Cholsan Line

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, where it serves the Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station.

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
  • Tongrim
  • Tongchangri
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
Tongrim Mining Machinery Factory
0.0
Tongrim
P'yŏngŭi Line
(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
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