Chaedong Line

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Chaedong Line
Overview
Native name재동선 (梓洞線)
Type Heavy rail, Freight rail
StatusOperational
Locale South P'yŏngan
Termini Kujŏng
Chaedong
Stations2
Operation
Opened1 October 1941
Owner West Chosen Central Railway (1941–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Technical
Line length4.4 km (2.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

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Chaedong
Chaedong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
제동선
Hancha
Revised Romanization Jaedong-seon
McCune–Reischauer Chaedong-sŏn

The Chaedong Line is an electrified railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kujŏng on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Chaedong. [1]

Korean State Railway

The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and has its headquarters at P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Jang Hyuk, who has held the position since 2015.

South Pyongan Province Province in Kwanso, North Korea

South Pyongan Province is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyongsong.

North Korea Sovereign state in East Asia

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang the capital and the largest city in the country. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia, under Gwanggaeto the Great. To the north and northwest, the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok and Tumen rivers; it is bordered to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two. Nevertheless, North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands.

History

The Chaedong Line was opened by the West Chosen Central Railway on 1 October 1941, at the same time as the railway's Sinsŏngch'ŏnPukch'ang line. [2]

The West Chosen Central Railway, was a privately owned railway company in Japanese-occupied Korea.

Sinsŏngch'ŏn Station is a railway station located in Sinsŏngch'ŏn-rodongjagu, Sŏngch'ŏn County, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, on the P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the P'yŏngdŏk Line.

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
0.00.0Kujŏng구정 (九井) P'yŏngdŏk Line
4.44.4Chaedong재동 (梓洞)

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References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) 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. 4410, 4 October 1941 (in Japanese)