Chonghwaryok Line Explained

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Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line
Native Name:청화력선 (淸火力線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:South P'yŏngan
Start:Kubongsan
End:Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk
Stations:2
Open:1976
Owner:Korean State Railway
Operator:Korean State Railway
Linelength Km:2.5
Tracks:Single track
Context:north
Hangul:청화력선
Mr:Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk-sŏn
Rr:Cheonghwaryeok-seon

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 Name Former Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.00.0Kubongsan구봉산 (龜鳳山)Kubongsan Line
2.52.5Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk청화력 (淸火力)

Notes and References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō),
  2. http://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/overview/nkOverview.do?sumryMenuId=EC211 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털
  3. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구,, pp. 114-115