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Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line
Overview
Native name	청화력선 (淸火力線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Korean State Railway
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Kubongsan Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk
Stations	2
Service
Type	Heavy rail, freight rail
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
History
Opened	1976
Technical
Line length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend 0.0 Kubongsan Kubongsan Line to Ch'ŏngch'ŏn'gang 2.5 Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Thermal Power Plant underground entrance to powerplant Kubongsan Line to East Namhŭng

The Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line is an electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Kubongsan on the Kubongsan Line to Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk.

History

The line was opened by the Korean State Railway in the 1976 to supply the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Thermal Power Plant with coal from the Sŏhae Line. The name of the line, and of Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk station, is derived from the name of the power plant - Ch'ŏngch'ŏngang Hwaryŏk Paljŏnso (청천강화력발전소).

Route

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

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. 통합 검색 결과 : 북창화력발전연합기업소 (전체 82건) - 북한정보포털
3. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, ISBN 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 114-115

v t e Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line
Mainline	Kubongsan Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk

• Railway lines in North Korea
• Standard gauge railways in North Korea