Kaechon Line

Kaech'ŏn Line
Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station, western terminus of the Kaech'ŏn Line
Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station, western terminus of the Kaech'ŏn Line
Overview
Native name개천선(价川線)
StatusOperational
OwnerMitsui Mining Railway (1916–1927)
Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (1927–1933)
Chosen Government Railway (1933–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
Depot(s)Kaech'ŏn
History
OpenedStages between 1916–1918
Technical
Line length29.5 km (18.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Old gauge762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius300 m (980 ft)
Electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
Maximum incline14‰
Route map

P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang
0.0
Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju
(bridge appx 100 m (330 ft))
6.4
Anju
(bridge appx 65 m (213 ft))
(tunnel appx 195 m (640 ft))
(bridge appx 110 m (360 ft))
11.1
Puksongri
gravel loading
(tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft))
(bridge appx 210 m (690 ft))
16.3
Yŏnp'ung
(tunnel appx 475 m (1,558 ft))
(bridge appx 15 m (49 ft))
(bridge appx 125 m (410 ft))
21.3
Unhŭngri
(viaduct appx 15 m (49 ft))
(viaduct appx 15 m (49 ft))
(bridge appx 25 m (82 ft))
(bridge appx 85 m (279 ft))
(tunnel appx 135 m (443 ft))
Kaech'ŏn Steel Works
(bridge appx 120 m (390 ft))
Manp'o Line to Sunch'ŏn
locomotive and car shops
29.5
Kaech'ŏn
(bridge appx 35 m (115 ft))
Manp'o Line to Manp'o
Kaechon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
개천선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGaecheon-seon
McCune–ReischauerKaech'ŏn-sŏn

The Kaech'ŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway running from Sinanju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Kaech'ŏn on the Manp'o Line.[1]

The ruling grade on the line is 14‰, the minimum curve radius is 300 m (980 ft); there are 14 bridges with a total length of 619 m (2,031 ft), and there are four tunnels with a total length of 928 m (3,045 ft).[2]

  1. ^ 国分隼人 (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道: 北朝鮮鉄道事情. 新潮社. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  2. ^ North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Kaech'ŏn Line (in Korean)