Kaechon Line

Kaech'ŏn Line
Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station, western terminus of the Kaech'ŏn Line
Overview
Native name	개천선(价川線)
Status	Operational
Owner	Mitsui Mining Railway (1916–1927) Kaech'ŏn Light Railway (1927–1933) Chosen Government Railway (1933–1945) Korean State Railway (since 1945)
Locale	South P'yŏngan
Termini	Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Kaech'ŏn
Stations	6
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail Regional rail
Depot(s)	Kaech'ŏn
History
Opened	Stages between 1916–1918
Technical
Line length	29.5 km (18.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge	762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	300 m (980 ft)
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Maximum incline	14‰
Route map Legend P'yŏngŭi Line to P'yŏngyang 0.0 Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River P'yŏngŭi Line to Sinŭiju (bridge appx 100 m (330 ft)) 6.4 Anju (bridge appx 65 m (213 ft)) (tunnel appx 195 m (640 ft)) (bridge appx 110 m (360 ft)) 11.1 Puksongri gravel loading (tunnel appx 100 m (330 ft)) (bridge appx 210 m (690 ft)) 16.3 Yŏnp'ung (tunnel appx 475 m (1,558 ft)) (bridge appx 15 m (49 ft)) (bridge appx 125 m (410 ft)) 21.3 Unhŭngri (viaduct appx 15 m (49 ft)) (viaduct appx 15 m (49 ft)) Ch'ŏngch'ŏn River (bridge appx 25 m (82 ft)) (bridge appx 85 m (279 ft)) (tunnel appx 135 m (443 ft)) Kaech'ŏn Steel Works (bridge appx 120 m (390 ft)) Manp'o Line to Sunch'ŏn Choyang Colliery Line locomotive and car shops 29.5 Kaech'ŏn (bridge appx 35 m (115 ft)) Manp'o Line to Manp'o

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.^[1]

The ruling grade on the line is 14‰, the minimum curve radius is 300 m (980 ft); there are 14 bridges with a total length of 619 m (2,031 ft), and there are four tunnels with a total length of 928 m (3,045 ft).^[2]