Changyon Line

Changyŏn Line
Overview
Native name 장연선(長淵線)
Type Heavy rail, Passenger rail
Regional rail
Status Operational
Locale South hwanghae
Termini Sugyo
Changyŏn
Stations 4
Operation
Opened 21 January 1937
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 17.7 km (11.0 mi)
No. of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Old gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Route map
Legend
Ŭllyul Line
0.0 Sugyo
Samch'ŏn/Songhwa
Ŭllyul Line
4.7 Songhwa Onch'ŏn
Songhwa/Changyŏn
10.3 Ragyŏn
13.7 Nakto Closed
17.7 Changyŏn
Changyon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised Romanization Jangyeonseon
McCune–Reischauer Changyŏnsŏn

The Changyŏn Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Sugyo on the Ŭllyul Line to Changyŏn.[1]

History

Originally the line was one of the several railways of the Hwanghae Line and the owner was Chosun Railway co. Ltd. The present line was opened on 21 January 1937 as the part of the Sariwon–Changyŏn railway.[2] The line was nationalized on 1 April 1944 like the other lines of Hwanghae Line and labeled as the present name.[3]

After the establishment of the government of North Korea the Changyŏn Line was separated from the Sariwon–Sugyo railway. Like the Ŭllyul Line the line was also reconstructed with the standard rail gauge.

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.[1]

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
0.0 Sugyo 수교 Ŭllyul Line
4.7 Songhwa Onch'ŏn 송화 온천
10.3 Rakyŏn 락연
17.7 Changyŏn 장연

References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato (2007), 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Shinchosha, Tokyo, ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa Nr. 3009, 28 January 1937
  3. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa Nr. 5143, 29 March 1944

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