Cholsan Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Ch'ŏlsan Line
| other_name = Tongch'ŏn Line
| native_name = 철산선 (鐵山線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| type = Heavy rail, Passenger & freight rail
Regional rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = North P'yŏngan
| start = Tongrim
| end = Tongchangri
| stations = 3
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = before 1937 (Tongrim–Ch'ŏlsan)
2010 (Ch'ŏlsan–Tongch'angri)
| close =
| owner = Chosen Government Railway (before 1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
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| stock =
| linelength_km = 26.9
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| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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{{Infobox Korean name|context=north|
hangul=철산선|
hanja={{lang|ko|{{linktext|鐵|山|線}}}}|
mr=Ch'ŏlsan-sŏn|
rr=Cheolsan-seon|
}}
The Ch'ŏlsan Line is a non-electrified standard-gauge freight-only secondary line of the Korean State Railway in North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Tongrim on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Tongch'angri,Kokubu, Hayato, {{lang|ja|将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō)}}, {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}} where it serves the Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missile-idUSTRE71G0CX20110217 |title=North Korea completes second missile site |first=Jeremy |last=Laurence|date=17 February 2011|publisher=Reuters |accessdate=31 January 2017}}
History
The Ch'ŏlsan Line was originally opened as the Tongch'ŏn Line by the Chosen Government Railway prior to 1937, running {{convert|12.5|km|abbr=on}} from Ch'aryŏngwan (nowadays called Tongrim) on the Kyŏngui Line to Tongch'ŏn (now called Ch'ŏlsan). To facilitate the construction of the Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station, the line was extended around 2010 to the launch facility via Tongch'ang.
Route
A yellow background in the "Distance" box indicates that section of the line is not electrified.
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| colspan="2" | Distance (km) | colspan="2" | Station Name | colspan="2" | Former Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | S2S | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Transcribed | Chosŏn'gŭl (Hanja) | Connections |
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|0.0
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|0.0 | Tongrim | {{lang|ko|동림 (東林)}} | Ch'aryŏngwan | {{lang|ko|차련관 (車輦館)}} | ||||||
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|12.5
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|12.5 | Ch'ŏlsan | {{lang|ko|철산 (鐵山)}} | Tongch'ŏn | {{lang|ko|동천 (東川)}} | | ||||||
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|26.9
| bgcolor=#F7FE2E|14.4 | Tongch'angri | {{lang|ko|동창리 (東倉里)}} | | | Sŏhae Satellite Launching Station |