Chongjinhang Line

	Chongjinhang Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	청진항선
Hancha	清津港線
Revised Romanization	Cheongjinhang-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏngjinhang-sŏn

Ch'ŏngjin Port Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Ch'ŏngjin Wharf Line
Native name	청진항선(清津港線)
Type	Heavy rail, Freight rail
Status	Operational
Locale	North Hamgyŏng
Termini	Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn; Ch'ŏngjinhang
Stations	2
Operation
Opened	1 July 1940
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

The Ch'ŏngjinhang Line, or Ch'ŏngjin Port Line, is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, connecting Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station at the southern junction of the P'yŏngra and Hambuk lines with Ch'ŏngjin Port.[1]

History

Originally called Ch'ŏngjinbudu Line or Ch'ŏngjin Wharf Line, it was originally opened on 1 July 1940 by the Chosen Government Railway, running 2.0 km (1.2 mi) from the former site of Ch'ŏngjin Station to Ch'ŏngjinbudu Station.[2]. The length of the line to the port was increased to 2.8 km (1.7 mi) on 1 February 1942, when the original station at Ch'ŏngjin was closed and a new station, today's Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station, was opened.[3]

Route

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

Distance (km)		Station Name		Former Name
Total	S2S	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Transcribed	Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)	Connections
0.0	0.0	Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn	청진청년 (清津青年)			Hambuk Line, P'yŏngra Line
2.8	2.8	Ch'ŏngjinhang (Ch'ŏngjin Port)	청진항 (清津港)	Ch'ŏngjinbudu	청진부두 (清津埠頭)

References

Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 88. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4020, 17 June 1940 (in Japanese)
朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4479, 29 December 1941 (in Japanese)

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[Hayato-1] Kokubu, Hayato. 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 88. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.

[Showa4020-2] 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4020, 17 June 1940 (in Japanese)

[Showa4479-3] 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4479, 29 December 1941 (in Japanese)