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)
Number 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
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


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