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Cholsan Line

Ch'ŏlsan Line
Overview
Other name(s)Tongch'ŏn Line
Native name철산선 (鐵山線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (before 1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocaleNorth P'yŏngan
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
History
Openedbefore 1937 (Tongrim–Ch'ŏlsan)
2010 (Ch'ŏlsan–Tongch'angri)
Technical
Line length26.9 km (16.7 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

4.3
mine
2.8
Tongrim industrial line
1.7
0.0
Tongrim
(bridge appx 50 m (160 ft))
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
Kabong-rodongjagu
(bridge appx 45 m (148 ft))
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
(bridge appx 20 m (66 ft))
12.5
Ch'ŏlsan
(bridge appx 75 m (246 ft))
(bridge appx 40 m (130 ft))
15.6
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
24.2
Tongch'ang-ri village
Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station
Guardhouse/Checkpoint
26.9
Tongch'angri
Rocket launch pad
Cholsan Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
철산선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationCheolsan-seon
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏlsan-sŏn

The Ch'ŏlsan Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Tongrim on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongch'angri,[1] where it serves the Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station.[2]

  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ Laurence, Jeremy (17 February 2011). "North Korea completes second missile site". Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

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