The P'yŏngyanghwajŏn Line, or P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant Line, is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in Pot'onggang-guyŏk and P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea, running from Pot'onggang on the P'yŏngnam Line to P'yŏngch'ŏn, with a branch to the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant (P'yŏngyanghwajŏn), from which the line gets its name).[1]

P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant Line
Overview
Native name평양화전선 (平壤火電線)
StatusOperational
OwnerChosen Government Railway (1944–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
LocalePot'onggang-guyŏk and P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk,
P'yŏngyang
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Freight rail
History
Opened21 March 1944 (Pot'onggang–P'yŏngch'ŏn)
1961 (P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang–P'yŏngyanghwajŏn)
Technical
Line length3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map

P'yŏngnam Line
P'yŏngyanghwajŏn Line
P'yŏngŭi Line
0.0
Pot'onggang
P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant
Taedonggang Battery Factory
3.7
P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang
3.26 Factory
Pot'onggang Fertiliser Factory
5.7
P'yŏngch'ŏn
Posok Foreign Trade Company
Pyongyanghwajon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
평양화전선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationPyeongyanghwajeon-seon
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngyanghwajŏn-sŏn

History

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The original line between Pot'onggang Station to P'yŏngch'ŏn via the P'yŏngyang Marshalling Yard was opened by the Chosen Government Railway on 21 March 1944.[2] This was extended by the Korean State Railway in 1961, when construction of the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant began.[3] The line was given its current name at that time.

Services

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The line serves a number of industries, notably the Taedonggang Battery Factory, the 26 March Electric Wire Factory, and the P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant in Saemaŭl-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk,[3] the Pot'onggang Organic Fertiliser Factory in Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, adjacent to the marshalling yard,[3] and the Posok Korean Foreign Trade Company.

Route

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

Distance (km) Station Name
Total S2S Transcribed Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) Connections
0.0 0.0 Pot'onggang 보통강 (普通江) P'yŏngnam Line
Metro Hyŏksin Line Kŏn'guk Station
Tram Line 1
3.7 3.7 P'yŏngyang Choch'ajang 평양조차장 (平壤操車場) branch to P'yŏngyang Thermal Power Plant
Taedonggang Battery Factory
26 March Electric Wire Factory
5.7 2.0 P'yŏngch'ŏn 평천 (平川) Pot'onggang Organic Fertiliser Factory
Posok Korean Foreign Trade Company

References

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  1. ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
  2. ^ 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Gazette of the Governor-General of Korea), Showa No. 5137, 22 March 1944.
  3. ^ a b c Dormels, Rainer (2014). "Profiles of the cities of DPR Korea - Pyongyang" (PDF). Universität Wien. Retrieved 17 December 2016.