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Changsang Line
The Changsang Line is an electrified freight-only railway line of the Korean State Railway in South P'yŏngan Province, North Korea, running from Hyangjang on the P'yŏngdŏk Line to Changsang.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō) History On 21 June 1940, the West Chosen Central Railway, which since 1939 had been operating a line between Sŭnghori and P'yŏngnam Kangdong, (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 3851, 20 November 1939 (in Japanese) received approval from the Railway Bureau of the Government-General of Korea to build a line to the Changsang coal fields via Tŏkch'ŏn; (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa No. 4021, 18 June 1940 (in Japanese) the Chosen Anthracite Company had opened mines around Changsang and Tŏkch'ŏn in 1938 From Tŏkch'ŏn, which it had reached in the summer of 1945, the West Chosen Central Railway planned its Tŏkpal Line () line to run from Tŏkch'ŏn to Kuja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger Rail Terminology
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almost alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chosen Government Railway
Chosen or The Chosen may refer to: The chosen ones *Chosen people, people who believe they have been chosen by a higher power to do a certain thing including **Jews as the chosen people Books *The Chosen (Potok novel), ''The Chosen'' (Potok novel), a 1967 novel by Chaim Potok * ''The Chosen'', a 1997 novel by L. J. Smith (author), L. J. Smith *The Chosen (Pinto novel), ''The Chosen'' (Pinto novel), a 1999 novel by Ricardo Pinto *The Chosen (Karabel book), ''The Chosen'' (Karabel book), a book by Jerome Karabel *Chosen (Dekker novel), ''Chosen'' (Dekker novel), a 2007 novel by Ted Dekker *Chosen (Cast novel), ''Chosen'' (Cast novel), a novel in the ''House of Night'' fantasy series Film and television *''Holocaust 2000'', also released as ''The Chosen'', a 1977 horror film starring Kirk Douglas *The Chosen (1981 film), ''The Chosen'' (1981 film), a film based on Potok's novel *The Chosen (2015 film), ''The Chosen'' (2015 film), a film starring YouTube personality Kian Lawley *The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines In North Korea
North Korea has a railway system consisting of an extensive network of standard-gauge lines and a smaller network of narrow-gauge lines; the latter are to be found around the country, but the most important lines are in the northern part of the country. All railways in North Korea are operated by the state-owned Korean State Railway.Hayato, Kokubu, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), Lines whose names are in ''italics'' are closed. Standard gauge Trunk lines * Hambuk Line: Ch'ŏngjin Ch'ŏngnyŏn (P'yŏngra Line) – Rajin (P'yŏngra Line), (Rajin–Hongŭi dual gauge standard () and Russian ()) ** Hoeryŏng Colliery Line: Hoeryŏng (km 89.5 Hambuk Line) – Yusŏn, ** Sech'ŏn Line: Sinhakp'o (km 104.3 Hambuk Line) – Chungbong, ** Tongp'o Line: Chongsŏng (km 139.0 Hambuk Line) – Tongp'o, ** Sŏngp'yŏng Line: Kangalli (km 147.2 Hambuk Line) - Sŏngp'yŏng, ''(closed)'' ** Namyanggukkyŏng Line: Namyang (km 165.9 Hambuk Line) – Gukkyŏng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partition Of Korea
The division of Korea began with the defeat of Japan in World War II. During the war, the Allied leaders considered the question of Korea's future after Japan's surrender in the war. The leaders reached an understanding that Korea would be liberated from Japan but would be placed under an international trusteeship until the Koreans would be deemed ready for self-rule. In the last days of the war, the U.S. proposed dividing the Korean peninsula into two occupation zones (a U.S. and Soviet one) with the 38th parallel as the dividing line. The Soviets accepted their proposal and agreed to divide Korea. It was understood that this division was only a temporary arrangement until the trusteeship could be implemented. In December 1945, the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers resulted in an agreement on a five-year four-power Korean trusteeship. However, with the onset of the Cold War and other factors both international and domestic, including Korean opposition to the trusteeship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950) , place = Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, China–North Korea border , territory = Korean Demilitarized Zone established * North Korea gains the city of Kaesong, but loses a net total of {{Convert, 1506, sqmi, km2, abbr=on, order=flip, including the city of Sokcho, to South Korea. , result = Inconclusive , combatant1 = {{Flag, First Republic of Korea, name=South Korea, 1949, size=23px , combatant1a = {{Plainlist , * {{Flagicon, United Nations, size=23px United Nations Command, United Nations{{Refn , name = nbUNforces , group = lower-alpha , On 9 July 1951 troop constituents were: US: 70.4%, ROK: 23.3% other UNC: 6.3%{{Cite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific War
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including the vast Pacific Ocean theater, the South West Pacific theater, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the Soviet–Japanese War. The Second Sino-Japanese War between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China had been in progress since 7 July 1937, with hostilities dating back as far as 19 September 1931 with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. However, it is more widely accepted that the Pacific War itself began on 7 December (8 December Japanese time) 1941, when the Japanese simultaneously invaded Thailand, attacked the British colonies of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong as well as the United States military and naval bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippines. The Pacific War saw the Allies pitted against Japan, the latter ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manpo Line
The Manp'o Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the North Korean State Railway running from Sunch'ŏn on the P'yŏngra Line to Manp'o on the Pukpu Line. The line continues on from Manp'o to Ji'an, China.Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), p. 91, Description The length of the line from Sunch'ŏn Station to Manp'o Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station is ; it is another to the border, making the total length from Sunch'ŏn to the border . It also connects to the Kaech'ŏn, P'yŏngdŏk, Ch'ŏngnyŏn P'arwŏn, Unsan and Kanggye Lines. Not including Sunch'ŏn, there are 44 stations on the line; the average distance between stations is . The Manp'o Line runs in the northwestern part of Korea along the banks of the Ch'ŏngch'ŏn and Changja rivers. It is an important trunk line connecting ten cities, counties and districts in South P'yŏngan, North P'yŏngan and Chagang provinces. This connection is particularly important to the economies of North P' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chosen Anthracite Company
Chosen or The Chosen may refer to: The chosen ones *Chosen people, people who believe they have been chosen by a higher power to do a certain thing including **Jews as the chosen people Books * ''The Chosen'' (Potok novel), a 1967 novel by Chaim Potok * ''The Chosen'', a 1997 novel by L. J. Smith * ''The Chosen'' (Pinto novel), a 1999 novel by Ricardo Pinto * ''The Chosen'' (Karabel book), a book by Jerome Karabel * ''Chosen'' (Dekker novel), a 2007 novel by Ted Dekker * ''Chosen'' (Cast novel), a novel in the ''House of Night'' fantasy series Film and television *''Holocaust 2000'', also released as ''The Chosen'', a 1977 horror film starring Kirk Douglas * ''The Chosen'' (1981 film), a film based on Potok's novel * ''The Chosen'' (2015 film), a film starring YouTube personality Kian Lawley * ''The Chosen'' (2016 film), by Antonio Chavarrías, based on the murder of Leon Trotsky in 1940 * ''The Chosen'' (TV series), by Dallas Jenkins, based on the life of Jesus Christ (2017–) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokchon Station
Tŏkch'ŏn () is a ''si'', or city, in northern South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered by Nyŏngwŏn and Maengsan to the east, Kujang county in North P'yŏngan province to the north, Kaech'ŏn to the west and Pukch'ang to the south. It was known as Tokugawa during Japanese rule. History On April 28, 2017, a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile launched from near Pukchang Airport reportedly crashed into Ch'ŏngsin-dong, Tokchon, damaging several structures in the city. Administrative divisions Tŏkch'ŏn-si is divided into 22 ''tong'' (neighbourhoods) and 10 ''ri'' (villages): Economy The Sŭngri Motor Plant (with associated workshops) has been one of the few domestic sources of both low-cost replicas of foreign passenger cars and military-service trucks in North Korea since it was established in 1950, and developed through the massive militarization campaigns of Kim Il-sung in the 1970s and 80s. However, the total depletion of foreign credit by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangdong Station
Kangdong County, is one of Pyongyang's two suburban counties. In 1983 it was separated from South P'yongan Province and assumed direct governance by the Pyongyang City People's Committee. It is bordered by Sŏngch'ŏn-gun (Songchon County), South P'yongan in the north and east, Sŭngho-guyŏk (Sungho District) from the south and the Taedong River from the west. Kangdong-gun is best known as the location of the supposed Tomb of King Tangun, the Revolutionary Site at Ponghwa-ri. Kim Jong-un's Kangdong Residence is located near the banks of Taedong River. The northeastern part of the county hosts the offices and facilities of the Second Economic Committee, which is the DPRK's weapons industry. Kyo-hwa-so No. 4 is a large reeducation camp in the south eastern part of Kangdong-gun. Administrative divisions Kangdong County is divided into 1 ''ŭp An ''eup'' or ''ŭp'' () is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit of town. In South Korea A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
