Chongjinhang Line Explained

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Ch'ŏngjin Port Line
Other Name:Ch'ŏngjin Wharf Line
Native Name:청진항선(淸津港線)
Native Name Lang:ko
Type:Heavy rail, Freight rail
Status:Operational
Locale:North Hamgyŏng
Start:Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn
End:Ch'ŏngjinhang
Stations:2
Open:1 July 1940
Owner:Korean State Railway
Operator:Korean State Railway
Linelength Km:2.8
Tracks:Single track
Electrification:3000 V DC Catenary
Context:north
Hangul:청진항선
Mr:Ch'ŏngjinhang-sŏn
Rr:Cheongjinhang-seon

The Ch'ŏngjinhang Line, or Ch'ŏngjin Port Line, is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, connecting Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station at the southern junction of the P'yŏngra and Hambuk lines with Ch'ŏngjin Port.[1]

History

Originally called Ch'ŏngjinbudu Line or Ch'ŏngjin Wharf Line, it was originally opened on 1 July 1940 by the Chosen Government Railway, running 2km (01miles) from the former site of Ch'ŏngjin Station to Ch'ŏngjinbudu Station.[2] The length of the line to the port was increased to 2.8km (01.7miles) on 1 February 1942, when the original station at Ch'ŏngjin was closed and a new station, today's Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station, was opened.[3]

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
0.00.0Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn청진청년 (淸津靑年)Hambuk Line, P'yŏngra Line
2.82.8Ch'ŏngjinhang
(Ch'ŏngjin Port)
청진항 (淸津港)Ch'ŏngjinbudu청진부두 (淸津埠頭)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道. January 2007. 88. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. 978-4-10-303731-6. ja.
  2. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4020, 17 June 1940 (in Japanese)
  3. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4479, 29 December 1941 (in Japanese)