Chonghwaryok Line
| Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 청화력선 (清火力線) | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Korean State Railway | ||
| Locale | South P'yŏngan | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 2 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail, freight rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Korean State Railway | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1976 | ||
| Technical | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonghwaryeok-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk-sŏn |
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]
History
The 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
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 | Kubongsan | 구봉산 (亀鳳山) | Kubongsan Line | ||
| ~2.5 | ~2.5 | Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk | 청화력 (清火力) |
References
- ^ 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
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