Cholsan Line

The Ch'ŏlsan Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Tongrim on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongch'angri,[1] where it serves the Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station.[2]

Ch'ŏlsan Line
Overview
Other name(s)Tongch'ŏn Line
Native name철산선 (鐵山線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (before 1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Openedbefore 1937 (Tongrim–Ch'ŏlsan)
2010 (Ch'ŏlsan–Tongch'angri)
Technical
Line length26.9 km (16.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
4.3
mine
2.8
Tongrim industrial line
1.7
Tongrim Mining Machinery Factory
0.0
 Tongrim
P'yŏngŭi Line
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
Kabong-rodongjagu
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
12.5
 Ch'ŏlsan
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
15.6
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
24.2
Tongch'ang-ri village
Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station
Guardhouse/Checkpoint
26.9
 Tongch'angri
Rocket launch pad
Cholsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
철산선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationCheolsan-seon
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏlsan-sŏn

History

The Ch'ŏlsan Line was originally opened as the Tongch'ŏn Line by the Chosen Government Railway prior to 1937, running 12.5 km (7.8 mi) from Ch'aryŏngwan (nowadays called Tongrim) on the Kyŏngui Line to Tongch'ŏn (now called Ch'ŏlsan). To facilitate the construction of the Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station, the line was extended around 2010 to the launch facility via Tongch'ang.[2]

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 Tongrim 동림 (東林) Ch'aryŏngwan 차련관 (車輦館) P'yŏngŭi Line
12.5 12.5 Ch'ŏlsan 철산 (鐵山) Tongch'ŏn 동천 (東川)
26.9 14.4 Tongch'angri 동창리 (東倉里) Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station
서해위성발사장/西海衛星發射場

References

[3]

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. Laurence, Jeremy (17 February 2011). "North Korea completes second missile site". Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
    • Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937]. Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p. 485.
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