Riwon Line

Riwŏn Line
Overview
Native name	리원선 (利原線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1929–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	South Hamgyŏng
Termini	Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan Ch'aho
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
History
Opened	20 September 1929
Technical
Line length	11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary 3.3 km (2.1 mi) Rahŭng−Chŭngsan
Route map Legend P'yŏngra Line to Rajin (bridge appx 220 m (720 ft)) 6.3 Chŭngsan (tunnel appx 120 m (390 ft)) 11.2 Ch'aho Ch'aho Port 3.0 Rahŭng underground facility (bridge appx 80 m (260 ft)) 0.0 Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan Rahŭng Railway Factory (bridge appx 55 m (180 ft)) P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang

The Riwŏn Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan to Ch'aho, via the Rahŭng−Chŭngsan section of the P'yŏngra Line.^[1]