Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line
Overview
Native name청화력선 (清火力線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
  • Kubongsan
  • Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1976
Technical
Line length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Kubongsan
Kubongsan Line to Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang
2.5
Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk
Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Thermal Power Plant
underground entrance to powerplant
Kubongsan Line to East Namhŭng
Chonghwaryok Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
청화력선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationCheonghwaryeok-seon
McCune–ReischauerCh'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 (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'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

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털
  3. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115

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