Riwon Line

Riwŏn Line
Overview
Native name	리원선 (利原線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Chosen Government Railway (1929–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	South Hamgyŏng
Termini	Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan Ch'aho
Stations	4
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail Regional rail
History
Opened	20 September 1929
Technical
Line length	11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3000 V DC Catenary 3.3 km (2.1 mi) Rahŭng−Chŭngsan
Route map P'yŏngra Line to Rajin (bridge appx 220 m (720 ft)) 6.3 Chŭngsan (tunnel appx 120 m (390 ft)) 11.2 Ch'aho Ch'aho Port 3.0 Rahŭng underground facility (bridge appx 80 m (260 ft)) 0.0 Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan Rahŭng Railway Factory (bridge appx 55 m (180 ft)) P'yŏngra Line to P'yŏngyang

Riwon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	리원선
Hancha	利原線
Revised Romanization	Iwon-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Riwŏn-sŏn

The Riwŏn Line is a partially electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea, running from Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan to Ch'aho, via the Rahŭng−Chŭngsan section of the P'yŏngra Line.[1]

History

On 20 September 1929, the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) opened three new lines: the Pukch'ŏng Line, the Ch'ŏlsan Line from Rahŭng on the Hamgyŏng Line to Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan (not to be confused with the present-day Ch'ŏlsan Line that connects to the P'yŏngŭi Line), and the Ch'aho Line from Chŭngsan on the Hamgyŏng Line to Ch'aho.[2]

After the Korean State railway merged the Hamgyŏng Line, the Ch'ŏngra Line, and the northern section of the former Kyŏngwŏn Line to create the P'yŏngra Line, it combined the Ch'aho and Ch'ŏlsan lines to create the current Riwŏn Line, with the newly formed line sharing the Rahŭng−Chŭngsan section with the P'yŏngra Line.[1]

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	Riwŏn Ch'ŏlsan	리원철산 (利原鐵山)	Iwŏn Ch'ŏlsan	이원철산 (利原鐵山)
3.0	3.0	Rahŭng	라흥 (羅興)	Nahŭng	나흥 (羅興)	P'yŏngra Line
6.3	3.3	Chŭngsan	증산 (曾山)			P'yŏngra Line
11.2	4.9	Ch'aho	차호 (遮湖)

References

1. Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
2. Japanese Government Railways (1937), 鉄道停車場一覧. 昭和12年10月1日現在(The List of the Stations as of 1 October 1937), Kawaguchi Printing Company, Tokyo, pp. 501