. 485.

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