Kaechon Line

Kaech'ŏn Line
Overview
Native name	개천선(价川線)
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight rail Regional rail
Status	Operational
Locale	North P'yŏngan
Termini	Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn Kaech'ŏn
Stations	6
Operation
Opened	Stages between 1916–1918
Owner	Korean State Railway
Operator(s)	Korean State Railway
Technical
Line length	29.5 km
No. 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)
Electrification	3000 V DC Overhead line
Route map Legend P'yŏngŭi Line 0.0 Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'yŏngŭi Line 6.4 Anju 11.1 Puksong-ri 16.3 Yŏnp'ung ↑Anju/Kaech'ŏn↓ 21.3 Unhŭng-ri Manp'o Line Choyang Colliery Line 17.7 Kaech'ŏn Manp'o Line

Kaechon Line
Chosŏn'gŭl	개천선
Hancha	价川線
Revised Romanization	Gaecheonseon
McCune–Reischauer	Kaech'ŏnsŏn

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Sinanju station

The Kaech'ŏn Line is an electrified standard-gauge secondary line of the North Korean State Railway running from Sinanju on the P'yŏngŭi Line to Kaech'ŏn on the Manp'o Line.

Services

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.

Route

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

Distance	Station Name (Transcribed)	Station Name (Chosŏn'gŭl)	Connections
0.0	Sinanju Ch'ŏngnyŏn	신안주 청년	P'yŏngŭi Line
6.4	Anju	안주
11.1	Puksong-ri	북송리
16.3	Yŏnp'ung	연풍
21.3	Unhŭng-ri	운흥리
29.5	Kaech'ŏn	개천	Manp'o Line, Choyang Colliery Line