Chongnam Line

Ch'ŏngnam Line
Overview
Native name청남선 (淸南線)
StatusClosed
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
Regional rail
History
Opened1987
Technical
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Ch'ŏngnam−Ch'illi, Ch'ŏngnam−Samch'ŏnp'o−Sŏsi
Route map

0.0
Ch'ŏngnam
5.2
Ryongrim coal mine
Closed
15.2
Samch'ŏnp'o
6.3
Ch'illi coal mine
Closed
Sŏhae Line to Sŏsi
8.6
Wŏnhŭng coal mine
Closed
10.9
Ch'angdong coal mine
Closed
Sŏhae Line to Namdong
Chongnam Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
청남선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationCheongnam-seon
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngnam-sŏn

The Ch'ŏngnam Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏngnam on the northern part of the Sŏhae Line to Samch'ŏnp'o via a loop line connecting several collieries to the mainline of the Sŏhae Line.[1]

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