Hochon Line

Hŏch'ŏn Line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerTanp'ung Railway (1939–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleSouth Hamgyŏng
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened26 Aug. 1939
Technical
Line length80.3 km (49.9 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
(Tanch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn – Hŏch'ŏn)
Route map

Hoch'ŏn Line
Yŏhaejin
Munam
Tuŏn
Tanch'ŏn Refinery
0.0
Tanch'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Omongri
Tanch'ŏn Port
7.0
Tongdae mine
10.1
Changdŏk
Closed
21.1
Haunsŭng
(bridge appx 220 m (720 ft))
(bridge appx 200 m (660 ft))
(tunnel appx 175 m (574 ft))
(bridge appx 140 m (460 ft))
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
(overpass appx 25 m (82 ft))
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
32.6
Sangnong
(tunnel appx 220 m (720 ft))
(tunnel appx 240 m (790 ft))
39.3
Chungch'on
(bridge appx 130 m (430 ft))
(tunnel appx 135 m (443 ft))
43.5
Nongch'on
(bridge appx 120 m (390 ft))
(bridge appx 155 m (509 ft))
49.7
Ch'udong
(bridge appx 190 m (620 ft))
(tunnel appx 90 m (300 ft))
(bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
54.7
Hŏch'ŏn
(tunnel appx 245 m (804 ft))
60.9
Suŭi
(bridge appx 120 m (390 ft))
(tunnel appx 80 m (260 ft))
67.1
Changp'a
71.3
Poch'iri
(tunnel appx 380 m (1,250 ft))
(bridge appx 120 m (390 ft))
(bridge appx 140 m (460 ft))
(tunnel appx 130 m (430 ft))
78.9
Hahonggun
80.3
Honggun
Hochon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
허천선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHeocheon-seon
McCune–ReischauerHŏch'ŏn-sŏn

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

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6