Changjin Line

Changjin Line
Overview
Native name	장진선(長津線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	South Hamgyong
Termini	Yŏnggwang Sasu
Stations	13
Operation
Opened	Stages between 1926-1934
Closed	15 July 1935: Sindae-Kujin[1] 30 Aug. 1935: Sasu-Sindae[2]
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	58.6 km (36.4 mi)
No. of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map Legend Sinhŭng Line 0.0 Ryŏnggwang Sinhŭng Line 5.1 Tongyang 9.1 Songdang 11.4 Tongchŏng Closed 13.3 Sangt'ong 17.3 Ryongsu 23.3 Hagiwŏn 28.4 Samgŏ 35.6 Pojang ↑Ryŏnggwang/Changjin↓ 38.9 Hwangch'ŏryong 41.2 Kot'o 49.2 Sangp'yŏng 54.3 Changjin 58.6 Sasu 62.7 Sindae Until 1935 68.4 Chungnam Until 1935 75.1 Kujin Until 1935

Changjin Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	장진선
Hancha	長津線
Revised Romanization	Jangjinseon
McCune–Reischauer	Changjinsŏn

The Changjin Line is an electrified narrow gauge line of the North Korean State Railway running from Ryŏnggwang on the Sinhŭng Line to Sasu.^[3]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified; a pink background indicates that section is 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge; an orange background indicates that section is non-electrified narrow gauge.

Distance	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Connections
0.0	Ryŏnggwang	령광	Sinhŭng Line
5.1	Tongyang	동양
9.1	Songdang	송당
13.3	Sangt'ong	상통
17.3	Ryongsu	룡수
23.3	Hagiwŏn	하기원
28.4	Samgŏ	삼거
35.6	Pojang	부장
38.9	Hwangch'oryŏng	황초령
41.2	Kot'o	고토
49.2	Sangp'yŏng	상평
54.3	Changjin	장진
58.6	Sasu	사수

References

1. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), 22 July 1935
2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), 4 September 1935
3. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6

• Ministry of Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The list of the stations, Status as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing, p511, 517