Ch'ŏngjin Port Line
Overview
Other name(s)Ch'ŏngjin Wharf Line
Native name청진항선(清津港線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleNorth Hamgyŏng
Termini
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
History
Opened1 July 1940
Technical
Line length2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map
Ch'ŏngjinhang Line
P'yŏngra Line
 Ch'ŏngjin East Harbour
2.0
 Ch'ŏngjinhang
0.0
 Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Ch'ŏngjin Railway Equipment Factory
Ch'ŏngjin Steel Works
 Sunam
Ch'ŏngjin Shipyard
 Ch'umok-tong
Ch'ŏngjin Chemical Fibre Complex
Susŏng Bridge (Sea of Japan)
P'yŏngra Line
Chongjinhang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
청진항선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationCheongjinhang-seon
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngjinhang-sŏn

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 2.0 km (1.2 mi) from the former site of Ch'ŏngjin Station to Ch'ŏngjinbudu Station.[2] The length of the line to the port was increased to 2.8 km (1.7 mi) 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 NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn 청진청년 (清津青年) Hambuk Line, P'yŏngra Line
2.8 2.8 Ch'ŏngjinhang
(Ch'ŏngjin Port)		 청진항 (清津港) Ch'ŏngjinbudu 청진부두 (清津埠頭)

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 88. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  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)

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