Riwon Line

The Riwŏn Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan to Ch'aho, via the Rahŭng−Chŭngsan section of the P'yŏngra Line.[1]

Riwŏn Line
Overview
Native name리원선 (利原線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1929–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleSouth Hamgyŏng
Termini
  • Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan
  • Ch'aho
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Opened20 September 1929
Technical
Line length11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
3.3 km (2.1 mi) Rahŭng−Chŭngsan
Route map
P'yŏngra Line to Rajin
(bridge appx 220 m (720 ft))
6.3
 Chŭngsan
(tunnel appx 120 m (390 ft))
11.2
 Ch'aho
Ch'aho Port
3.0
 Rahŭng
underground facility
(bridge appx 80 m (260 ft))
0.0
 Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan
Rahŭng Railway Factory
(bridge appx 55 m (180 ft))
P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang
Riwon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
리원선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationIwon-seon
McCune–ReischauerRiwŏn-sŏn

History

On 20 September 1929, the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) opened three new lines: the Pukch'ŏng Line, the Ch'ŏlsan Line from Rahŭng on the Hamgyŏng Line to Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan (not to be confused with the present-day Ch'ŏlsan Line that connects to the P'yŏngŭi Line), and the Ch'aho Line from Chŭngsan on the Hamgyŏng Line to Ch'aho.[2]

After the Korean State railway merged the Hamgyŏng Line, the Ch'ŏngra Line, and the northern section of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line to create the P'yŏngra Line, it combined the Ch'aho and Ch'ŏlsan lines to create the current Riwŏn Line, with the newly formed line sharing the Rahŭng−Chŭngsan section with the P'yŏngra Line.[1]

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 Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan 리원철산 (利原鉄山) Iwŏn Ch'ŏlsan 이원철산 (利原鉄山)
3.0 3.0 Rahŭng 라흥 (羅興) Nahŭng 나흥 (羅興) P'yŏngra Line
6.3 3.3 Chŭngsan 증산 (曽山) P'yŏngra Line
11.2 4.9 Ch'aho 차호 (遮湖)

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 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), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, pp. 501

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