Hwanghae Chongnyon Line

Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line
Overview
Native name	황해청년선(黃海靑年線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Railway (1919–1944) Chosen Government Railway (1944–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	North Hwanghae South Hwanghae
Termini	Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
Stations	14
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight Regional rail
History
Opened	Stages between 1919−1944
Technical
Line length	91.4 km (56.8 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in) (Hasŏng - Haeju)
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map Legend P'yŏngbu Line Sariwŏn Knitwear Factory 0.0 Sariwŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn 4.6 East Sariwŏn 5.9 Songsan West Pongsan 2.8 Cement Complex 10.0 Pongsan (bridge appx 220 metres (720 ft)) P'yŏngbu Line former ore mine former ore mine Sŏhŭng River 13.6 Ŭnp'a (bridge appx 145 metres (476 ft)) Ŭnnyul Line (bridge appx 125 metres (410 ft)) (bridge appx 120 metres (390 ft)) 21.1 Mukch'ŏn Ŭnp'ach'ŏn former Changyŏn Line 0.0 Samgang Closed (tunnel appx 240 metres (790 ft)) former Changyŏn Line former Sahae Line 6.0 Kwangt'an former mine Closed (bridge appx 325 metres (1,066 ft)) Ŭnnyul Line 10.8 Sŏkt'an former mine Closed 27.3 Ŏsa old Hwanghae Line alignment (bridge appx 135 metres (443 ft)) 12.9 0.0 Hwasan Closed former Naet'o Line/Ŭnp'a Lake 2.1 Naet'o former mine Closed 16.2 Changsusan Closed (bridge appx 60 metres (200 ft)) (bridge appx 340 metres (1,120 ft)) (bridge appx 155 metres (509 ft)) 36.1 Unyang Closed 20.9 Miryŏk Closed (bridge appx 160 metres (520 ft)) 41.7 Hasŏng 52.9 Kuhasŏng Closed 43.7 52.5 Sinwŏn Sinwŏn Cement Factory quarry (bridge appx 30 metres (98 ft)) former Sahae Line Muhakch'ŏn Changsu Reservoir 49.3 47.2 Ch'ilmansan Changsu Reservoir 54.1 Yŏmt'an (former) Closed 55.6 Yŏmt'an Chaeryŏng River (bridge appx 80 metres (260 ft)) (bridge appx 60 metres (200 ft)) Ŭpch'ŏn 65.2 Sinjumak 62.4 Sinjumak (former) Closed (bridge appx 90 metres (300 ft)) 71.9 69.2 Hakhyŏn Paech'ŏn Line 82.5 Changbang West Sea 90.3 75.6 East Haeju 91.4 Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ongjin Line 77.9 Haeju Closed

The Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in the North and South Hwanghae provinces of North Korea, running from Sariwŏn to Haeju.^[1] It connects to the P'yŏngbu Line at Sariwŏn, to the Ŭnnyul Line at Ŭnp'a, to the Paech'ŏn Line at Changbang, and to the Ongjin Line at Haeju.^[1] It plays an important role in the transportation of freight and passengers in North and South Hwanghae provinces, serving important mining and industrial areas, as well as one of the DPRK's most important ports for foreign trade.^[2]