Riwon Line
| Riwŏn Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 리원선 (利原線) | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Chosen Government Railway (1929–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945) | ||
| Locale | South Hamgyŏng | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 4 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 20 September 1929 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 11.2 km (7.0 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 3000 V DC Catenary 3.3 km (2.1 mi) Rahŭng−Chŭngsan | ||
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| Riwon Line | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 후산선 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Iwon-seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Riwŏn-sŏn |
The Riwŏn Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan to Ch'aho, via the Rahŭng−Chŭngsan section of the P'yŏngra Line.[1]
History
On 20 September 1929, the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) opened three new lines: the Pukch'ŏng Line, the Ch'ŏlsan Line from Rahŭng on the Hamgyŏng Line to Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan (not to be confused with the present-day Ch'ŏlsan Line that connects to the P'yŏngŭi Line), and the Ch'aho Line from Chŭngsan on the Hamgyŏng Line to Ch'aho.[2]
After the Korean State railway merged the Hamgyŏng Line, the Ch'ŏngra Line, and the northern section of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line to create the P'yŏngra Line, it combined the Ch'aho and Ch'ŏlsan lines to create the current Riwŏn Line, with the newly formed line sharing the Rahŭng−Chŭngsan section with the P'yŏngra Line.[1]
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 | Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan | 리원철산 (利原鉄山) | |||
| 3.0 | 3.0 | Rahŭng | 라흥 (羅興) | P'yŏngra Line | ||
| 6.3 | 3.3 | Chŭngsan | 증산 (曽山) | P'yŏngra Line | ||
| 11.2 | 4.9 | Ch'aho | 차호 (遮湖) |
References
- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ 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), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, pp. 501
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