Sechon Line
{{Short description|Railway line in North Korea}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = auto
| name = Sech'ŏn Line
| other_name =
| native_name = 세천선 (細川線)
| native_name_lang = ko
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| type = Heavy rail, Freight rail
Regional rail
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = North Hamgyŏng
| start = Sinhakp'o
| end = Chungbong
| stations = 3
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1920
| close =
| owner = Tomun Railway (1920–1929)
Chosen Government Railway (1929-1934)
South Manchuria Railway (1934-1940)
Chosen Government Railway (1940-1945)
Korean State Railway (since 1945)
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| linelength_km = 14.4
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| tracks = Single track
| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
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|electrification = 3000 V DC
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{{routemap
| inline=1
| map=
\\\\uSTRq~~ ~~ ~~Hambuk Line
\\\\STRq~~ ~~ ~~Sech'ŏn Line
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ELCa\\uSTR!~KBHFa\WASSER\~~0.0~~Sinhakpo
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BL\\SHI1+r!~uv-STRl\uhKRZWaeq\uCONTf@Fq!~lELC
BL\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|320|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\\TUNNEL1\WASSER\~~ ~~ ~~(tunnel appx {{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\WASSERr\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\WASSERr\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|35|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\WASSERl\hKRZWae\WASSER+r\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\\HST\WASSER\WORKS~~8.6~~Sech'ŏn mine
BL\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\WASSERr\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|35|m|ft|abbr=on}})
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BL\WASSER+l\hKRZWae\WASSERr\~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|55|m|ft|abbr=on}})
BL\WASSERl\hKRZWae\WASSERq\WCONTfq~~ ~~ ~~(bridge appx {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}})
ELCe\\KBHFe\\WORKS~~14.4~~Chungbong mine(중봉탄광)
}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|context=north
|hangul=세천선
|hanja={{linktext|細|川|線}}
|mr=Sech'ŏn-sŏn
|rr=Secheon-seon
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The Sech'ŏn Line is an electrified {{convert|14.4|km|abbr=on}} long railway line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, connecting Sinhakpo on the Hambuk Line with Chungbong.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) p. 93 {{ISBN|978-4-10-303731-6}}
History
The line was opened in 1920 by the privately owned Tomun Railway, at the same time as the rest of the first stage of its mainline, from Hoeryŏng to Sangsambong.朝鮮総督府官報 昭和 第669号, 1929年 3月 28日 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 669, 28 March 1929 (in Japanese) It was subsequently nationalised by the Chosen Government Railway in 1929, and from 1934 to 1940 it was managed by the South Manchuria Railway.[http://homepage1.nifty.com/kitabatake/mansyu3.5.html 南満州鉄道株式会社全路線] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021125429/http://homepage1.nifty.com/kitabatake/mansyu3.5.html |date=2013-10-21 }} Finally, after the partition of Korea it became part of the Korean State Railway.
== Services ==
Coal is shipped from mines on this line to the Kim Chaek Iron & Steel Complex at Kimchaek and the Ch'ŏngjin Steel Works in Ch'ŏngjin, and there are commuter trains that operate between Hoeryŏng and Sech'ŏn via Sinhakp'o.The traffic and geography in North Korea: [http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=2090780&cid=44454&categoryId=44461 Hambuk Line] (in Korean)
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 |
| 0.0
| 0.0 | Sinhakp'o | 신학포 (新鶴浦) | | | ||||||
| 8.6
| 8.6 | Sech'ŏn | 세천 (細川) | | | | ||||||
| 14.4
| 5.8 | Chungbong | 중봉 (仲峰) | | | |
References
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Category:Railway lines in North Korea
Category:Standard-gauge railways in North Korea
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