Paechon Line

Paech'ŏn Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Tohae Line
Native name	배천선(白川線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Railway (1931–1944) Chosen Government Railway (1944–1945) Korean National Railroad (1945–1950) Korean State Railway (since 1953)
Locale	South Hwanghae
Termini	Changbang Ŭnbit
Stations	11
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight Regional rail
History
Opened	Stages between 1931-1971
Technical
Line length	64.4 km (40.0 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)
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line (Changbang - Ch'ŏngdan)
Route map Legend -1.1 Haeju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Ongjin Line 0.0 East Haeju 7.8 Changbang Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line Ŭpch'ŏn (bridge appx 110 m (360 ft)) (bridge appx 25 m (82 ft)) 11.5 Kalsan 16.4 Naesŏng Closed Taegwandanch'ŏn (bridge appx 70 m (230 ft)) Tŏktal Line 20.5 Ch'ŏngdan Hwayangch'ŏn (bridge appx 175 m (574 ft)) 4.3 Hwayang Closed (tunnel appx 180 m (590 ft)) 24.1 Simgye Closed 12.7 Tŏktal (former mine) Closed (bridge appx 35 m (115 ft)) 28.7 Ch'ŏnt'ae 33.7 P'ungch'ŏn P'ungch'ŏn (bridge appx 70 m (230 ft)) old alignment 39.4 Ohyŏn 45.1 Yŏn'an Yŏnbaek Canal (bridge appx 35 m (115 ft)) Rajinp'och'ŏn (bridge appx 90 m (300 ft)) 50.6 Onjŏng 54.8 Mugu Closed 58.2 Honghyŏn Han'gyoch'ŏn (bridge appx 85 m (279 ft)) 62.5 Paech'ŏn (former wye) 64.4 Ŭnbit 67.5 Sŏngho Closed 67.7 Ŭnbit freight station Ryesŏng River (bridge appx 625 m (2,051 ft)) 72.8 Ryesŏnggang Closed (tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft)) (bridge appx 625 m (2,051 ft)) P'yŏngbu Line 79.7 Kaep'ung P'yŏngbu Line

The Paech'ŏn Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary railway line of the Korean State Railway in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, running from Changbang on the Hwanghae Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line to Ŭnbit.^[1]