Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line

Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Overview
Other name	Hyesan Line 혜산선(惠山線)
Native name	백두산청년선(白頭山靑年線)
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	North Hamgyong Ryanggang
Termini	Kilchu Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Stations	22
Operation
Opening	Stages between 1933-1937
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	141.7 km (88.0 mi)
No. of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map Legend P'yŏngra Line 0.0 Kilchu Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'yŏngra Line 3.9 Bongam Closed 10.3 Namsŏk 18.4 Sŏnghu P'unggye 26.2 Chaedŏk 35.2 Sŏngdŏk ↑Kilju/Paegam↓ 43.0 Sado 47.4 Yanggok 57.2 Hapsu 63.0 Namgye 70.0 Paegam Ch'ŏngnyŏn Paengmu Line ↑Paegam/Unhung↓ 81.0 Ryŏngha Ryŏngnam 90.5 Namjung 95.6 Saengjang 99.7 Unhŭng 108.7 Boan 116.1 Simp'o-ri 124.6 Taeoch'ŏn ↑Unhung/Hyesan↓ 132.6 Kŏmsal-li Samjiyon Line 137.1 Wiyŏn 141.7 Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Pukpu Line

The Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Kilchu on the P'yŏngra Line to Hyesan on the Paengmu Line.^[1] The former name is the 'Hyesan Line'.

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

References

Paektusan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Kilchu Ch'ŏngnyŏn Namsŏk Sŏnghu P'unggye Chaedŏk Sŏngdŏk Sado Yanggok Hapsu Namgye Paegam Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ryŏngha Ryŏngnam Namjung Saengjang Unhŭng Simp'o-ri Taeoch'ŏn Kŏmsal-li Wiyŏn Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn