Sijong Line

The Sijŏng Line is an electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province and P'yŏngyang, North Korea, running from Kalli on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Sijŏng.[1]

Sijŏng Line
Overview
Native name시정선 (柴井線)
StatusOperational
OwnerKorean State Railway
LocaleSouth P'yŏngan,
P'yŏngyang
TerminiKalli
Sijŏng
Stations2
Service
TypeHeavy rail, freight rail
Operator(s)Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length8.0 km (5.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V DC Catenary
Route map
P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju
P'yŏngra Line to Rajin
(bridge appx 150 m (490 ft))
0.0
 Kalli
freight transloading yard
military yard
(bridge appx 60 m (200 ft))
 San'um
San'um Branch
Metro depot
Ryongsŏng Line
8.0
 Sijŏng
underground facility
 Sŏp'o
tank car unloading
P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang
Sijong Line
Chosŏn'gŭl
철산선
Hancha
Revised RomanizationSijeong-seon
McCune–ReischauerSijŏng-sŏn

Route

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

Distance (km)Station NameFormer Name
TotalS2STranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)TranscribedChosŏn'gŭl (Hanja)Connections
0.0 0.0 Kalli 간리 (間里) P'yŏngŭi Line, P'yŏngra Line
8.0 8.0 Sijŏng 시정 (柴井)

References

[2]

  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. 485

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