Kaechon Line
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| Native name | 개천선(价川線) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type |
Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail Regional rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | North P'yŏngan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini |
Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Kaech'ŏn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | Stages between 1916–1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Korean State Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 29.5 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | Single track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old gauge | 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 3000 V DC Overhead line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kaechon Line | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 개천선 |
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| Hancha | 价川線 |
| Revised Romanization | Gaecheonseon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kaech'ŏnsŏn |
The Kaech'ŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway running from Sinanju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Kaech'ŏn on the Manp'o Line.[1]
History
The line was originally opened on 13 May 1916 as the Mitsui Mining Railway (三井鉱山専用鉄道) as a 762 mm narrow-gauge line running from Sinanju to Kaech'ŏn. It was subsequently extended from Kaech'ŏn to Ch'ŏndong, with the new section being opened on 1 December 1918. In 1927, the line was renamed Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (价川軽便鉄道), and then was leased to the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) on 1 November 1932.[2] Sentetsu began converting the Kaech'ŏn - Ch'ŏndong section to standard gauge, completing this work on 15 July 1933,[3] and on 1 September 1933 the entirety of the line was officially absorbed into Sentetsu. After the partition of Korea the line was located in North Korea and became part of the Korean State Railway, which converted the remaining narrow-gauge section (Sinanju - Kaech'ŏn) to standard gauge in 1949[1]
Services
The following passenger trains are known to operate on this line:[1]
- Express trains 19/20, operating between P'yŏngyang and Hŭich'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kaech'ŏn;
- Semi-express trains 124-125/126-127, operating between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kaech'ŏn;
- Local trains 250-251/252-253, operating between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Hŭich'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kaech'ŏn.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified
| Distance | Station Name (Transcribed) | Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) | Connections |
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| 0.0 | Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn | 신안주 청년 | P'yŏngŭi Line |
| 6.4 | Anju | 안주 | |
| 11.1 | Puksong-ri | 북송리 | |
| 16.3 | Yŏnp'ung | 연풍 | |
| 21.3 | Unhŭng-ri | 운흥리 | |
| 29.5 | Kaech'ŏn | 개천 | Manp'o Line, Choyang Colliery Line |
References
- Japanese Government Railways (1937). 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在 [The List of Stations as of 1 October 1937] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawaguchi Printing Company. p. 498.
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