Chunhyok Line

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Chunhyŏk Line
Overview
Native name준혁선 (俊赫線)
Type Heavy rail, Regional rail, Freight rail
StatusOperational
Locale Kaech'ŏn-si, South P'yŏngan
Termini Kaech'ŏn
Chunhyŏngri
Stations3
Operation
Owner Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Technical
Line length6.6 km (4.1 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
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Manp'o Line
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Choyang Colliery Line
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Kaech'ŏn Line
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Chunhyŏk Line
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Chunhyok Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
준혁선
Hancha
Revised Romanization Junhyeok-seon
McCune–Reischauer Chunhyŏk-sŏn

The Chunhyŏk Line is a railway line of the Korean State Railway in Kaech'ŏn city, South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kaech'ŏn at the junction of the Kaech'ŏn and Manp'o Lines to Chunhyŏngri. [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.

Kaechon Municipal City in South Pyŏngan, North Korea

Kaech'ŏn is a city in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.

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.

Route

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

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Connections
0.00.0Kaech'ŏn개천 (价川) Choyang Colliery Line, Kaech'ŏn Line, Manp'o Line
2.82.8Samp'o삼포 (三浦)
6.63.8Chunhyŏngri준혁리 (俊赫里)

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References

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