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Changyon Line

Railway line in North Korea


Summary

Railway line in North Korea

FieldValue
box_widthauto
nameChangyŏn Line
native_name장연선(長淵線)
native_name_langko
typeHeavy rail, Passenger rail
Regional rail
statusOperational
localeSouth Hwanghae
startSugyo
endChangyŏn
stations4
open21 January 1937
ownerChosen Railway (1937–1944)
Chosen Government Railway (1944-1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
operatorKorean State Railway
linelength_km17.7
tracksSingle track
gauge
old_gauge
map[[Image:DPRK-Changyon Line.png300px]]
{{routemapinline1
\uBHF\~~{{BSsplit-42.621.5line1align=right}}~~Chaeryŏng
\\RD1t\WASSER\uSTR!~KBHFa\RP2\~~{{BSsplit0.064.1line1align=right}}~~Sugyo
\RP2eRP1\RP2oWq!~RP1q\RP1w!~HST\\\~~{{BSsplit4.768.8line1align=right}}~~Songhwa Onch'ŏn
\RP2\WASSER\HST\\\~~{{BSsplit10.374.4line1align=right}}~~Ragyŏn
WASSER\WASSER\RP2\eHST\WASSER\WASSER\~~{{BSsplit13.777.8line1align=right}}~~Nakto~~ ~~Closed
RP2n!~BUILDING\\\SPLa!~lBHF-\\\~~{{BSsplit17.781.8line1align=right}}~~Changyŏn

Regional rail Chosen Government Railway (1944-1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945) \STRq_orangeP'yŏngbu Line \fSTRqHwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line \uexSTRqformer Sahae Line \uSTRqŬnnyul Line \STRqChangyŏn Line \CONTg_orange \STR_orange!~lELC \exSTR+l\exSTR+r!~STR_orange ~~ former Changyŏn Line \exSTR\STR_orange!~fKBHFa0.0Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn \\exSTR\STRl_orange!~fSTR\STRq_orange!~lELC\CONTfq_orange \exSTR\fSTR!lELC \exSTR\fCONTf \exHST~1.5West Sariwŏn~~ ~~Closed \exHST~~3.6Migŏk ~~Closed \exHST~~8.2Sŏjong Closed \exSTR\uCONTg \exBHF\uLSTR11.9Samgang Closed \\uexSTRl!~exSTR\uexKRZo!~uSTR\uexSTRq\uexCONTfq \exHST\uLSTR16.0Kŭmsan Closed \exSTR!~uSTR+l\uSTRr \uBHF~~~~Chaeryŏng LWSTR\uLSTR
\LWSTR\uSTR\WKHSTa\ \LWSTR\uSTR\LWSTR\RP2s+1
WKHSTaq\WASSERq\WABZg+r!~WASSER+l\uhKRZWae\WASSERr\RP2
RD1q\RD1q\RD1+r!~WASSERl\WASSER+r!~uSTRl\uSTR+r\RP2
\RD1t\WASSER\uSTR!~KBHFa\RP2~~~~Sugyo RP1q\RP1q!~RP2+l\RD1n!~RP2q\RP2oWq\SKRZ-G2BUE\RP2rf
WKHSTaq\RP2oW\WABZq+l\WASSERr\STR\ uCONTgq\uSKRZ-G2oq\uhKRZWaeq\uSTRq!~STR+l\STRr\ \RP2eRP1\RP2oWq!~RP1q\RP1w!~HST\~~~~Songhwa Onch'ŏn RP2q\RP2wnsRP2\WASSER\STR\
WASSER+l\RP2oW\WASSERr\STR\
WASSER\RP2l\RP2q\SKRZ-G2o\RP2+r\ WASSERl\WASSER+r\STR!~lDSTRae\RP2\ \WABZg+l\WASSERq\WBRÜCKE1\RP2oW\WASSERq\WKHSTeq
~~ Namdaech'ŏn WASSER+l\WASSERr\STR!~lCSTRae\RP2\ WSPLa\\STR!~lDSTRae\RP2\ vWASSER\RP2+l\SKRZ-G2o\RP2rf\ WDOCKSeq\RP2\STR!~lDSTRae\
\RP2\STR!~lCSTRae\
\RP2l\SKRZ-G2BUE\RP2+r\ \\tSTRa\RP2\
~~ (tunnel appx 210 m) \\tSTRe\RP2!~lCSTRae\ \STRc2\WASSER+l!~STR3\RP2oW\WASSERq\WKHSTeq \STRc2\STR3+1\WASSER!~STRc4\RP2\ \STR+1\RP2+l!~STRc4\RP2oWq\RP2rf\ \STR\RP2eRP1\RP2oWq!~RP1q\RP1q\RP1rf!~lENDE@G\WORKS \STR\RP2eRP1\RP2oWq!~RP1q\RP1q\RP1w!~lENDEq\WORKS RP2+l\SKRZ-G2BUE\WASSER+l!~RP2rf\WASSERr\
RP2l\RP2+r!~STRl\hKRZWaeq\STR+r\
\RP2\WASSER\xvSHI1+l-ENDEa\
\RP2\WASSER\xSPLe\
\RP2\WASSER\HST\~~~~Ragyŏn \RP2eRP1\RP2oWq!~RP1q\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1q!~RP1n\RP1q!~BUILDINGl
\RP2\WSHI1l\STR\
WASSER+l\RP2l!~WASSER+r\RP2+r!~v-WASSERl\WBRÜCKE1\WASSER+r\WASSER+l\WCONTfq WASSER\WASSER\RP2\eHST\WASSER\WASSER~~~~Nakto
~~Closed WASSER\WASSERl\RP2oW\hKRZWae\WABZql\WABZg+r~~ ~~ (bridge appx 150 m) WASSERr\RP2\STR\WASSERl\WCONTfq ~~ Namdaech'ŏn RP2+l\RP2q\RP1s!~RP2newRP2\SKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q\RP2w+1
RP2wnRP2\RP1l\SKRZ-G1BUE\RP1q\RP12+w
RP2n!~BUILDING\\SPLa!~lBHF-\~~~~Changyŏn \\vKBSTe-STR!~vSTR2-\STRc3\
~~ ~~Engine house \\v-KBSTe!~STRc1\KBST4\WORKS\

The Changyŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway running from Sugyo on the Ŭnnyul Line to Changyŏn, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea.

History

Main article: Unnyul Line#History

This line was originally opened on 21 January 1937 as part of the Chosen Railway's 762 mm narrow gauge Hwanghae Line network, as an extension to the Sariwŏn—Sanghae (renamed Samgang after nationalisation)—Sugyo line. The entirety of the Hwanghae Line network was nationalised on 1 April 1944 and absorbed by the Chosen Government Railway, which then split the Hwanghae Line network into separate lines, with the Sariwon—Sugyo—Changyŏn line becoming the Changyŏn Line.

After the end of the Pacific War, the Changyŏn Line ended up in North Korea as a result of the subsequent partition of Korea. After the end of the Korean War the Railway Ministry of the DPRK began to expand and improve its network, including in South Hwanghae, leading to the opening of a line from Sugyo to Ch'ŏlgwang in 1961. With the opening of the new line, the Sariwŏn—Sugyo—Ch'ŏlgwang line was named Ŭnnyul Line, leaving the Changyŏn Line as just the short branch from Sugyo to Changyŏn. This line was converted to standard gauge in 1971.

Services

Semi-express passenger trains 138-139/140-141 operating between Manp'o and Changyŏn serve the entirety of this line from Sugyo to Changyŏn.

Route

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

Distance (km)Station NameFormer NameTotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.00.0Sugyo수교 (水橋)Ŭnnyul Line
4.74.7Songhwa Onch'ŏn송화온천 (松禾温泉)
10.35.6Ragyŏn락연 (樂淵)Naksan낙산 (樂山)
13.73.4Nakto낙도 (樂道)Closed
17.77.4Changyŏn장연 (長淵)

References

References

  1. Kokubu, Hayato (2007), {{lang. ja. 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Shinchosha, Tokyo, {{ISBN. 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. {{lang. ja. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa Nr. 3009, 28 January 1937
  3. {{lang. ja. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa Nr. 5143, 29 March 1944
  4. [http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090769&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Unnyul Line (in Korean)]
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