Changhung Line

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Ch'anghŭng Line
Overview
Native name창흥선 (昌興線)
Type Heavy rail, Freight rail
Status Operational
Locale South Hamgyŏng
Termini Ch'anghŭng
Ryŏnhŭng
Stations 2
Operation
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 8.3 km (5.2 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3000 V DC Catenary
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0.0Ch'anghŭng
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P'yŏngra Line to Rajin
Changhung Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 창흥선
Hancha
Revised Romanization Changheung-seon
McCune–Reischauer Ch'anghŭng-sŏn

The Ch'anghŭng Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Ch'anghŭng on the P'yŏngra Line to Ryŏnhŭng. [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 Hamgyong Province Province in Kwannam, North Korea

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

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.

Route

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0.00.0Ch'anghŭng창흥 (昌興)Pon'gung본궁 (本宮) P'yŏngra Line
8.38.3Ryŏnhŭng련흥 (蓮興)

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References

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