Chongnam Line

Ch'ŏngnam Line
Overview
Native name	청남선 (清南線)
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail Regional rail
Status	Closed
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Ch'ŏngnam Sŏsi; Ch'angdong
Stations	7
Operation
Opened	1987
Owner	Korean State Railway
Technical
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line Ch'ŏngnam−Ch'illi, Ch'ŏngnam−Samch'ŏnp'o−Sŏsi
Route map 0.0 Ch'ŏngnamSŏhae Line 5.2 Ryongrimcoal mine Closed 4.0 Samch'ŏnp'o 6.3 Ch'illicoal mine Closed 8.3 SŏsiSŏhae Line to P'yŏngnam Sŏho 8.6 Wŏnhŭngcoal mine Closed 10.9 Ch'angdongcoal mine Closed 11.0 Namdong Closed Namdong Line Closed

The Ch'ŏngnam Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Ch'ŏngnam on the northern part of the Sŏhae Line to Sŏsi on the south end of the same line, along with a loop line connecting several collieries to the mainline.^[1]

History

The Korean State Railway built the Sŏhae Line to exploit coal fields in the area, opening the Mundŏk—Ch'ŏngnam—Samch'ŏnp'o—Namdong line in the 1970s;^[2] electrification of the line to Namdong was completed in 1978. In 1987 the line was expanded in two directions - one an extension westwards from Ch'ŏngnam, and the other a loop line from Samch'ŏnp'o - called the Ch'ŏngnam Line - along with a connecting line to Sŏsi on the new extension.^[2] Part of the loop, from Samch'ŏnp'o to Ch'illi, was electrified.

Most of the trackage was later abandoned, including the entirety of the Ch'ŏngnam Line loop.

Services

Much of the coal that originated on the line was shipped to the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River Thermal Power Plant on the Ch'ŏnghwaryŏk Line.^[3]

Route

A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.

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