Hochon Line

Hŏch'ŏn Line
Overview
Type Heavy rail, Regional rail
Status Operational
Locale South Hamgyŏng
Termini Tanch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Honggun
Stations 12
Operation
Opened 26 Aug. 1939
Owner Korean State Railway
Operator(s) Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length 80.3 km
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3000 V DC Catenary
(Tanch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn – Hŏch'ŏn)
Route map

Legend
 Green: P'yŏngra Line
 Blue: Tuŏn Branch
 Red: Hoch'ŏn Line
P'yŏngra Line
Yŏhaejin

East Sea of Korea

Munam
Tuŏn
Tanch'ŏn Refinery

Tanch'ŏn Magnesia Factory

0.0 Tanch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn

Omong-ri

Tanch'ŏn Port

P'yŏngra Line

7.0 TongdaeMine

Changdŏk Closed

↑Tanch'ŏn-si/Hŏch'ŏn-gun↓
21.1 Haunsŭng

32.6 Sangnong

39.3 Chungch'on

43.5 Nongch'on

49.7 Ch'udong

Mandŏk Line

54.7 Hŏch'ŏn

60.9 Suŭi

67.1 Changp'a

71.3 Poch'iri Closed

78.9 Hahonggun
80.3 Honggun
Hochon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl 허천선
Hancha 虛川線
Revised Romanization Heocheon-seon
McCune–Reischauer Hŏch'ŏn-sŏn

The Hŏch'ŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Tanch'ŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to Honggun.[1]

History

This line, previously been known as Tanp'ung Line (Tanch'ŏn–P'ungsan), was opened to traffic by the privately owned Tanp'ung Railway Company on 26 August 1939.[2]

Services

Two pairs of passenger trains are known to run on this line:[1]

Route

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

Distance (km) Station Name (Transcribed) Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl) Connections
0.0 Tanch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn 단천청년 P'yŏngra Line
7.0 Tongdae 동대
21.1 Haunsŭng 하운승
32.6 Sangnong 상농
39.3 Chungch'on 중촌
43.5 Nongch'on 농촌
49.7 Ch'udong 추동
54.7 Hŏch'ŏn 허천 Mandŏk Line
60.9 Suŭi 수의
67.1 Changp'a 장파
78.9 Hahonggun 하홍군
80.3 Honggun 홍군

References

  1. 1 2 Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ↑ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), 4. September 1939


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