Chonghwaryok Line

	Chonghwaryok Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	청화력선
Hancha	清火力線
Revised Romanization	Cheonghwaryeok-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk-sŏn

Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line
Overview
Native name	청화력선 (清火力線)
Type	Heavy rail, freight rail
Status	Operational
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Kubongsan ; Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	1976
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
	Legend

Last updated March 19, 2019

The Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kubongsan on the Kubongsan Line to Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk.^[1]

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 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, 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 line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1976^[2] to supply the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Thermal Power Plant with coal from the Sŏhae Line.^[3] The name of the line, and of Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk station, is derived from the name of the power plant - Ch'ŏngch'ŏngang Hwaryŏk Paljŏnso (청천강화력발전소).

The Sŏhae Line, also known as the Anju Colliery Line, is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Mundŏk on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Hwap'ung. The line is electrified between Mundŏk and P'yŏngnam Sŏho and between Ch'ŏngnam and Sŏsi.

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Kubongsan	구봉산 (亀鳳山)			Kubongsan Line
2.5	2.5	Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk	청화력 (清火力)

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References

↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
↑ 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털
↑ Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115

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

[2] 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털

[Choe-3] Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115

Chonghwaryok Line

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