P'yŏngyang marshalling yard | |||||||||
Native Name: | 평양조차장 | ||||||||
Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
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Borough: | Chongp'yŏng-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang | ||||||||
Country: | North Korea | ||||||||
Coordinates: | 39.0311°N 125.7097°W | ||||||||
Tracks: | 5 | ||||||||
Opened: | 21 March 1944 | ||||||||
Electrified: | yes | ||||||||
Owned: | Korean State Railway | ||||||||
Original: | Chosen Government Railway |
P'yongyang Choch'ajang is a marshalling yard in Chŏngp'yŏng-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea, on the P'yŏngyanghwajŏn Line of the Korean State Railway,[1] it is the starting point of a branch to the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant.[2]
The marshalling yard was opened by the Chosen Government Railway at the same time as Pot'onggang Station on the P'yŏngnam Line, opened on 21 March 1944.[3] The branch from the marshalling yard to the power plant was opened in 1961.[4]
The yard has five tracks, along with a spur track serving the Taedonggang Battery Factory in Saemaŭl-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk.[5]