Kaechon Line

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Railway line in North Korea

title: "Kaechon Line" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["railway-lines-in-north-korea", "standard-gauge-railways-in-north-korea"] description: "Railway line in North Korea" topic_path: "general/railway-lines-in-north-korea" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaechon_Line" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway line in North Korea ::

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FieldValue
box_widthauto
nameKaech'ŏn Line
native_name개천선(价川線)
native_name_langko
imageSinanju Chongnyon Station.jpg
image_altSinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station, western terminus of the Kaech'ŏn Line
image_width300px
captionSinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station, western terminus of the Kaech'ŏn Line
typeHeavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail
Regional rail
statusOperational
localeSouth P'yŏngan
startSinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn
endKaech'ŏn
stations6
planopen
openStages between 1916–1918
ownerMitsui Mining Railway (1916–1927)
Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (1927–1933)
Chosen Government Railway (1933–1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
linelength_km29.5
tracksSingle track
gauge
old_gauge
electrification3000 V DC Overhead line
depotKaech'ŏn
maxincline14‰
minradius300 m
map[[Image:DPRK-Kaechon Line.png
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The Kaech'ŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the Korean State Railway running from Sinanju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Kaech'ŏn on the Manp'o Line.

The ruling grade on the line is 14‰, the minimum curve radius is 300 m; there are 14 bridges with a total length of 619 m, and there are four tunnels with a total length of 928 m.

History

The line was originally opened on 13 May 1916 by the Mitsui Mining Railway as a 762 mm narrow-gauge line running from Sinanju to Kaech'ŏn. It was subsequently extended from Kaech'ŏn to Ch'ŏndong, with the new section being opened on 1 December 1918. In 1927, the company was renamed Kaech'ŏn Light Railway, and then was leased to the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) on 1 November 1932. Sentetsu began converting the Kaech'ŏn–Ch'ŏndong section to standard gauge, completing this work on 15 July 1933, and on 1 September 1933 the entirety of the line was officially absorbed into Sentetsu, with the Kaech'ŏn–Ch'ŏndong section becoming part of the Manp'o Line. After the partition of Korea the line was located in North Korea and became part of the Korean State Railway, which converted the remaining narrow-gauge section (Sinanju–Kaech'ŏn) to standard gauge in 1949; the regauging work began in March 1949 and was completed in eight months.

Electrification of the line was completed in February 1979, and semi-automatic train control was installed on the entirety of the line at the same time.

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DateSectionLengthOriginal builder
13 May 1916Sinanju–Kaech'ŏn
(narrow gauge)29.5 kmMitsui Mining Railway
1 December 1918Kaech'ŏn–Ch'ŏndong
(narrow gauge)6.3 kmMitsui Mining Railway
1 September 1925Kaech'ŏn–Ch'ŏndong
(standard gauge)6.3 kmChosen Government Railway
November 1949Sinanju–Kaech'ŏn
(standard gauge)29.5 kmKorean State Railway
February 1979Sinanju–Kaech'ŏn
(electrification)29.5 kmKorean State Railway
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Services

Anthracite and cement are the primary commodities shipped on the line.

The following passenger trains are known to operate on this line:

  • Express trains 19/20, operating between P'yŏngyang and Hŭich'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kaech'ŏn;
  • Semi-express trains 124-125/126-127, operating between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kaech'ŏn;
  • Local trains 250-251/252-253, operating between Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Hŭich'ŏn Ch'ŏngnyŏn, run on this line between Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kaech'ŏn.

There are also commuter trains running along the line between Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn and Kaech'ŏn.

Route

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

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Distance (km)Station nameFormer nameTotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.00.0Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn신안주청년 (新安州靑年)Sinanju신안주 (新安州)P'yŏngŭi Line
6.46.4Anju안주 (安州)
11.14.7Puksongri북송리 (北松里)
16.35.2Yŏnp'ung연풍 (延豊)
21.35.0Unhŭngri운흥리 (雲興里)
29.58.2Kaech'ŏn개천 (价川)Manp'o Line, Choyang Colliery Line
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References

References

  1. 国分隼人. (January 2007). "将軍様の鉄道: 北朝鮮鉄道事情". 新潮社.
  2. [http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090763&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 North Korea Geographic Information: Transportation Geography - Kaech'ŏn Line (in Korean)]
  3. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 1741, 26 October 1932 (in Japanese)
  4. 朝鮮総督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 1947, 7 July 1933 (in Japanese)
  5. Choe, Un-sik, 한국의 전통 사회 운송 기구, {{ISBN. 978-89-7300-728-8, pp. 115

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